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A1050 Basel waste code Metal-bearing sludge from plating & galvanizing baths.

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A1050, Electroplating sludge.

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    Electroplating sludge

Use A1050 for electroplating sludge as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Galvanic sludges from electroplating. Hazardous metal sludge that moves across borders under the Basel rules.

Is Basel A1050 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1050 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 A1050 cover?

Covers sludge discarded from galvanic or electroplating activity.

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Is electroplating sludge always Basel A1050?

CodeWhen it fits
A1050It is sludge discarded from galvanic or electroplating activity.

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 A1050?

CodeWhat it is
A1010Specified metal and alloy discards
A1020Specified metals in waste
A1030Arsenic, mercury or thallium content
A1040Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste
A1060Spent metal-pickling liquid
A1070Zinc leaching residues
A1080Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue
A1090Ash from burning insulated copper wire

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