C16 federal waste code Liquid metal poison from lamps, switches & thermometers.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
C16, Mercury, mercury compounds (Y29).
IWIC C constituent codes
Mercury, mercury compounds (Y29)
Use C16 when the material contains mercury, mercury compounds (Y29).
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal C16 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal C16 is one part of the classification that describes hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material. It records a constituent or characteristic. Federal status depends on the full evidence and the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25.
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 Federal C16 cover?
C16 covers mercury and its compounds (Y29). Use it when the material contains them. Match the material, source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.
- Official wording
- Mercury, mercury compounds (Y29)
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is mercury waste Federal C16 or Y29?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| C16 | The material contains mercury and its compounds (Y29). |
Pick the entry from the material's origin, use, composition and test results. A shared chemical or process word doesn't make codes interchangeable. The full listed condition and any federal exclusion still decide.
Which codes sit beside Federal C16?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| C12 | Tin compounds |
| C13 | Antimony, antimony compounds (Y27) |
| C14 | Tellurium, tellurium compounds (Y28) |
| C15 | Barium, barium compounds, excluding barium sulfate |
| C17 | Thallium, thallium compounds (Y30) |
| C18 | Lead, lead compounds (Y31) |
| C19 | Inorganic sulphides |
| C20 | Inorganic fluorine compounds, excluding calcium fluoride (Y32) |