Q6 federal reason code Rejected batteries, spent catalysts & other parts that no longer work.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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Q6, Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts).
IWIC Q reason codes
Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts)
Use Q6 when the principal reason is unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts).
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q6 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q6 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 Q6 cover?
This value records unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts) 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
- Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts).
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is unusable parts such as rejected batteries Federal reason Q6?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q6 | The material consists of unusable parts, such as rejected batteries or exhausted catalysts. |
Q6 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 Q6?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q2 | Off-specification products |
| Q3 | Products whose date for appropriate use has expired |
| Q4 | Material |
| Q5 | Material |
| Q7 | Substances |
| 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) |