LIST A The wastes enumerated in this annex are characterized as hazardous pursuant to subparagraph a) of paragraph 1 of this Convention, and their inclusion in this annex does not preclude the use of Annex III to demonstrate that a waste is not hazardous.
A1 Wastes containing or contaminated with metals A1010 Metal wastes and wastes containing alloys of any of the substances listed below:
- Antimony - Arsenic - Beryllium - Cadmium - Lead - Mercury - Selenium - Tellurium - Thallium but excluding wastes specifically listed in list B.
A1020 Wastes having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal wastes in massive form, any of the substances listed below:
- Antimony; antimony compounds - Beryllium; beryllium compounds - Cadmium; cadmium compounds - Lead; lead compounds - Selenium; selenium compounds - Tellurium; tellurium compounds A1030 Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the substances listed below:
- Arsenic; arsenic compounds - Mercury; mercury compounds - Thallium; thallium compounds A1040 Wastes having as constituents:
- Metal carbonyls - Hexavalent chromium compounds A1050 Galvanic sludges A1060 Waste liquors from the pickling of metals A1070 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dusts and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080 Waste zinc residues not included in list B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations such that they exhibit characteristics of Annex III A1090 Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire.
A1100 Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters A1110 Spent electrolytic solutions from copper refining and electrowinning operations.
A1120 Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolytic cleaning systems in copper refining and electrowinning operations.
A1130 Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper.
A1140 Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts.
A1150 Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included in list B (1) 1 Note that the corresponding entry in list B ([B1160]) does not specify exceptions.
A1160 Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed A1170 Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only list B batteries. Waste batteries not included in list B containing Annex I constituents to an extent that makes them hazardous A1180 Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included in list A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-capacitors, or contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g., cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the characteristics of Annex III (see the corresponding entry in list B B1110) (3) 2 This entry does not include scrap assemblies from electrical power generation.
3 The concentration level of polychlorinated biphenyls of 50 mg/kg or more.
A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals or organic matter A2010 Waste glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses.
A2020 Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges, but excluding wastes of this kind specified in list B A2030 Waste catalysts, but excluding wastes of this kind specified in list B A2040 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, if it contains Annex I constituents to an extent that it exhibits a hazardous characteristic of Annex III (see the corresponding entry in list B B2080) A2050 Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres) A2060 Fly ash from coal-fired power plants containing Annex I substances in concentrations such that they exhibit characteristics of Annex III (see the corresponding entry in list B B2050) A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic matter A3010 Wastes resulting from the production or treatment of petroleum coke and asphalt A3020 Waste mineral oils unfit for their intended use A3030 Wastes containing, consisting of or contaminated with sludges of leaded antiknock compounds A3040 Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids A3050 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers or glues/adhesives except wastes specified in list B (see the corresponding entry in list B B4020) A3060 Waste nitrocellulose A3070 Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquid or sludge A3080 Waste ethers not including those specified in list B A3090 Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours containing hexavalent lead compounds or biocides (see the corresponding entry in list B B3100) A3100 Wasting parings and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles, containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (see the corresponding entry in list B B3090) A3110 Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (see the corresponding entry in list B B3110) A3120 Fluff - light fraction from shredding A3130 Waste organic phosphorous compounds A3140 Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding wastes specified in list B A3150 Waste halogenated organic solvents A3160 Waste halogenated or non-halogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations A3170 Wastes from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethanes, dichloroethane, vinyl chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorohydrin) A3180 Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), or any other analogous polybrominated compound, with a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more (4) (4) The 50 mg/kg level is considered an international practical level for all wastes. However, many countries have established lower levels (e.g., 20 mg/kg) in their standards for certain wastes.
A3190 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation, or any pyrolitic treatment of organic materials A3200 Bituminous material (asphalt waste) containing tar arising from road construction and maintenance (note the corresponding entry B2130 of list B) A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents A4010 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding wastes specified in list B A4020 Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary or similar practices, and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during investigation or the treatment of patients, or research projects A4030 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceutical products, including waste pesticides and herbicides that are off-specification, out-dated (5), or unfit for their originally intended use (5) "Out-dated" means not used during the period recommended by the manufacturer.
