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Basel Y waste stream codes 48 waste streams by source, from clinical care to solvent & mineral oil waste.

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Basel Y waste stream codes 48

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    Clinical care waste

    When to use Y1

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    Pharmaceutical manufacturing and preparation waste

    When to use Y2

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    Discarded medicines and drugs

    When to use Y3

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    Biocide and crop-treatment product waste

    When to use Y4

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    Wood-preservative chemical waste

    When to use Y5

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    Organic-solvent process waste

    When to use Y6

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    Cyanide-bearing heat-treatment waste

    When to use Y7

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    Discarded mineral oil

    When to use Y8
48 streams, such as clinical waste, discarded medicines, wood preservatives, solvents & mineral oil.

What does a Basel Y code mean?

Y codes mark an Annex I waste stream or constituent group, or an Annex II waste needing special consideration. A Y code fills one field in the IWIC and doesn't replace its other components.

Where are Basel Y waste stream codes defined?

FieldWhat identifies it
Catalogue componentThe Y code and its stream or constituent group.
Official definitionGuide to hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials classification

Which codes sit beside Basel Y waste stream codes?

The constituents are under IWIC C constituent codes. Read the Cross-border rules for the shipment itself.

Basel Y waste stream codes: 48 codes

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