B1090 Basel waste code Spent batteries made to a standard, with no lead, cadmium or mercury.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
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B1090, Specification-grade batteries without lead, cadmium or mercury.
Basel List B codes
Specification-grade batteries without lead, cadmium or mercury
Use B1090 only when its complete Basel List B codes description applies.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel B1090 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. Basel B1090 is on Basel List B, so matching material is normally not hazardous under the Convention. It becomes hazardous if Annex I constituents give it an Annex III hazardous characteristic. SOR/2021-25 and its exclusions decide Canadian federal control.
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 Basel B1090 cover?
Covers discarded batteries that meet a specification and are made without lead, cadmium or mercury. List B treatment holds only while the waste has no Annex III hazardous characteristic.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is batteries without lead, cadmium or mercury always Basel B1090?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| B1090 | Discarded batteries that meet a specification and contain no lead, cadmium or mercury. |
List B is a condition, not an exemption. If the material has an Annex III hazardous characteristic, or meets another Canadian or foreign hazardous-waste definition, classify it by its actual hazard and follow the rules that control the movement.
Which codes sit beside Basel B1090?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| B1050 | Non-hazardous mixed non-ferrous heavy scrap |
| B1060 | Elemental selenium or tellurium waste |
| B1070 | Dispersible copper or copper-alloy waste |
| B1080 | Non-hazardous dispersible zinc ash and residue |
| B1100 | Specified metal-production residues |
| B1110 | Qualifying electrical and electronic assemblies |
| B1115 | Qualifying plastic-coated waste cable |
| B1120 | Spent solid catalysts with specified metals |
Sources
- Guide to hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials classification
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (SOR/2021-25)
- Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations user guide
- Basel Convention text and annexes, revised in 2025