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Division Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials

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RB020ex 6815Ceramic based fibres of physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of asbestos
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Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, with the exception of the following:

• Plastic waste classified under (OECD) entry AC300 in Annex IV, Part 2

• Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling/reclamation in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes:

—Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one nonhalogenated polymer, including but not limited to the following polymers:

o Polyethylene (PE)

o Polypropylene (PP)

o Polystyrene (PS)

o Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

o Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

o Polycarbonates (PC)

o Polyethers

—Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one cured resin or condensation product including, but not limited to the following resins:

o Urea formaldehyde resins

o Phenol formaldehyde resins

o Melamine formaldehyde resins

o Epoxy resins

o Alkyd resins

—Plastic waste, except post-consumer waste, almost exclusively consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers:

o Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)

o Perfluoro alkoxyl alkane

o Tetrafluoroethylene/per fluoro vinyl ether (PFA)

o Tetrafluoroethylene/per fluoro methylvinyl ether (MFA)

o Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)

o Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)

—Mixtures of plastic wastes, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling/reclamation of each material and in an environmentally sound manner, and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes

In this entry, “recycling/reclamation” means either of the following, as evidenced by contractual or relevant official documentation—

(a) the recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents, or

(b) if needed, temporary storage limited to one operation, provided that it is followed by the recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents

F2Y49 Waste electrical and electronic equipment.
(note the related entry A1181 in Annex 5 to this Regulation)• not containing and not contaminated with Basel Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste exhibits a Basel Annex III characteristic, and
• in which none of the components (e.g. certain circuit boards, certain display devices) contain or are contaminated with Basel Annex I constituents to an extent that the component exhibits a Basel Annex III characteristic.
Waste components of electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. certain circuit boards, certain display devices) not containing and not contaminated with Basel Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste components exhibit a Basel Annex III characteristic, unless covered by another entry in Basel Annex II or by an entry in Basel Annex IX.
Wastes arising from the processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment or waste components of electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. fractions arising from shredding or dismantling), and not containing and not contaminated with Basel Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste exhibits a Basel Annex III characteristic, unless covered by another entry in Basel Annex II or by an entry in Basel Annex IX.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Annex 4 Pt. 2 Table entry inserted (1.1.2021) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1455), regs. 2, 7(6)

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Words in Annex 4 Pt. 2 table inserted (E.W.S.) (1.1.2025) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1281), regs. 1(2), 5(3)

Notes on Annex IV

Textual amendments

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Words in Annex 4 title footnote substituted (1.1.2021) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1455), regs. 2, 7(2)

Footnotes

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This list is no longer the same as the list in the OECD Decision, Appendix 4.