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Waste code for asbestos waste Fibre & dust from old insulation, tiles and cladding.

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Asbestos waste: 5 codes.

Asbestos waste

  • Alberta oilfield special-handling waste codes

    asbestos

    Site origin and material form

    When to use ASBEST

  • Basel List A codes

    Discarded asbestos fibre or dust

    Physical form of the material

    When to use A2050

  • Basel Y waste stream codes

    Asbestos fibre and dust

    Physical form of the material

    When to use Y36

  • IWIC A activity codes

    Building, building sites and landscaping

    Activity that generated the load

    When to use A280

  • B.C. hazardous-waste definition routes

    Waste asbestos

    Friability, dust and asbestos concentration

    When to use Definition (e)

Other codes that mention it 4

  • IWIC A activity codes

    Fabrication of products containing asbestos cement

    When to use A273

  • IWIC A activity codes

    Fabrication of products based upon asbestos

    When to use A740

  • IWIC C constituent codes

    Asbestos (dust and fibres) (Y36)

    When to use C25

  • OECD amber waste codes

    Asbestos-like ceramic fibre

    When to use RB020
Fibre and dust are coded by form, with Basel A2050 and Y36 as international entries. Friability & dust matter.

Which Canadian codes and UN numbers fit asbestos waste?

Amphibole asbestos uses UN2212. Chrysotile asbestos not fixed in a natural or artificial binder uses UN2590. These are TDG manifest fields, and the transport rules for the actual shipment still apply.

CandidatePlaceWaste stream
ASBEST
Alberta
asbestos
A2050
Federal
Discarded asbestos fibre or dust
Y36
Federal
Asbestos fibre and dust
A280
Federal
Building, building sites and landscaping
Definition (e)
British Columbia
Waste asbestos

What does the federal entry say about asbestos waste?

The federal asbestos waste entry covers asbestos dust and fibres. Use the listed wording and the transport rules for the actual form. No single Canada-wide disposal code covers every asbestos product.

How should asbestos waste be described for collection in Canada?

Pick the province and keep the material description. Federal cross-border identification and the province's disposal rules are separate checks.

Exclusions and shipment rules
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Yukon

When is asbestos waste excluded or below the paperwork threshold in Canada?

PlaceExclusions, thresholds and applicable routes
OntarioAsbestos waste is non-hazardous solid industrial waste and is excluded from liquid industrial waste, so asbestos alone needs no HWP hazardous-waste manifest. Section 17 requires dust-tight packaging, a signed vehicle, a direct haul to an accepting landfill and no transfer station. Other hazardous contamination needs a separate assessment. s. 1 definitions; s. 17
AlbertaAsbestos is non-hazardous waste, so it needs no hazardous waste manifest or recycle docket. Use a TDG shipping document only when the actual form is dangerous goods. Transportation of dangerous goods
QuebecAsbestos is excluded unless article 4(5)–(8) applies. That means petroleum hydrocarbons C10–C50 at 3% or more, total organic halogens above 1,500 mg/kg, the PCB conditions or specified surface contamination. art. 2(14.2), art. 4(5)–(8)
British ColumbiaNon-friable material, or asbestos at 1% by weight or less, falls outside the waste-asbestos definition route. Assess other hazardous contamination on its own. This is not permission to treat all bound asbestos as ordinary disposal material. s. 1, waste asbestos definition

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