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AB070 OECD waste code Used moulding sand from metal foundries.

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AB070, Spent foundry sand.

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Spent foundry sand

Use AB070 for spent foundry sand as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

Listed withOECD amber waste codes

OECD amber waste code for sand used in foundry operations. Amber waste is controlled when it moves across borders for recovery.

Is OECD AB070 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AB070 is an OECD amber-list waste for recovery movements. The code describes the material. SOR/2021-25 and the countries' rules decide whether the Canadian movement is regulated.

On a federally regulated international shipment, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions say when that applies.

What does OECD AB070 cover?

The amber code covers sand discarded after use in foundry work. SOR/2021-25 decides Canadian controls on a recovery movement, not the amber code alone.

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Is spent foundry sand always OECD AB070?

CodeWhen it fits
AB070Sand discarded after use in foundry work.

Pick the entry whose description and conditions match the material. The code classifies the waste. It doesn't settle whether SOR/2021-25 reaches the movement, any exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.

Which codes sit beside OECD AB070?

CodeWhat it is
AA010Iron and steel industry dross and scale
AA060Vanadium ash and residue
AA190Dangerously reactive magnesium scrap
AB030Non-cyanide metal surface-treatment waste
AB120Other inorganic halide compounds
AB130Spent abrasive blasting grit
AB150Raw FGD calcium sulphite or sulphate
AC060Discarded hydraulic fluid

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