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A1160 Basel waste code Used car & industrial batteries, whole or crushed.

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A1160, Discarded lead-acid batteries.

  • Basel List A codes

    Discarded lead-acid batteries

Use A1160 for discarded lead-acid batteries as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste. Lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed, which hold lead & sulphuric acid. Presumed hazardous.

Is Basel A1160 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A1160 is a List A description, so the waste is presumed hazardous unless evidence shows it has none of the Annex III hazardous characteristics. The description and any stated exclusions must still match.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Basel A1160 cover?

End-of-life lead-acid batteries, intact or crushed.

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Are discarded lead-acid batteries always Basel A1160?

CodeWhen it fits
A1160End-of-life lead-acid batteries, intact or crushed.

Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code classifies the waste. It doesn't decide whether SOR/2021-25 applies, whether an exclusion fits, what the destination country requires or what operation is intended.

Which codes sit beside Basel A1160?

CodeWhat it is
A1120Copper electrolyte-cleaning sludge
A1130Copper-bearing spent etchant
A1140Discarded copper catalysts
A1150Circuit-board incinerator ash with precious metals
A1170Unsorted or hazardous unlisted batteries
A1180Hazardous electrical and electronic scrap
A1190Hazard-contaminated plastic-coated cable
A2010Activated and cathode-ray-tube glass

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