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17 federal state/type code Plating, etching & other metal and plastic finishing waste.

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17, Waste from surface treatment of metals and plastics.

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    Waste from surface treatment of metals and plastics

Use type 17 with its physical-state prefix: L17, P17, S17, G17.

Federal state & type code for waste from the surface treatment of metals and plastics. Y17 in the Basel list.

Where does Federal state/type 17 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal state/type 17 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. Combine the Schedule 11 Part 2 number with L, P, S or G for the material's physical state. You choose the letter separately.

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 state/type 17 cover?

Waste from the surface treatment of metals and plastics. The waste must match this wording. A similar origin or name isn't enough without the same form, content or condition.

Official wording
Waste from surface treatment of metals and plastics. (Y17)

Is metal and plastic surface treatment waste Federal state/type 17?

CodeWhen it fits
17The material is waste from the surface treatment of metals and plastics.

The 17 is the waste-type number. Add the L, P, S or G letter separately for the physical state.

Which codes sit beside Federal state/type 17?

CodeWhat it is
13Resin, latex, plasticizer or adhesive process waste
14Waste chemical substances
15Waste of an explosive nature that is not subject to other legislation
16Photographic chemical and processing-material waste
18Residues from industrial waste-disposal operations
19Material
20Non-halogenated organic substances that are not employed as solvents
21Inorganic substances without metals