RC1 federal recycling code Reclaiming or restoring a substance by a method outside R1 to R10.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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RC1, Recovery or regeneration of a substance.
Federal recycling operation codes
Recovery or regeneration of a substance
Use RC1 when the intended operation is recovery or regeneration of a substance.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal recycling RC1 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal recycling RC1 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 RC1 cover?
This value records recovery or regeneration of a substance 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 or regeneration of a substance, other than by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R10.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is recovery or regeneration of a substance Federal recycling RC1?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| RC1 | The receiving facility will recover or regenerate a substance using an operation other than R1–R10. |
RC1 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 RC1?
| 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 |
| R12 | Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material |
| R13 | Interim accumulation |
| RC2 | Testing of a new recycling technology |
| RC3 | Interim storage |