Q8 federal reason code Slags, still bottoms & other leftovers from making things.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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Q8, Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms).
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Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms)
Use Q8 when the principal reason is residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms).
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal reason Q8 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q8 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 Q8 cover?
This value records residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms) 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
- Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms).
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is a residue from an industrial process Federal reason Q8?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| Q8 | The material is a residue from an industrial process, such as slag or still bottoms. |
Q8 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 Q8?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| Q4 | Material |
| Q5 | Material |
| Q6 | Unusable parts (e.g., rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts) |
| Q7 | Substances |
| 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) |