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A2030 Basel waste code Spent catalysts that are not on the safe list.

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A2030, Catalyst waste outside List B.

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    Catalyst waste outside List B

Use A2030 for catalyst waste outside List B as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste, presumed hazardous. Spent catalysts from industry, other than those that are on Basel List B.

Is Basel A2030 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A2030 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 A2030 cover?

Discarded catalysts, unless that catalyst waste is entered on List B.

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Are discarded catalysts always Basel A2030?

CodeWhen it fits
A2030Discarded catalysts, unless that catalyst waste is entered on List B.

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 A2030?

CodeWhat it is
A1180Hazardous electrical and electronic scrap
A1190Hazard-contaminated plastic-coated cable
A2010Activated and cathode-ray-tube glass
A2020Liquid or sludge inorganic fluoride waste
A2040Hazardous chemical-industry gypsum
A2050Discarded asbestos fibre or dust
A2060Hazardous fly ash from coal power
A3010Petroleum-coke and bitumen process waste

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