A4040 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals (6) (6) This entry does not include wood treated with wood-preserving chemicals.
A4050 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following products:
- Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form containing traces of inorganic cyanides - Organic cyanides A4060 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions A4070 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, or varnish, excluding wastes specified in list B (see the corresponding entry of list B B4010) A4080 Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding wastes specified in list B) A4090 Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry of list B (see the corresponding entry of list B B2120) A4100 Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases, but excluding wastes specified in list B A4110 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any of the following products:
- Any substance of the group of polychlorinated dibenzofurans - Any substance of the group of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins A4120 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides A4130 Waste packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit the hazardous characteristics of Annex III A4140 Waste consisting of or containing off-specification or out-dated (7) chemicals corresponding to Annex I categories, and exhibiting hazardous characteristics of Annex III (7) "Out-dated" means not used during the period recommended by the manufacturer.
A4150 Waste chemical substances, unidentified or new, arising from research and development or teaching activities and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known A4160 Spent activated carbon not included in list B (see the corresponding entry of list B B2060)
LIST B Wastes which will not be subject to the provisions of subparagraph a) of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the Convenio de Basilea, unless they contain materials included in Annex I in an amount such as to exhibit one of the characteristics of Annex III.
______ B1 Wastes of metals and wastes containing metals B1010 Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form:
- Precious metals (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) - Iron and steel scrap - Copper scrap - Nickel scrap - Aluminium scrap - Zinc scrap - Tin scrap - Tungsten scrap - Molybdenum scrap - Tantalum scrap - Magnesium scrap - Cobalt scrap - Bismuth scrap - Titanium scrap - Zirconium scrap - Manganese scrap - Germanium scrap - Vanadium scrap - Scrap of hafnium, indium, niobium, rhenium and gallium - Thorium scrap - Rare earths scrap - Chromium scrap B1020 Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in finished gross form (sheets, plates, beams, bars, etc), of:
- Antimony waste - Beryllium waste - Cadmium waste - Lead waste (but excluding lead-acid batteries) - Selenium waste - Tellurium waste B1030 Refractory metals containing residues B1031 Molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, niobium and rhenium metal and metal alloy wastes in metallic dispersible form (metal powder), excluding wastes specified in A1050 - galvanic sludges, of list A B1040 Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation, not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB or PCT to an extent that makes them hazardous B1050 Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics (8) (8) Note that even where low level contamination with Annex I materials initially exists, subsequent processes, including recycling processes, may result in separated fractions containing significantly higher concentrations of those Annex I materials.
B1060 Waste selenium and tellurium in metallic elemental form, including powder B1070 Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless they contain Annex I constituents in an amount such that they exhibit any of the characteristics of Annex III B1080 Zinc ash and residues including zinc alloys residues in dispersible form, containing Annex I constituents in a concentration such that they exhibit any of the characteristics of Annex III or hazardous characteristics of class H4.3 (9) (9) The status of zinc ash is under review and there is a recommendation from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that zinc ashes should not be considered dangerous goods.
B1090 Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or mercury B1100 Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals:
- Hard zinc spelter - Slags containing zinc:
- Drosses from the surface of zinc slabs for hot-dip galvanizing (>90% Zn) - Skimmings from the bottom of zinc slabs for hot-dip galvanizing (>92% Zn) - Zinc die-casting dross (>85% Zn) - Skimmings from zinc hot-dip galvanizing slabs (batch) (>92% Zn) - Zinc skimmings - Aluminium skimmings (or skims) excluding salt slag - Slags from copper processing destined for further processing or refining, not containing arsenic, lead or cadmium in amounts such that they exhibit the hazardous characteristics of Annex III - Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, derived from copper smelting - Slags from precious metals processing destined for subsequent refining - Tantalum-bearing tin slags with less than 0.5% tin B1110 Electrical and electronic assemblies:
- Electronic assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys - Waste or scrap of electrical and electronic assemblies (10) (including printed circuit boards) not containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included in list A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-capacitors, or not contaminated with elements of Annex I (e.g., cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) or from which these components have been removed to an extent that they do not exhibit any of the characteristics listed in Annex III (see the corresponding entry in list A A1180) (10) This entry does not include scrap resulting from the generation of electrical power.
