Prepared by:
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Environmental Approval Access and Service Intergration Branch
Last Revision Date: February 2013
Inorganic Wastes - Acid SolutionsAcid Solutions | Examples |
---|
111 - Spent pickle liquor | Acid solutions of sulphuric and hydrochloric acids containing ferrous salts from steel pickling. |
112 - Acid solutions, sludges and residues containing heavy metals | Solutions of sulphuric, hydrochloric and nitric acids containing copper, nickel, chromium, zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, or other heavy metals; chromic acid waste; acidic emission control sludges from secondary lead smelting. |
113 - Acid solutions, sludges and residues containing other metals and non-metals | Solutions of sulphuric, hydrochloric, hydrofluoric and nitric acids containing sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium or aluminum; equipment cleaning acids; cation regenerant; reactor acid washes; catalyst acid and acid washes. |
114 - Other inorganic acid wastes | Off-specification acids; by-product hydrochloric acid; dilute acid solutions; acid test residues. |
Inorganic Wastes - Alkaline SolutionsAlkaline Solutions | Examples |
---|
121 - Alkaline solutions, sludges and residues containing heavy metals | Metal finishing wastes; plating baths; spent solutions containing metals such as copper, zinc, tin, cadmium; case hardening sludges; spent cyanide destruction residues; dewatered solids from metal and cyanide finishing wastes and cyanide destruction. |
122 - Alkaline solutions, sludges and residues containing other metals and non-metals, not containing cyanides | Alkaline solutions from aluminum surface coating and etching; alkali cleaner wastes; waste lime sludges and slurries; anion regenerants. |
123 - Alkaline phosphates | Bonderizing wastes; zinc phosphates; ferrous phosphates; phosphate cleaners. |
Inorganic Wastes - Aqueous SaltsAqueous Salts | Examples |
---|
131 - Neutralized solutions, sludges and residues containing heavy metals | Metal finishing waste treatment sludges containing copper, nickel, chromium, zinc or cadmium; neutral salt bath sludges and washes; lime sludge from metal finishing waste treatment; dewatered solids from these processes. |
132 - Neutralized solutions, sludges and residues containing other metals | Aluminum surface coating treatment sludges; alum and gypsum sludges. |
133 - Brines, chlor-alkali sludges and residues | Waste brines from chlor-alkali plants; neutralized hydrochloric acid; brine treatment sludges; dewatered solids from brine treatment. |
134 - Wastes containing sulphides | Petroleum aqueous refinery condensates. |
135 - Wastes containing other reactive anions | Wastes containing chlorates; hypochlorite; bromate or thiosulphate. |
Inorganic Wastes - Miscellaneous Inorganic Wastes and Mixed WastesMiscellaneous Inorganic Wastes and Mixed Wastes | Examples |
---|
141 - Inorganic wastes from pigment manufacturing | Wastewaters and sludges from the production of chrome yellow, molybdate orange, zinc yellow, chrome green and iron pigments; dewatered solids from these sources. |
142 - Primary lead, zinc and copper smelting wastes | Slurries, sludges and surface impoundment solids; treatment plant sludges; anode slimes and leachate residues; dewatered solids from these sources. |
143 - Residues from steel making | Emission control sludges and dusts; precipitator residues from steel plants; dewatered solids from these sources. |
144 - Liquid tannery waste sludges | Lime waste mixtures; chrome tan liquors; dehairing solutions and sludges. |
145 - Wastes from the use of paints, pigments and coatings | Paint spray booth sludges and wastes; paper coating wastes; ink sludges; paint sludges. |
146 - Other specified inorganic sludges, slurries or solids | Flue gas scrubber wastes; wet fly ash; dust collector wastes; metal dust and abrasives wastes; foundry sands; mud sediment and water; tank bottoms from waste storage tanks that contained mixed inorganic wastes; heavy sludges from waste screening /filtration at transfer/ processing sites not otherwise specified in this table. |
147 - Chemical fertilizer wastes | Solutions, sludges and residues containing ammonia, urea, nitrates and phosphates from nitrogen fertilizer plants. |
148 - Miscellaneous waste inorganic chemicals | Waste inorganic chemicals including laboratory, surplus or off-specification chemicals, that are not otherwise specified in this table. |
149 - Landfill leachate | Surface run-off and leachate collected from landfill sites. |
150 - Inert inorganic wastes | Sand and water from catch basins at car washes; slurries from the polishing and cutting of marble. |
Organic Wastes - Non-halogenated Spent SolventsNon-halogenated Spent Solvents | Examples |
---|
211 - Aromatic solvents and residues | Benzene, toluene, xylene solvents and residues. |
