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AC250 OECD waste code Detergent-type chemicals that cut surface tension.

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AC250, Discarded surfactants.

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Discarded surfactants

Use AC250 for discarded surfactants as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

Listed withOECD amber waste codes

OECD amber waste code for surfactants, the active ingredients in detergents and wetting agents. Amber waste is controlled.

Is OECD AC250 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AC250 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 AC250 cover?

The amber code covers surface-active agents, also called surfactants, when discarded. SOR/2021-25 decides Canadian controls on a recovery movement, not the amber code alone.

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Is discarded surfactants always OECD AC250?

CodeWhen it fits
AC250Surface-active agents, also called surfactants, when 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 AC250?

CodeWhat it is
AC080Discarded antifreeze
AC150Discarded chlorofluorocarbons
AC160Discarded halons
AC170Treated wood and cork waste
AC260Liquid pig manure and faeces
AC270Wastewater-treatment sludge
AC300Plastic waste hazardous through Appendix 1 content
AD090Other reprographic or photographic process waste

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