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A3160 Basel waste code Still bottoms left after reclaiming used solvents.

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A3160, Non-aqueous solvent-recovery still residue.

  • Basel List A codes

    Non-aqueous solvent-recovery still residue

Use A3160 for non-aqueous solvent-recovery still residue as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste from distilling used solvents back to usable form, with or without chlorine or other halogens. Presumed hazardous.

Is Basel A3160 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. A3160 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 A3160 cover?

Covers non-water-based distillation residue from organic-solvent recovery, halogenated or not.

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Is solvent-recovery still residue Basel A3160 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A3160Non-water-based distillation residue from organic-solvent recovery, halogenated or not.

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 A3160?

CodeWhat it is
A3120Shredder light fraction
A3130Discarded organophosphorus compounds
A3140Non-halogenated solvent waste outside List B
A3150Halogenated solvent waste
A3170Aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbon production waste
A3180PCB, PCT, PCN or PBB waste at least 50 mg/kg
A3190Organic-processing tar residue
A3200Tar-bearing road asphalt waste

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