C40 federal waste code Solvents such as diethyl ether and related liquids.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
C40, Ethers (Y40).
IWIC C constituent codes
Ethers (Y40)
Use C40 when the material contains ethers (Y40).
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal C40 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal C40 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 C40 cover?
Federal C40 covers ethers (Y40). Use it when the material contains ethers (Y40). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.
- Official wording
- Ethers (Y40)
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is waste with ethers (Y40) Federal C40 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| C40 | the material contains ethers (Y40). |
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 C40?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| C36 | Creosotes |
| C37 | Isocyanates, thiocyanates |
| C38 | Organic cyanides (Y38) |
| C39 | Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39) |
| C41 | Halogenated organic solvents (Y41) |
| C42 | Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42) |
| C43 | Other organohalogen compounds |
| C44 | Aromatic compounds, polycyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds |