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A1070 Basel waste code Residues & dust from refining zinc, such as jarosite.

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A1070, Zinc leaching residues.

  • Basel List A codes

    Zinc leaching residues

Use A1070 for zinc leaching residues as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Leaching residues, dust & sludges from zinc processing, including jarosite & hematite.

Is Basel A1070 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1070 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 A1070 cover?

Covers dust, sludge and other residue left by zinc-processing leaching, including jarosite and hematite residues.

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Is zinc leaching residue always Basel A1070?

CodeWhen it fits
A1070It is dust, sludge and other residue left by zinc-processing leaching, including jarosite and hematite residues.

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 A1070?

CodeWhat it is
A1030Arsenic, mercury or thallium content
A1040Metal carbonyl or chromium(VI) waste
A1050Electroplating sludge
A1060Spent metal-pickling liquid
A1080Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue
A1090Ash from burning insulated copper wire
A1100Copper-smelter gas-cleaning residue
A1110Used copper electrorefining electrolyte

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