Q16 federal reason code Material its owner calls waste, with no better reason.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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Q16, Any material, substance or product.
IWIC Q reason codes
Any material, substance or product
Use Q16 when the principal reason is any material, substance or product.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q16 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q16 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the reason for disposal or recycling, and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.
On federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.
What does Federal reason Q16 cover?
This value records any material, substance or product as the reason for disposal or recycling. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on that waste line, not from the waste name alone.
- Official wording
- Any material, substance or product that the generator or exporter declares to be waste and that are not referred to in this Part.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is other material declared to be waste Federal reason Q16?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q16 | The generator or exporter declares it waste, and Schedule 11 Part 1 does not otherwise describe it. |
Q16 records why the material is going for disposal or recycling. It doesn't name the activity that made it or its hazard.
Which codes sit beside Federal reason Q16?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q8 | Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms) |
| Q9 | Residues from pollution abatement processes |
| Q10 | Machining or finishing residues (e.g., lathe turning, mill scales) |
| Q11 | Residues from raw material processing (e.g., mining residues, oil field slop) |
| Q12 | Adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls) |
| Q13 | Any material |
| Q14 | Products with no further use |
| Q15 | Any material, substance or product |