212 - Alphatic solvents and residues | Acetone, methylethylketone and residues, alcohols, cyclohexane and residues. |
213 - Petroleum distillates | Varsol, white spirits and petroleum distillates, thinners. |
Organic Wastes - FuelsFuels | Examples |
---|
221 - Light fuels | Gasoline, kerosene, diesel, tank drainings /washings/bottoms, spill clean-up residues |
222 - Heavy fuels | Bunker, asphalts, tank draining/washings/bottoms, spill clean-up residues. |
Organic Wastes - Resins and PlasticsResins and Plastics | Examples |
---|
231 - Latex wastes | Wastes latexes, latex crumb and residues. |
232 - Polymeric resins | Polyester, epoxy, urethane, phenolic resins, intermediates and solvent mixtures. |
233 - Other polymeric wastes | Off-specification materials, discarded materials from reactors. |
Organic Wastes - Halogenated Organic WastesHalogenated Organic Wastes | Examples |
---|
241 - Halogenated solvents and residues | Spent halogenated solvents and residues such as perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride (dry cleaning solvents); halogenated still bottoms; residues and catalysts from halogenated hydrocarbon manufacturing or recycling processes. |
242 - Halogenated pesticides and herbicides | 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T wastes, chlordane, mirex, silvex, pesticide solutions and residues. |
243 - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) | Askarel liquids such as Aroclor, Pydraul, Pyranol, Therminolds, Inerteen, and other PCB contaminated materials. |
Organic Wastes - Oily WastesOily Wastes | Examples |
---|
251 - Waste oils/sludges (petroleum based) | Oil/water separator sludge; dissolved air flotation skimming; heavy oil tank drainage; slop oil and emulsions. |
252 - Waste crankcase oils and lubricants | Collected service station waste oils; industrial lubricants; bulk waste oils. |
253 - Emulsified oils | Soluble oils; waste cutting oils; machine oils. |
254 - Oily water/waste oil from waste transfer/processing sites | Waste oil and oily water limited to classes 251, 252 and 253 that have been bulked/blended/processed at a waste transfer/processing site. |
Organic Wastes - Miscellaneous Organic Wastes and Mixed WastesMiscellaneous Organic Wastes and Mixed Wastes | Examples |
---|
261 - Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceutical and veterinary pharmaceutical wastes other than biologicals and vaccines, solid residues and liquids from veterinary arsenical compounds. |
262 - Detergents and soaps | Laundry wastes. |
263 - Miscellaneous waste Organic chemical | Waste organic chemicals including laboratory surplus or off-specification chemicals that are not otherwise specified in this table. |
264 - Photoprocessing wastes | Photochemical solutions, washes and sludges. |
265 - Graphic arts wastes | Adhesives, glues, miscellaneous washes; etch solutions. |
266 - Phenolic waste streams | Cresylic acid; caustic phenolates; phenolic oils; creosote. |
267 - Organic acids | Carboxylic or fatty acids; formic, acetic, propionic acid wastes; sulphamic and other organic acids that may be amenable to incineration. |
268 - Amines | Waste ethanolamines, urea; tolidene, Flexzone waste, Monex waste. |
269 - Organic non-halogenated pesticide and herbicide wastes | Organophosphorus chemical wastes; arsenicals; wastes from MSMA and cacodylic acid |
270 - Other specified organic sludges, slurries and solids | Tank bottoms from mixed organic waste bulking tanks at waste transfer sites, mixed sludges from waste screening filtration at waste transfer processing sites not otherwise specified in this table. |
Organic Wastes - Processed Organic Wastes from Transfer StationsProcessed Organic Wastes from Transfer Stations | Examples |
---|
281 - Non-halogenated rich organics | Blended/bulked non-halogenated solvents, oils and other rich organics prepared at transfer/processing sites for incineration. |
282 - Non-halogenated lean organics | Blended/bulked aqueous wastes prepared at transfer/processing sites for incineration and contaminated with nonhalogenated solvents, non-halogenated oils and other non-halogenated organics. |
Organic Wastes - Plant and Animal WastesPlant and Animal Wastes | Examples |
---|
311 - Organic tannery wastes | Fleshings; trimmings; vegetable tan liquors; Bate solutions. |
312 - Pathological Waste | Human anatomical waste; infected animal carcasses; other non-anatomical waste infected with communicable diseases; biologicals and vaccines. |
Other Wastes - Explosive Manufacturing WastesExplosive Manufacturing Wastes | Examples |
---|
321 - Wastes from the manufacture of explosives and detonation products | Wastewater treatment sludges; spent carbon; red/pink waters from TNT manufacturing; residues from lead base initiating compounds. |
Other Wastes - Compressed GasesCompressed Gases | Examples |
---|
331 - Waste compressed gases, including cylinders | Methane (natural gas); nitrous or nitric oxide; propane, butane. |
PIBS 4188e01