- Electrical and electronic assemblies (including printed circuit boards, electronic components and wires) destined for direct reuse (11), and not for recycling or final disposal (12) (11) Reuse can include repair, refurbishment, or upgrading, but not major reassembly.
(12) In some countries these materials destined for direct reuse are not considered wastes.
B1120 Spent catalysts, excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of the following:
| Transition metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, spent liquid catalysts or other catalysts) of list A: | scandium vanadium manganese cobalt copper yttrium niobium hafnium tungsten | titanium chromium iron nickel zinc zirconium molybdenum tantalum rhenium |
|---|---|---|
| Lanthanides (rare earth metals): | lanthanum praseodymium samarium gadolinium dysprosium terbium ytterbium | cerium neodymium europium terbium holmium thulium lutetium |
B1130 Clean spent precious-metal-bearing catalysts B1140 Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides B1150 Wastes of precious metals and their alloys (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in dispersible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labelling B1160 Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards (see the corresponding entry in list A A1150) B1170 Precious metal ash from incineration of photographic films B1180 Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silver B1190 Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silver B1200 Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel B1210 Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel, including slags as a source of TiO2 and vanadium B1220 Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (more than 20%) and produced in accordance with industrial specifications (e.g., DIN 4301) mainly for construction purposes B1230 Mill scale arising from the manufacture of iron and steel B1240 Copper oxide mill-scale B1250 Waste end-of-life motor vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components.
B2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials B2010 Wastes from mining operations, in non-dispersible form:
- Natural graphite waste - Slate waste, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise - Mica waste - Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite waste - Feldspar waste - Fluorspar waste - Silica waste in solid form, excluding those used in foundry operations B2020 Glass waste in non-dispersible form:
- Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass B2030 Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form:
- Cermet (metal-ceramic composites) waste and scrap - Ceramic based fibres not elsewhere specified or included B2040 Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents:
- Partially refined calcium sulphate from flue-gas desulfurization - Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard arising from the demolition of buildings - Slag from copper production, chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (more than 20%) and produced in accordance with industrial specifications (e.g., DIN 4301 and DIN 8201) mainly for construction and abrasive purposes - Sulfur in solid form - Limestone from the production of calcium cyanamide (having a pH less than 9) - Chlorides of sodium, potassium, calcium - Carborundum (silicon carbide) - Broken concrete - Lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium bearing glass scraps B2050 Coal-fired power plant fly-ash, not included in list A (see the corresponding entry in list A A2060) B2060 Spent activated carbon not containing any Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit characteristics of Annex III, for example, carbon resulting from drinking water treatment and from the processes of the food industry and vitamin production (note the corresponding entry A A4160 of list A) B2070 Calcium fluoride sludge B2080 Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included in list A (see the corresponding entry in list A A2040) B2090 Anode butts from steel or aluminium production, made of petroleum coke or tar and cleaned to normal industry specifications (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and from the metallurgical industry) B2100 Wastes of aluminum hydrates and wastes of alumina, and residues from alumina production, excluding materials used for gas purification, or for flocculation or filtration processes B2110 Bauxite residues ("red mud") (pH moderated to less than 11.5) B2120 Wastes of acidic or basic solutions with a pH greater than 2 or less than 11.5, which do not exhibit other corrosive or hazardous characteristics (see the corresponding entry in list A A4090) B2130 Bituminous material (asphalt wastes) without tar content13 from road construction and maintenance (note the corresponding entry A3200 in list A) | B3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which | | may contain metals and inorganic materials | B3010 Solid plastic material wastes:
The following plastic materials or their mixtures, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared according to a specification:
13 The concentration of Benzo[a]pyrene must be less than 50mg/kg.
. Wastes of plastic material from non-halogenated polymers and copolymers, including but not limited to the following (14):
(14) These wastes are understood to be fully polymerized.
