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Ontario waste class D Oils, fluids & equipment contaminated with PCBs.

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D, Waste containing PCBs.

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    Waste containing PCBs

Use D when the Ontario flowchart makes this the primary characterization.

Waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), once used in transformers, as set by Ontario's waste flowchart.

Where does Ontario D go on the Ontario manifest?

After the 3-digit waste class. The letter D is the primary characterization in Ontario’s waste number. The generator picks it by working through the whole registration flowchart, not by choosing a hazard from the waste’s name. When several characterizations apply, the first one the flowchart reaches is primary.

For a subject-waste shipment, enter the class-and-letter waste number in the waste details of the Ontario hazardous waste manifest. The generator registers the stream and certifies the shipment details. Streams under land-disposal-restriction notification also need their secondary characterizations identified.

What does Ontario D cover?

Ontario uses D for waste containing PCBs when its flowchart makes D the primary characterization. The letter goes with the 3-digit class for the material or process. The letter gives the characterization and the class identifies the waste stream. Together they make the Ontario waste number.

Is PCB waste Ontario D or another letter?

CodeWhen it fits
DThe completed Ontario flowchart makes D the primary characterization.

Registration and manifest exclusions still apply. A characterization letter doesn’t remove a specific exclusion or bring every shipment under the Registry.

Which codes sit beside Ontario D?

CodeWhat it is
SWaste of severe toxicity
PWaste of a pathological kind
AAcute hazardous chemical waste
BHazardous chemical waste
HHazardous industrial waste
IWaste with ignitable properties
CWaste with corrosive properties
RWaste with reactive properties