D120 waste code NSW Liquid silver metal & its salts, from lamps, switches & lab residues.
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D120, Mercury and mercury compounds.
New South Wales
Mercury and mercury compounds
NSW D120: within NSW or interstate; the listed hazardous-characteristic test still applies.
ComplyOnSiteIs NSW D120 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. D120 describes waste that may need tracking. Part 4 tracking needs a matching Schedule 1 waste description and a Part 3 hazardous characteristic. That test is separate from the NSW disposal classification, and the code gives no disposal class. Part 4 covers local and interstate movements.
Where tracking applies, enter D120 in the waste-code field of the IWTS Movement, with the description, quantity, parties and the receiver's Movement Authorisation. The approved system issues the Movement reference. The NSW tracking exemptions still apply.
What does NSW D120 cover?
Elemental mercury and mercury compounds. The category takes the element as well as its compounds, whatever the named compound or process.
- Official wording
- Waste that needs to be tracked
- Rule or list
- Waste that needs to be tracked
Is mercury waste NSW D120?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| D120 | The waste holds mercury metal or a mercury compound on the New South Wales list. |
Match both the waste description and the movement scope. Another state or territory using the same code does not carry NSW's classification or tracking conditions with it.
Which wastes take NSW D120?
| Waste | When it’s D120 |
|---|---|
| Mercury waste | Analysis or process knowledge confirms mercury in the discarded material. |