A3100 Basel waste code Trimmings & shavings from tanned leather with chrome or pesticide.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
A3100, Chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather offcuts.
Basel List A codes
Chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather offcuts
Use A3100 for chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather offcuts as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel A3100 hazardous waste?
Normally yes. A3100 is on Basel List A, so the material is presumed hazardous unless the evidence shows it has no Annex III hazardous characteristic. The exact description and any stated exclusions still have to match.
For international shipments under the federal rules, 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 A3100 cover?
Covers parings and other leather or composition-leather residue that is unfit for leather articles, when it contains hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides. Compare B3090.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is leather offcuts with hexavalent chromium or biocides Basel A3100 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| A3100 | Parings and other leather or composition-leather residue that is unfit for leather articles and contains hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides. Compare B3090. |
Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste, but SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls and the intended operation are separate decisions.
Which codes sit beside Basel A3100?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| A3060 | Discarded nitrocellulose |
| A3070 | Liquid or sludge phenolic waste |
| A3080 | Ether waste outside List B |
| A3090 | Chromium(VI)- or biocide-bearing leather residue |
| A3110 | Hazard-bearing fellmongery waste |
| A3120 | Shredder light fraction |
| A3130 | Discarded organophosphorus compounds |
| A3140 | Non-halogenated solvent waste outside List B |
Sources
- Guide to hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials classification
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (SOR/2021-25)
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations user guide
- Basel Convention text and annexes, revised in 2025