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A3210 Basel waste code Scrap plastic carrying toxic or other hazardous residue.

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A3210, Plastic waste hazardous through Annex I content.

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    Plastic waste hazardous through Annex I content

Use A3210 for plastic waste hazardous through Annex I content as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste of plastic, including mixed plastic, contaminated enough to show a hazard characteristic.

Is Basel A3210 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. A3210 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 A3210 cover?

Covers plastic waste and mixtures whose Annex I constituents or contamination cause an Annex III hazardous characteristic. Related entries are Annex II Y48 and List B B3011.

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Is plastic waste made hazardous by Annex I content Basel A3210 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A3210Plastic waste and mixtures whose Annex I constituents or contamination cause an Annex III hazardous characteristic.

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 A3210?

CodeWhat it is
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
A4010Pharmaceutical process waste outside List B
A4020Clinical, treatment and medical-research waste
A4030Biocide and crop-treatment product waste
A4040Wood-preservative process waste

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