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M260 waste code Victoria Foul-smelling chemicals such as mercaptans & acrylates.

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M260, Strong-smelling organic chemicals.

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    Strong-smelling organic chemicals

Victoria M260: mercaptans and acrylates are examples of the strong-smelling organic chemicals covered.

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Highly odorous organic chemicals, including mercaptans & acrylates, the chemicals behind strong smells.

Is Victoria M260 priority waste?

Yes. M260 is pre-classified priority waste, so no mirror assessment decides its Schedule 5 status. Transactions and transport are both reportable.

Where the duty applies, enter M260 as the Schedule 5 waste code in the Waste Tracker record. The tracking exceptions and designation and household rules still apply.

What does Victoria M260 cover?

Strong-smelling organic chemicals go here, such as mercaptans and acrylates. Those are only examples, so the scope isn't limited to those groups.

Schedule 5 item
78
Classification
pre-classified

Is smelly chemical waste Victoria M260?

CodeWhen it fits
M260The organic chemical has a strong smell. Mercaptans and acrylates are examples.

Pick the code for the waste itself, not for a chemical in it. A chemical in soil or another material doesn't decide the description on the load record.

What does a Victoria M260 load need before it moves?

For a reportable transaction, the producer creates the Waste Tracker record before dispatch. A transporter or accredited consigner can do it for the producer, who stays accountable and keeps a copy. Arrange the transporter and receiving site first.

Record the code, an accurate description, form, amount, packages, treatment, industry, dispatch date and the parties involved. Add dangerous goods details where they apply. The driver records collection and delivery, and the receiver records receipt. Priority waste sent to landfill, and soil that is priority waste, also need the disposal category.

Which wastes take Victoria M260?

WasteWhen it’s M260
Highly odorous chemicalsThe chemical has a highly offensive odour.

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