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ACT controlled waste codes Canberra's list of 72 waste types, from acids to solvents.

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72 codes for controlled waste in the Australian Capital Territory, from acids & alkalis to solvents & used oil.

Which waste code list applies in the ACT?

The ACT producer guide publishes a 72-code appendix. It is an older administrative list and has no dedicated PFAS entry. It sets the listed codes, but doesn't prove that no newer code can be accepted.

How do waste classification and tracking differ in the ACT?

Keep the interstate controlled-waste procedure apart from ACT local landfill approvals and clinical-waste licensing. For waste entering the ACT under the NEPM route, prepare the destination approval and transport certificate before dispatch. For ACT interstate movement, a waste is controlled only when it is in NEPM Schedule A List 1 and has a List 2 hazardous characteristic. The interstate division doesn't apply to movement wholly within the ACT, emergencies, approved analysis or research, pipelines, or residual containers returned for refilling with the same substance. Intraterritory regulated-waste duties are separate.

Which ACT materials have their own route?

Material-specific routes for the ACT are on the Waste acids, Alkaline waste, Asbestos waste, Contaminated drums and containers, Contaminated soil, Paint waste, Spent solvents and Used oil pages.

Applies to Waste acids, Alkaline waste. Larger or commercial quantities need a private service provider.

Applies to Consolidated household chemicals, Paint waste, Pesticide and biocide waste, Photographic chemicals, Spent solvents, Varnish and lacquer waste. Private service providers take larger and commercial quantities.

Consolidated household chemicals. You can drop off small quantities of unwanted household chemicals free at Mugga Lane or Mitchell.

Industrial wastewater. The ACT has no liquid-waste disposal facility and limited treatment for commercial volumes, so most commercial liquid waste must go interstate. It must not enter a drain, sewer or stormwater system, whatever the quantity.

Pesticide and biocide waste. You can use the free household chemical drop-off at Mugga Lane or Mitchell for small quantities of unwanted household pesticides and garden chemicals.

Photographic chemicals. You can use the free household chemical drop-off at Mugga Lane or Mitchell for small quantities of unwanted household photographic chemicals.

Varnish and lacquer waste. You can use the free household chemical drop-off at Mugga Lane or Mitchell for small quantities of unwanted household varnish or stain.

What record do I need after classifying waste in the ACT?

For an ACT interstate controlled-waste movement, get destination approval and prepare the waste transport certificate. Local regulated-waste approvals are a separate check.

Australian Capital Territory’s 72 waste codes

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Australian Capital Territory waste code list 72 codes

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