Quebec waste code E23 Liquid metal waste from lamps, switches & thermometers.
- Free, no account
- Based on Quebec Schedule 4 and official transport guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
E23, Mercury residue; identify it.
Quebec inorganic solids and sludge
Mercury residue; identify it
Use E23 for mercury residue; identify it.
ComplyOnSiteIs Quebec E23 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. E23 is a Quebec residual hazardous-material category. The material must meet the regulatory definition first, and still meet it after the exclusions and quantity rules are applied.
Record E23 as the Quebec MDR category. For dangerous goods in transport, show the MDR code apart from the TDG shipping description. The category doesn't replace the UN number, shipping name, class or packing group.
A regulated interprovincial, import, export or transit movement may also need the federal movement document. Each document has its own scope, so the Quebec category alone doesn't settle the paperwork.
What does Quebec E23 cover?
Schedule 4 category for mercury residue. Identify it. It sits in Quebec's Inorganic solids and sludge group.
- Category group
- Inorganic solids and sludge
- French search term
- Résidus mercuriels (précisez)
Is mercury residue Quebec E23?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| E23 | The material is mercury residue. Identify it. |
Choose between categories by the material's composition, physical form, concentration and source. Similar labels aren't interchangeable. Transport classification is a separate decision, even when the Quebec category is clear.
Which wastes take Quebec E23?
| Waste | When it’s E23 |
|---|---|
| Fluorescent tubes and mercury lamps | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Metallic mercury waste | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Whole or crushed fluorescent lamps | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Mercury lamp | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Four-foot fluorescent tubes or mercury lamps | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Spent fluorescent, sodium or mercury lamps | Mercury-bearing component or residue |
| Crushed fluorescent tubes | Mercury-bearing component or residue |