D120 national waste code Quicksilver & its salts, from lamps, switches & labs.
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D120, Mercury and mercury compounds.
National reporting
Mercury and mercury compounds
D120 is a 2015 reporting category; choose a state code for a movement.
ComplyOnSiteIs National D120 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. D120 is a DCCEEW hazardous-waste reporting category that groups data nationally. It doesn't make every material with this description hazardous. State and territory rules decide the classification, exclusions and movement duties for a load.
Use D120 in the national waste-data category field when reporting under that standard. It isn't a national transport certificate. A movement needs the origin state or territory's accepted code and record, plus any destination consignment authorisation for an interstate controlled load. Apply separate interstate movement controls. A reporting code gives no state movement classification.
What does National D120 cover?
Elemental mercury and mercury compounds both fall here, whatever the named compound or process.
- Official wording
- Mercury; mercury compounds
- Reporting group
- Inorganic chemicals
- Description edition
- 2015
Is mercury waste National D120?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| D120 | The waste contains mercury metal or a mercury compound. |
National examples show the reporting category only. They don't set a state's code, classification threshold or whether a facility can receive the waste. Use your state's list before preparing transport paperwork.
Which wastes take National D120?
| Waste | When it’s D120 |
|---|---|
| Mercury waste | Testing or knowledge of the process shows mercury in the waste. |
| Fluorescent lamps | The lamp contains mercury. This national entry is for reporting and is not a state movement code. |