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C36 federal waste code Tar-based wood preservative on poles & railway ties.

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C36, Creosotes.

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    Creosotes

Use C36 when the material contains creosotes.

Federal constituent code for waste containing creosotes, the tar-based wood preservative used on poles & railway ties.

Is Federal C36 hazardous waste?

Not from this code alone. Federal C36 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 C36 cover?

Federal C36 covers creosotes. Use it when the material contains creosotes. Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.

Official wording
Creosotes

Is waste with creosotes Federal C36 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
C36the material contains creosotes.

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 C36?

CodeWhat it is
C32Polychlorinated biphenyls
C33Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds
C34Biocides and phyto-pharmaceutical substances
C35Infectious substances
C37Isocyanates, thiocyanates
C38Organic cyanides (Y38)
C39Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39)
C40Ethers (Y40)