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AA190 OECD waste code Magnesium scrap that burns easily or reacts with water.

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AA190, Dangerously reactive magnesium scrap.

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    Dangerously reactive magnesium scrap

Use AA190 for dangerously reactive magnesium scrap as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

OECD amber waste code for flammable or pyrophoric magnesium scrap, or scrap that gives off flammable gas on contact with water.

Is OECD AA190 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AA190 is an additional OECD amber-list waste for a recovery movement. The amber code describes the material. SOR/2021-25 and the countries' rules decide whether the proposed Canadian movement is regulated.

For federally regulated international shipments, 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 OECD AA190 cover?

Covers magnesium scrap that is flammable, can ignite on its own, or gives off dangerous amounts of flammable gas when it touches water.

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Is dangerously reactive magnesium scrap OECD AA190 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
AA190Magnesium scrap that is flammable, can ignite on its own, or gives off dangerous amounts of flammable gas when it touches water.

Choose the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code names the waste. It doesn't settle SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.

Which codes sit beside OECD AA190?

CodeWhat it is
AA010Iron and steel industry dross and scale
AA060Vanadium ash and residue
AB030Non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste
AB070Spent foundry sand
AB120Other inorganic halide compounds
AB130Spent abrasive blasting grit
AB150Raw FGD calcium sulphite or sulphate
AC060Discarded hydraulic fluid