R140 waste code ACT Process waste from making & preparing medicines.

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Pharmaceutical-production waste

ACT guide entry R140; it supports interstate control and does not settle local disposal approval.

Controlled waste from manufacturing & preparing pharmaceutical products, including off-spec batches & reaction residues.

Is ACT R140 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. For ACT interstate controls, a waste needs a NEPM Schedule A List 1 category and a List 2 hazardous characteristic. The ACT administrative list prints the code. The NEPM itself doesn't print these A100-style numbers.

For a controlled border movement, put R140 with the waste description on the waste transport certificate. The producer, transporter and receiver each complete their parts. Get ACT EPA's consignment authorisation before bringing controlled waste into the ACT, and record the quantity, form, destination and applicable dangerous goods details.

Check the ACT movement exclusions too.

What does ACT R140 cover?

Discarded material from making or preparing pharmaceutical products. The source is making or preparing them, not their later use or disposal as medicines.

Official wording: Responsibilities of controlled waste producers in the ACT
Rule or list: Responsibilities of controlled waste producers in the ACT

Is pharmaceutical-production waste always ACT R140?

Code	When it fits
R140	The waste arose while pharmaceutical products were produced or prepared.
R120	The medicine was discarded after supply or use rather than during manufacture.

The stage where the waste arises decides the entry. Manufacture or formulation is separate from waste arising after supply or use.

Which wastes take ACT R140?

Waste	When it’s R140
Pharmaceutical production waste	The residue comes from manufacturing or formulating pharmaceutical products.

Which codes sit beside ACT R140?

Code	What it is
N190	Filter cake (solids left after filtration)
N205	Industrial waste-treatment residue
N220	Asbestos waste
N230	Asbestos-like ceramic fibres
R100	Clinical and related waste
T100	Research, laboratory and teaching chemicals
T120	Photographic chemical waste
T140	Used tyres