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AC270 OECD waste code Solids left over from treating wastewater.

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AC270, Wastewater-treatment sludge.

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Wastewater-treatment sludge

Use AC270 for wastewater-treatment sludge as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

OECD amber waste code for sewage sludge. Amber waste is controlled when it moves across borders for recovery.

Is OECD AC270 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. OECD AC270 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 AC270 cover?

The amber code covers sludge from sewage treatment. SOR/2021-25 decides Canadian controls on a recovery movement, not the amber code alone.

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Is wastewater-treatment sludge always OECD AC270?

CodeWhen it fits
AC270Sludge from sewage treatment.

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 AC270?

CodeWhat it is
AC160Discarded halons
AC170Treated wood and cork waste
AC250Discarded surfactants
AC260Liquid pig manure and faeces
AC300Plastic waste hazardous through Appendix 1 content
AD090Other reprographic or photographic process waste
AD100Non-cyanide plastic surface-treatment waste
AD120Discarded ion-exchange resin