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Y18 Basel waste code Ash, sludge & other residue left by treating industrial waste.

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Y18, Industrial waste-disposal residue.

  • Basel Y waste stream codes

    Industrial waste-disposal residue

Use Y18 for industrial waste-disposal residue as a Basel waste stream or constituent.

Basel Y waste stream for residues from industrial waste disposal operations, such as ash & sludge from treatment plants.

Is Basel Y18 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Basel Y18 is a Basel waste stream or constituent used in the IWIC. The code describes the material. Its hazards, the other classification parts, and the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25 decide its federal status in Canada.

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 apply.

What does Basel Y18 cover?

Residue from operations that dispose of industrial waste. Its Canadian movement status needs a separate assessment under SOR/2021-25, including the destination and intended operation.

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Is industrial waste-disposal residue always Basel Y18?

CodeWhen it fits
Y18Residue from operations that dispose of industrial waste.

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

Which codes sit beside Basel Y18?

CodeWhat it is
Y14Unidentified or new research chemicals
Y15Explosive waste outside other law
Y16Photographic chemical and processing-material waste
Y17Metal and plastic surface-treatment waste
Y19Metal carbonyls
Y20Beryllium and its compounds
Y21Chromium(VI) compounds
Y22Copper compounds