C22 federal waste code Reactive metals such as lithium, sodium & magnesium.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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C22, Alkaline or alkaline earth metals.
IWIC C constituent codes
Alkaline or alkaline earth metals
Use C22 when the material contains alkaline or alkaline earth metals.
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal C22 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal C22 is one classification component for hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material. It records a constituent or characteristic. The full evidence and the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25 decide the federal status.
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 C22 cover?
Federal C22 covers alkaline or alkaline earth metals. Use it when the material contains alkaline or alkaline earth metals. Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.
- Official wording
- The following alkaline or alkaline earth metals: lithium, sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is waste with alkaline or alkaline earth metals Federal C22 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| C22 | the material contains alkaline or alkaline earth metals. |
Pick the code from the material's real origin, use, composition and test results. A shared chemical or process word doesn't make 2 codes interchangeable. The full listed condition and any federal exclusion still apply.
Which codes sit beside Federal C22?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| C18 | Lead, lead compounds (Y31) |
| C19 | Inorganic sulphides |
| C20 | Inorganic fluorine compounds, excluding calcium fluoride (Y32) |
| C21 | Inorganic cyanides (Y33) |
| C23 | Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34) |
| C24 | Basic solutions or bases in solid form (Y35) |
| C25 | Asbestos (dust and fibres) (Y36) |
| C26 | Organic phosphorus compounds (Y37) |