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C23 federal waste code Spent pickling liquor, battery acid & dry acids.

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C23, Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34).

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    Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34)

Use C23 when the material contains acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34).

Federal constituent code for waste containing acidic solutions or solid acids. Also matches Basel category Y34.

Is Federal C23 hazardous waste?

Not from this code alone. Federal C23 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 C23 cover?

Federal C23 covers acid solutions and solid acids (Y34). Use it when the material contains acid solutions and solid acids (Y34). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.

Official wording
Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34)

Is waste with acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34) Federal C23 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
C23the material contains acid solutions and solid acids (Y34).

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 C23?

CodeWhat it is
C19Inorganic sulphides
C20Inorganic fluorine compounds, excluding calcium fluoride (Y32)
C21Inorganic cyanides (Y33)
C22Alkaline or alkaline earth metals
C24Basic solutions or bases in solid form (Y35)
C25Asbestos (dust and fibres) (Y36)
C26Organic phosphorus compounds (Y37)
C27Metal carbonyls (Y19)