- ethylene - styrene - polypropylene - polyethylene terephthalate - acrylonitrile - butadiene - polyacetals - polyamides - polybutylene terephthalate - polycarbonates - polyethers | - polyphenylene sulfides | - acrylic polymers - C10-C13 alkanes (plasticizers) | - polyurethane (not containing CFCs) | | - polysiloxanes | - polymethyl methacrylate - polyvinyl alcohol - polyvinyl butyral - polyvinyl acetate . Wastes of cured resins or condensation products, including the following:
- urea formaldehyde resins | - phenol formaldehyde resins | | - melamine formaldehyde resins | - epoxy resins - alkyd resins - polyamides . The following fluorinated polymer wastes (15) (15) - Post-consumer wastes are excluded from this entry - Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP) - Perfluoroalkoxyl alkane - Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluorovinyl ether (PFA) - Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethylvinyl ether (MFA) | - Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) | | - Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) | B3020 Paper, cardboard and paper product wastes The following materials, provided they are not mixed with hazardous wastes:
Waste and scrap of paper or cardboard of:
- unbleached paper or cardboard or corrugated paper or cardboard - other paper or cardboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not colored in the mass - paper or cardboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, magazines and similar printed materials) | - other, including but not limited to: 1) laminated cardboard, 2) unsorted scrap | B3030 Textile wastes:
The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared according to a specification:
- Silk wastes (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn wastes and garnetted stock) | - neither carded nor combed | - other - Wastes of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn wastes but excluding garnetted stock - noils of wool or of fine animal hair | - other wastes of wool or of fine animal hair | | - wastes of animal hair | - Cotton wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) - yarn wastes (including thread wastes) - garnetted stock - other - Flax tow and wastes - Tow and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
- Tow and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of jute and other coarse textile fibers (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie) - Tow and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of sisal and other textile fibers of the genus Agave - Tow, noils and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of coconut - Wastes must not be mixed - Consideration must be given to the problems posed by the practice of open-air burning | - Tow, noils and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee) | - Tow, noils and wastes (including yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of ramie and other vegetable textile fibers, not specified or included elsewhere - Wastes (including noils, yarn wastes and garnetted stock) of man-made fibers | - of synthetic fibers | - of artificial fibers - Used clothing and other used textile articles | - Used rags, scrap twine, cordage and cables and used articles of twine, cordage or cables of textile materials | - sorted - other B3035 Waste textile floor coverings and carpets B3040 Rubber wastes The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes:
- Waste and scrap of hard rubber (e.g., ebonite) - Other rubber wastes (excluding wastes specified elsewhere) B3050 Untreated cork and wood wastes:
- Wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms - Cork wastes: crushed, granulated or ground cork B3060 Wastes from agro-food industries provided they are not infectious:
- Wine lees - Waste, residues and by-products, vegetable, dried and sterilized, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used as animal feed, not specified or included elsewhere | - Degreased products: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes | - Waste of bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, or simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinized - Fish wastes - Cocoa husks, shells, skins and other cocoa wastes - Other wastes from the agro-food industry, excluding by-products that meet national and international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption | B3065 Waste edible fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin (e.g., frying oil), provided they do not exhibit the characteristics of Annex III | B3070 The following wastes:
- Human hair waste - Waste straw - Deactivated mycelium from penicillin production used as animal feed B3080 Waste and scrap of rubber | B3090 Parings and other wastes of leather or of composition leather, not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles, excluding leather sludge not containing biocides or hexavalent chromium compounds (see the corresponding entry in list A A3100) | B3100 Leather dust, ash, sludges or flours not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (see the corresponding entry in list A A3090) | B3110 Tanning wastes not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (see the corresponding entry in list A A3110) | B3120 Wastes consisting of food colorants B3130 Waste polymer ethers and waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides B3140 Waste pneumatic tires, excluding those destined for Annex IV.A operations | B4 Wastes that may contain inorganic or organic components | B4010 Wastes composed mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes not containing organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to a degree that renders them hazardous (see the corresponding entry in list A A4070) B4020 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives, not listed in list A, free of solvents and other contaminants to a degree that they do not exhibit characteristics of Annex III, for example, water-based, or glues based on casein starch, dextrin, cellulose ethers, polyvinyl alcohols (see the corresponding entry in list A A3050) B4030 Used single-use cameras, with batteries not included in list A2