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C32 federal waste code Old transformer & capacitor oils, long banned.

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C32, Polychlorinated biphenyls.

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    Polychlorinated biphenyls

Use C32 when the material contains polychlorinated biphenyls.

Federal constituent code for waste containing PCBs, polychlorinated terphenyls or polybrominated biphenyls. Also matches Y10.

Is Federal C32 hazardous waste?

Not from this code alone. Federal C32 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 C32 cover?

Federal C32 covers polychlorinated biphenyls. Use it when the material contains polychlorinated biphenyls. Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.

Official wording
Polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls (Y10)

Is waste with polychlorinated biphenyls Federal C32 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
C32the material contains polychlorinated biphenyls.

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 C32?

CodeWhat it is
C28Peroxides
C29Chlorates
C30Perchlorates
C31Azides
C33Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds
C34Biocides and phyto-pharmaceutical substances
C35Infectious substances
C36Creosotes