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J120 waste code Tasmania Oily water & emulsions, such as bilge water & workshop washdown.

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J120, Oil-and-water mixtures.

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    Oil-and-water mixtures

Tasmania J120: use for an emulsion or mixture of water with oil or another hydrocarbon.

Oil and water mixtures, hydrocarbon emulsions & oily sumps, such as bilge water & workshop washdown.

Is Tasmania J120 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. For national-list categories, Tasmania also needs a listed hazardous characteristic, which is presumed unless shown otherwise. Tasmania adds its own controlled wastes too, so read the category and the local rules together.

Put J120 with the specific waste description in the controlled-waste consignment documentation. Record the producer, quantity, form, contaminants, registered transporter and receiver. An incoming interstate controlled load needs EPA Tasmania's consignment authorisation, and another state's certificate doesn't authorise the receiving facility. Follow the Tasmanian handling and transport rules.

What does Tasmania J120 cover?

Waste oil mixed or emulsified with water goes here, and so do mixtures of water and other hydrocarbons. Water in the mixture sets it apart from a waste-oil entry that doesn't mention water.

Is oily water Tasmania J120 or J100?

CodeWhen it fits
J120Oil or another hydrocarbon is mixed or emulsified with water.
J100The J100 description matches waste mineral oil.

Work out what the material is and where it came from, then apply Tasmania's characteristic and approval rules. The code is not permission to transport, reuse or dispose of the load.

Which wastes take Tasmania J120?

WasteWhen it’s J120
Oil and water mixturesThe waste is an oil-water mixture or emulsion.

Which codes sit beside Tasmania J120?

CodeWhat it is
G160Other organic-solvent process waste
H100Biocide and crop-treatment chemical waste
H110Organic phosphorus compounds
H170Wood-preservative chemical waste
J160Tarry refining and treatment residue
K100Animal-processing effluent and residue
K110Grease-trap waste
K130Sewage sludge and residue