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AC170 OECD waste code Wood & cork scraps treated with preservatives or coatings.

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AC170, Treated wood and cork waste.

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Treated wood and cork waste

Use AC170 for treated wood and cork waste as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

Listed withOECD amber waste codes

OECD amber waste code for treated cork and wood waste. Amber waste is controlled when it moves across borders for recovery.

Is OECD AC170 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AC170 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 AC170 cover?

The amber code covers cork or wood that has been treated and then discarded. SOR/2021-25 decides Canadian controls on a recovery movement, not the amber code alone.

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Is treated wood and cork waste always OECD AC170?

CodeWhen it fits
AC170Cork or wood that has been treated and then discarded.

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 AC170?

CodeWhat it is
AC070Discarded brake fluid
AC080Discarded antifreeze
AC150Discarded chlorofluorocarbons
AC160Discarded halons
AC250Discarded surfactants
AC260Liquid pig manure and faeces
AC270Wastewater-treatment sludge
AC300Plastic waste hazardous through Appendix 1 content

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