RC3 federal recycling code Short-term storage ahead of recycling.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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RC3, Interim storage.
Federal recycling operation codes
Interim storage
Use RC3 when the intended operation is interim storage.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal recycling RC3 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal recycling RC3 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 RC3 cover?
This value records interim storage 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 storage before an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R11 and RC1.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is interim storage Federal recycling RC3?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| RC3 | The receiving facility will store the material before an R1–R11 or RC1 recycling operation. |
RC3 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 RC3?
| 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 |
| RC1 | Recovery or regeneration of a substance |
| RC2 | Testing of a new recycling technology |