Skip to content

Canadian waste code finder

Waste code for oily rags and absorbents Rags, pads & granules soaked with oil or spilled fluids.

  • Free, no account
  • Based on official Alberta and Quebec sources
  • Nothing is stored

Find a Canadian waste code

Oily rags and absorbents: 2 codes.

Oily rags and absorbents

  • Quebec hazardous materials with contamination

    Other contaminated material; identify it

    Contaminant and remaining material form

    When to use L03

  • Alberta oilfield waste codes

    Used absorbent materials

    Absorbed substance and solid form

    When to use ABSRAG
Quebec L03 covers other contaminated material. What the absorbent soaked up sets the hazard.

Which Canadian codes fit oily rags and absorbents?

CandidatePlaceWaste stream
L03
Quebec
Other contaminated materials (specify)
ABSRAG
Alberta
Used absorbent materials

How do Canadian codes for oily rags and absorbents differ?

Quebec examples use L03 for absorbents contaminated by oil, flammable hydrocarbons, corrosive substances, leachable contaminants or toxic substances. So the category alone doesn't set the hazard class.

How should oily rags and absorbents be described for collection in Canada?

Describe the contaminant and its concentration. Quebec puts rags, cloth, sawdust and granular absorbents here, so don't code them as liquid oil.

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

Sources