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Manitoba waste code 261 Expired or unused medicines & drugs.

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261, Pharmaceutical waste.

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    Pharmaceutical waste

Manitoba group: organic wastes.

Pharmaceutical waste covers waste medicines & drugs, such as out-of-date stock. It sits in Manitoba's organic wastes group.

Is Manitoba 261 hazardous waste?

Not from this class alone. 261 sorts waste by its material or source. It doesn't make a load hazardous, so work out whether the waste is hazardous under Manitoba's regulation first.

For regulated hazardous waste, enter 261 in the 3-digit provincial waste class field on the Manitoba movement document. Manitoba’s registration and shipment rules apply.

What does Manitoba 261 cover?

This class is for pharmaceutical waste, meaning human or veterinary pharmaceutical waste, excluding biological products and vaccines. It follows the material and its source.

Field
3-digit provincial waste class

Is pharmaceutical waste Manitoba 261?

CodeWhen it fits
261The waste is pharmaceutical waste and fits the recorded material or source class.

Pick the code from the waste's actual composition, test result and source. Provincial registration and movement rules, federal cross-border controls and TDG classification are separate checks, and a code doesn't replace them.

Which wastes take Manitoba 261?

WasteWhen it’s 261
Waste pharmaceuticalsDrug identity and product type

Which codes sit beside Manitoba 261?

CodeWhat it is
251Petroleum oil and sludge
252Crankcase oil and lubricants
253Oil emulsions
254Transfer/processing-site oil and water
262Soap and detergent waste
263Other organic waste chemicals
264Photographic-processing waste
265Graphic-arts waste