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R11 federal recycling code Reusing the leftovers from another recycling operation.

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R11, Use of residual material obtained by an operation.

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    Use of residual material obtained by an operation

Use R11 when the intended operation is use of residual material obtained by an operation.

Use of residual material produced by an operation coded R1 to R10 or RC1. It is the recycling code for second-round leftovers.

Where does Federal recycling R11 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal recycling R11 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the recycling operation, 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 recycling R11 cover?

This value records use of residual material obtained by an operation as the recycling operation. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Use of residual material obtained by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R10 and RC1.

Is use of residual material from another operation Federal recycling R11?

CodeWhen it fits
R11The receiving facility will use residual material obtained from an R1–R10 or RC1 operation.

R11 records the recycling operation planned at the receiving facility. It doesn't describe the waste or decide whether it is hazardous.

Which codes sit beside Federal recycling R11?

CodeWhat it is
R7Recovery of components used for pollution abatement
R8Recovery of components from catalysts
R9Re-refining or re-use of used oil
R10Land treatment resulting in agricultural or ecological improvement
R12Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material
R13Interim accumulation
RC1Recovery or regeneration of a substance
RC2Testing of a new recycling technology