Division B3011 F1
United Kingdom
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.
- (a)
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Annex 5 Pt. 1 List B Section B3 entry B3011 substituted for entry B3010 (1.1.2021) by The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1455), regs. 2, 8(4)
Notes on Part 1
Footnotes
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References in Lists A and B to Annexes I, III and IV refer to Annexes of the Basel Convention.