A1010 Basel waste code Scrap metal & alloys with antimony, arsenic, lead or mercury.
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- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
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A1010, Specified metal and alloy discards.
Basel List A codes
Specified metal and alloy discards
Use A1010 for specified metal and alloy discards as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel A1010 hazardous waste?
Normally yes. Basel A1010 is on Basel List A, so the material is presumed hazardous unless evidence shows it has no Annex III hazardous characteristic. The exact description and any stated exclusions must still match.
For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant records the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions apply.
What does Basel A1010 cover?
Covers discarded metals or alloys of thallium, tellurium, selenium, mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium, arsenic or antimony. Material specifically entered on List B is excluded.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is discarded metals and alloys of antimony, arsenic, lead or mercury always Basel A1010?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| A1010 | It is discarded metals or alloys of thallium, tellurium, selenium, mercury, lead, cadmium, beryllium, arsenic or antimony, except material specifically entered on List B. |
Choose the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste for classification. It doesn't replace the separate decisions on SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.
Which codes sit beside Basel A1010?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| A1020 | Specified metals in waste |
| A1030 | Arsenic, mercury or thallium content |
| A1040 | Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste |
| A1050 | Electroplating sludge |
| A1060 | Spent metal-pickling liquid |
| A1070 | Zinc leaching residues |
| A1080 | Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue |
| A1090 | Ash from burning insulated copper wire |
Sources
- Guide to hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials classification
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (SOR/2021-25)
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations user guide
- Basel Convention text and annexes, revised in 2025