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RB020 OECD waste code Heat-resistant ceramic fibre that behaves like asbestos.

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RB020, Asbestos-like ceramic fibre.

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    Asbestos-like ceramic fibre

Use RB020 for asbestos-like ceramic fibre as an OECD recovery-movement waste.

OECD amber waste code RB020. Ceramic-based fibres with physical & chemical properties similar to asbestos.

Is OECD RB020 hazardous waste?

For controlled OECD recovery movements. RB020 is an OECD amber-list waste for a recovery movement. The amber code describes the material. SOR/2021-25 and the countries' rules decide whether the proposed Canadian movement is regulated.

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 OECD RB020 cover?

This code covers ceramic-based fibre with physical and chemical properties like asbestos. For a recovery movement, SOR/2021-25 sets the Canadian controls, not the amber code alone.

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Is asbestos-like ceramic fibre OECD RB020?

CodeWhen it fits
RB020It is ceramic-based fibre whose physical and chemical properties resemble those of asbestos.

Pick the entry whose material description and conditions match. The code names the waste. It doesn't settle SOR/2021-25 scope, exclusions, destination-country controls or the intended operation.

Which codes sit beside OECD RB020?

CodeWhat it is
AC250Discarded surfactants
AC260Liquid pig manure and faeces
AC270Wastewater-treatment sludge
AC300Plastic waste hazardous through Appendix 1 content
AD090Other reprographic or photographic process waste
AD100Non-cyanide plastic surface-treatment waste
AD120Discarded ion-exchange resin
AD150Natural organic filter media