B4010 Basel waste code Latex paint, ink & hardened varnish without solvents.
- Free, no account
- Based on ECCC's classification guide and SOR/2021-25
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
B4010, Non-hazardous water-based coating waste.
Basel List B codes
Non-hazardous water-based coating waste
Use B4010 for non-hazardous water-based coating waste as a Basel List B waste without an Annex III hazard.
ComplyOnSiteIs Basel B4010 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. Basel B4010 is on Basel List B, so material matching it 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 apply.
What does Basel B4010 cover?
Covers waste made mainly of water-based or latex paint, ink or cured varnish, as long as organic solvents, heavy metals and biocides stay below levels that would make it hazardous. Compare A4070.
- Official wording
- Read the official entry
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is latex paint waste Basel B4010?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| B4010 | Water-based or latex coating waste with solvents, heavy metals and biocides below hazardous levels. |
List B is conditional, not an exemption. If the material has an Annex III hazardous characteristic, or meets another Canadian or foreign hazardous-waste definition, classify the actual hazard and follow the controlling movement rules.
Which codes sit beside Basel B4010?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| B3090 | Leather offcuts without chromium(VI) or biocide |
| B3100 | Leather residue without chromium(VI) or biocide |
| B3110 | Fellmongery waste without listed hazards |
| B3120 | Discarded food colouring |
| B3130 | Non-hazardous ether waste unable to form peroxides |
| B3140 | Waste tyres outside Annex IV A disposal |
| B4020 | Non-hazardous solvent-free resin or adhesive process waste |
| B4030 | Used disposable cameras with qualifying batteries |
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