Q5 federal reason code Cleaning residues, packing & containers soiled on purpose.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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Q5, Material.
IWIC Q reason codes
Material
Use Q5 when the principal reason is material.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q5 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q5 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 Q5 cover?
This value records material contaminated or soiled by planned actions 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
- Material that has been contaminated or soiled as a result of planned actions (e.g., residues from cleaning operations, packing material, containers).
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is material contaminated by a planned action Federal reason Q5?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q5 | The material was contaminated or soiled by a planned action, such as cleaning, packing or container use. |
Q5 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 Q5?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q1 | Production residues that are not otherwise specified in this Part |
| Q2 | Off-specification products |
| Q3 | Products whose date for appropriate use has expired |
| Q4 | Material |
| Q6 | Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts) |
| Q7 | Substances |
| Q8 | Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms) |
| Q9 | Residues from pollution abatement processes |