A4030 Basel waste code Pesticide, herbicide & disinfectant waste, including old stock.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
A4030, Biocide and crop-treatment product waste.
Basel List A codes
Biocide and crop-treatment product waste
Use A4030 for biocide and crop-treatment product waste as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel A4030 hazardous waste?
Normally yes. Basel A4030 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 A4030 cover?
Covers waste from making, formulating or using biocides or phytopharmaceuticals. That includes pesticides and herbicides that are off specification, obsolete or unfit for their purpose.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is pesticide or biocide waste Basel A4030?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| A4030 | Waste from making or using biocides or phytopharmaceuticals, including off-specification, obsolete or unusable pesticides and herbicides. |
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 A4030?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| A3200 | Tar-bearing road asphalt waste |
| A3210 | Plastic waste hazardous through Annex I content |
| A4010 | Pharmaceutical process waste outside List B |
| A4020 | Clinical, treatment and medical-research waste |
| A4040 | Wood-preservative process waste |
| A4050 | Cyanide-bearing waste |
| A4060 | Oil or hydrocarbon mixed with water |
| A4070 | Ink, dye, pigment, paint or finish process waste |
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