AC080 OECD waste code Used engine coolant, drained from vehicles.

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Based on OECD/LEGAL/0266 and SOR/2021-25
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OECD amber waste codes
Discarded antifreeze

Use AC080 for discarded antifreeze as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

OECD amber waste code for antifreeze fluids, the coolant drained from engines. Amber waste moves across borders for recovery.

Is OECD AC080 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AC080 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 AC080 cover?

The amber code covers antifreeze fluid once it becomes waste. SOR/2021-25 decides Canadian controls on a recovery movement, not the amber code alone.

Official wording: Read the official entry
Rule: SOR/2021-25

Is discarded antifreeze always OECD AC080?

Code	When it fits
AC080	Antifreeze fluid once it becomes waste.

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 AC080?

Code	What it is
AB130	Spent abrasive blasting grit
AB150	Raw FGD calcium sulphite or sulphate
AC060	Discarded hydraulic fluid
AC070	Discarded brake fluid
AC150	Discarded chlorofluorocarbons
AC160	Discarded halons
AC170	Treated wood and cork waste
AC250	Discarded surfactants

AC080 OECD waste code Used engine coolant, drained from vehicles.

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Is OECD AC080 hazardous waste?

What does OECD AC080 cover?

Is discarded antifreeze always OECD AC080?

Which codes sit beside OECD AC080?

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