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A4160 Basel waste code Used filter carbon, other than List B items.

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A4160, Spent activated carbon outside List B.

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    Spent activated carbon outside List B

Use A4160 for spent activated carbon outside List B as a presumptively hazardous Basel waste.

Listed withBasel List A codes

Basel List A waste of spent activated carbon, the used filter media that is not named on Basel List B.

Is Basel A4160 hazardous waste?

Normally yes. Basel A4160 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 A4160 cover?

Covers used activated carbon, except carbon assigned to List B. Compare B2060.

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Is spent activated carbon Basel A4160 or List B?

CodeWhen it fits
A4160Used activated carbon, except carbon assigned to List B. Compare B2060.

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 A4160?

CodeWhat it is
A4080Explosive waste outside List B
A4090Acidic or alkaline solution outside List B
A4100Industrial off-gas control waste
A4110Polychlorinated dioxin or furan waste
A4120Peroxide-bearing waste
A4130Hazardous contaminated packages and containers
A4140Obsolete or off-specification hazardous chemicals
A4150Unidentified or new research chemicals

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