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A1120 Basel waste code Sludge from cleaning copper refining electrolyte.

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A1120, Copper electrolyte-cleaning sludge.

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    Copper electrolyte-cleaning sludge

Use A1120 for copper electrolyte-cleaning sludge as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Sludges, but not anode slimes, from purifying electrolyte in copper electrorefining & electrowinning.

Is Basel A1120 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1120 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 A1120 cover?

Covers discarded sludge from systems purifying electrolyte in copper electrorefining or electrowinning. Anode slime is excluded.

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Is copper electrolyte-cleaning sludge always Basel A1120?

CodeWhen it fits
A1120It is discarded sludge from systems purifying electrolyte in copper electrorefining or electrowinning. Anode slime is excluded.

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 A1120?

CodeWhat it is
A1080Hazardous lead-and-cadmium zinc residue
A1090Ash from burning insulated copper wire
A1100Copper-smelter gas-cleaning residue
A1110Used copper electrorefining electrolyte
A1130Copper-bearing spent etchant
A1140Discarded copper catalysts
A1150Circuit-board incinerator ash with precious metals
A1160Discarded lead-acid batteries

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