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AB030 OECD waste code Metal plating & finishing waste, without cyanide.

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AB030, Non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste.

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste

Use AB030 for non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

Listed withOECD amber waste codes

OECD amber waste code for waste from non-cyanide systems that treat metal surfaces. Amber waste is controlled across borders.

Is OECD AB030 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AB030 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 AB030 cover?

Covers waste from non-cyanide systems that treat metal surfaces. For a recovery movement, Canadian controls come from SOR/2021-25, not from the amber code.

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Is non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste OECD AB030 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
AB030Waste from non-cyanide systems that treat metal surfaces.

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 AB030?

CodeWhat it is
AA010Iron and steel industry dross and scale
AA060Vanadium ash and residue
AA190Dangerously reactive magnesium scrap
AB070Spent foundry sand
AB120Other inorganic halide compounds
AB130Spent abrasive blasting grit
AB150Raw FGD calcium sulphite or sulphate
AC060Discarded hydraulic fluid

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