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Waste code for photographic developer and fixer Darkroom & film-lab baths used for developing and fixing.

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Photographic developer and fixer: 5 codes.

Photographic developer and fixer

  • Ontario organic wastes

    Photographic-processing waste

    Which photographic step produced it

    When to use 264

  • Manitoba organic wastes

    Photographic-processing waste

    Which photographic step produced it

    When to use 264

  • Alberta industrial organic waste categories

    Photographic-processing waste

    Which photographic step produced it

    When to use 264

  • Quebec inorganic aqueous solutions

    Used surface-treatment solutions

    Aqueous solution and surface-treatment origin

    When to use F01

  • Basel Y waste stream codes

    Photographic chemical and processing-material waste

    Origin in making, formulating or using photographic chemicals

    When to use Y16
Ontario 264 is photographic-processing waste. Quebec F01 covers used surface-treatment solutions.

Which Canadian codes fit photographic developer and fixer?

CandidatePlaceWaste stream
264
Ontario
Photographic-processing waste
264
Manitoba
Photographic-processing waste
264
Alberta
Photographic-processing waste
F01
Quebec
Used surface-treatment solutions
Y16
Federal
Photographic chemical and processing-material waste

How do Canadian codes for photographic developer and fixer differ?

Ontario class 264 takes photochemical solutions, washes and sludges. Quebec gives developer and fixer as F01 examples. Match the real waste stream rather than coding all photographic residues under one chemical name.

How should photographic developer and fixer be described for collection in Canada?

Record whether the waste is a solution or a sludge and what metal it holds. The provincial category and the transport description go in different fields.

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