C42 federal waste code Thinners, alcohols & fuel-type solvents without halogens.
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C42, Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42).
IWIC C constituent codes
Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42)
Use C42 when the material contains organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42).
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal C42 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal C42 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 C42 cover?
Federal C42 covers organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42). Use it when the material contains organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42). Match the material, its source and any stated composition, concentration, test or use condition. The name alone doesn't settle it.
- Official wording
- Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42)
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is waste with organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42) Federal C42 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| C42 | the material contains organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42). |
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 C42?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| C38 | Organic cyanides (Y38) |
| C39 | Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39) |
| C40 | Ethers (Y40) |
| C41 | Halogenated organic solvents (Y41) |
| C43 | Other organohalogen compounds |
| C44 | Aromatic compounds, polycyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds |
| C45 | Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aliphatic amines |
| C46 | Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aromatic amines |