R5 federal recycling code Reclaiming mineral & other inorganic matter that is not metal.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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R5, Recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds.
Federal recycling operation codes
Recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds
Use R5 when the intended operation is recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal recycling R5 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal recycling R5 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 R5 cover?
This value records recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds 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
- Recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is recovery of inorganic material other than metals Federal recycling R5?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| R5 | The receiving facility will perform recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds. |
R5 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 R5?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| R1 | Fuel use with energy recovery |
| R2 | Recovery or regeneration of substances that have been used as solvents |
| R3 | Recovery of organic substances that have not been used as solvents |
| R4 | Recovery of metals and metal compounds |
| R6 | Regeneration of acids or bases |
| R7 | Recovery of components used for pollution abatement |
| R8 | Recovery of components from catalysts |
| R9 | Re-refining or re-use of used oil |