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A1060 Basel waste code Used acid baths from cleaning metal surfaces.

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A1060, Spent metal-pickling liquid.

  • Basel List A codes

    Spent metal-pickling liquid

Use A1060 for spent metal-pickling liquid as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Waste pickling liquors, the acid baths that strip scale & rust from metal. Presumed hazardous.

Is Basel A1060 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1060 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 A1060 cover?

Covers used liquid discarded after the acid pickling of metals.

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Is spent metal-pickling liquid always Basel A1060?

CodeWhen it fits
A1060It is used liquid discarded after the acid pickling of metals.

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 A1060?

CodeWhat it is
A1020Specified metals in waste
A1030Arsenic, mercury or thallium content
A1040Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste
A1050Electroplating sludge
A1070Zinc leaching residues
A1080Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue
A1090Ash from burning insulated copper wire
A1100Copper-smelter gas-cleaning residue

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