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HAZ7 federal waste code Electronic scrap, from loose boards & screens to whole devices.

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HAZ7, Circuit boards, displays and containing equipment.

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    Circuit boards, displays and containing equipment

Use HAZ7 within the exact inclusions, exclusions and thresholds in its Schedule 6 entry.

Circuit boards, display devices and any equipment that contains them. A federal HAZ code covering e-waste.

Is Federal HAZ7 hazardous waste?

Yes, if the listing and federal definition apply. Federal HAZ7 is the federal listing for circuit boards, displays and containing equipment. The source, make-up, concentration or test result must match the listing, and the exclusions in SOR/2021-25 still apply.

On federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. Also apply the movement rules and exclusions.

What does Federal HAZ7 cover?

HAZ7 covers discarded circuit boards and display devices, and equipment that contains either. It goes by the item, with no concentration limit.

Official wording
Circuit boards and display devices and any equipment that contains them.

Are circuit boards, displays and equipment containing them Federal HAZ7?

CodeWhen it fits
HAZ7The waste is a circuit board, a display device, or equipment containing either.

Decide from where the material came from, how it was used, what is in it and what the tests show. A shared chemical or process word isn't enough, because the full wording and any federal exclusion still apply.

Which codes sit beside Federal HAZ7?

CodeWhat it is
HAZ1Biomedical waste
HAZ2Used lubricating oil loads of 500 L or more
HAZ3Used oil filters containing more than 6% oil
HAZ4Cyanide at 100 mg/kg or more
HAZ5Polychlorinated terphenyl or polybrominated biphenyl above 2 mg/kg
HAZ6Dioxin or furan waste above 100 ng/kg dioxin equivalent
HAZ8Primary and rechargeable cells and batteries