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Alberta waste code FILMED Sand, gravel & cartridges that strain liquids.

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FILMED, Filtration medium.

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    Filtration medium

AER oilfield waste code.

Used filtration medium from oilfield treating, such as sand, gravel & fibre packs. An AER oilfield code.

Is Alberta FILMED hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta FILMED is the AER oilfield-waste code for filtration medium. The waste must come from the upstream facilities, wells or pipelines on that route. Having the code doesn’t make the waste dangerous oilfield waste.

Dangerous oilfield waste stays on the AER route within Alberta. It doesn’t use an Alberta hazardous-waste manifest unless it is exported from Alberta. Record the AER code in the oilfield waste information. A regulated export also needs the federal movement assessment, and a generic industrial category doesn’t replace the AER code.

What does Alberta FILMED cover?

Media such as walnut husks used for filtration or water treatment. The waste’s actual composition and properties still decide whether it is dangerous and how it is handled.

Is filtration medium always Alberta FILMED?

CodeWhen it fits
FILMEDThe waste comes from the AER upstream oilfield route and the material matches this stream.

Oilfield origin is part of the choice. Waste from an unrelated industrial activity doesn’t become oilfield waste because its material has a similar name.

Which codes sit beside Alberta FILMED?

CodeWhat it is
DOMWSTDomestic refuse
DRWSHCHydrocarbon drilling waste
DRWSWBWater-based drilling waste
EMTCONempty containers
FILTERfilters
FLBWTRFilter backwash water
FRCSNDNon-radioactive fracturing sand
FRFLDHHydrocarbon-based fracturing fluid