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Waste acid codes Acidic liquids & solid acids, from plating baths to cleaners.

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Waste acids: 10 codes.

Waste acids

  • Australian Capital Territory

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    ACT: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • National reporting

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    National: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • New South Wales

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    NSW: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • Northern Territory

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    NT: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • Queensland

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    Queensland: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • South Australia

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    SA: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • South Australia

    South Australia interstate Policy: acidic liquids and solid acids

    SA interstate policy: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • Tasmania

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    Tasmania: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • Victoria

    Solid acids and acidic liquids

    Victoria: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

  • Western Australia

    Acidic liquids and solid acids

    WA: The material is an acidic liquid or an acid in solid form.

    When to use B100

Other codes that mention it 12

B100 covers acidic liquids & acids in solid form, in the national list and the ACT, NSW, NT & Queensland lists.

What pH makes waste an acid entry in Victoria?

Victoria’s B100 covers solid acids and acidic solutions at pH 4 or less. Other catalogues can describe acidic solutions without that threshold. A pH reading doesn’t identify every other controlled constituent.

What if an acid waste also contains metals or cyanide?

Several descriptions can fit one mixture, so identify the process and constituents as well as pH. Victoria requires the most hazardous classification that applies. Queensland gives precedence to an asterisked trackable category that applies.

Which exclusions or special routes apply to waste acid codes?

South Australia. Householders and farmers can take acids to South Australia’s free household chemical depots.

Australian Capital Territory. Small quantities of unwanted household acids can go to the free household chemical drop-off at Mugga Lane or Mitchell.

The shared classification and movement limits for waste acid codes are on the Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory pages.

What do you do next with waste acid codes?

For acidic waste, record the pH, process and other constituents. Then pick the state entry and an authorised neutralisation, treatment or collection route.

Sources

State-specific examples are labelled. Choose the state before using a candidate.