R12 federal recycling code Swapping one recyclable for another before it is recycled.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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R12, Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material.
Federal recycling operation codes
Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material
Use R12 when the intended operation is interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal recycling R12 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal recycling R12 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 R12 cover?
This value records interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material 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
- Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material before recycling by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R11 and RC1.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is interim exchange of one recyclable for another Federal recycling R12?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| R12 | The receiving facility will exchange recyclable material before an R1–R11 or RC1 recycling operation. |
R12 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 R12?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| R8 | Recovery of components from catalysts |
| R9 | Re-refining or re-use of used oil |
| R10 | Land treatment resulting in agricultural or ecological improvement |
| R11 | Use of residual material obtained by an operation |
| R13 | Interim accumulation |
| RC1 | Recovery or regeneration of a substance |
| RC2 | Testing of a new recycling technology |
| RC3 | Interim storage |