A4020 Basel waste code Waste from hospitals, clinics, dental & vet practices.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
A4020, Clinical, treatment and medical-research waste.
Basel List A codes
Clinical, treatment and medical-research waste
Use A4020 for clinical, treatment and medical-research waste as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel A4020 hazardous waste?
Normally yes. Basel A4020 is a List A description, so the material counts as hazardous unless evidence shows it has no Annex III hazardous characteristic. The description and any exclusions still have to match.
For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. Check the movement rules and exclusions.
What does Basel A4020 cover?
Covers waste from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary and similar practice. It also covers waste produced in hospitals or other facilities while patients are examined or treated or research is done.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is clinical or medical research waste Basel A4020?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| A4020 | Waste from patient care, clinical research or similar medical, dental or veterinary practice. |
Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the waste. The code classifies the waste. It doesn't settle whether SOR/2021-25 applies, what it excludes, what the destination country controls or the intended operation.
Which codes sit beside Basel A4020?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| A3190 | Organic-processing tar residue |
| A3200 | Tar-bearing road asphalt waste |
| A3210 | Plastic waste hazardous through Annex I content |
| A4010 | Pharmaceutical process waste outside List B |
| A4030 | Biocide and crop-treatment product waste |
| A4040 | Wood-preservative process waste |
| A4050 | Cyanide-bearing waste |
| A4060 | Oil or hydrocarbon mixed with water |
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