C38 federal waste code Carbon-bound cyanide chemicals, such as nitriles.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
C38, Organic cyanides (Y38).
IWIC C constituent codes
Organic cyanides (Y38)
Use C38 when the material contains organic cyanides (Y38).
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal C38 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal C38 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 C38 cover?
Federal C38 covers organic cyanides (Y38). Use it when the material contains organic cyanides (Y38). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.
- Official wording
- Organic cyanides (Y38)
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is waste with organic cyanides (Y38) Federal C38 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| C38 | the material contains organic cyanides (Y38). |
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.