Basel Code · A2 — Inorganic wastes
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, containing Annex I constituents to the extent of exhibiting hazard characteristics
Control Regime
Amber control
Code
A2040
Section
A2 — Inorganic wastes
This entry is subject to the prior-informed-consent procedure: the exporter files a written notification through the competent authority of dispatch, and every authority involved — dispatch, transit and destination — must consent before the first movement. Shipments also require a movement document and a contract with financial guarantees.
Shipment paperwork pairs A2040 with national classifications — the European Waste Catalogue inside the EU, and EPA RCRA codes for US imports and exports.
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
A-listed waste can still move for recovery — but only through the prior-informed-consent procedure: written notification to, and consent from, every competent authority involved before the first movement.
Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 — Waste Shipment RegulationRouting the stream to a recovery operator inside the country of generation avoids the notification procedure entirely — often the faster path when domestic capacity exists.
Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13Decontamination or separation that brings the stream within a B-list description moves future shipments from amber to green control — a structural downgrade of shipping burden.
Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 Annex V — A/B list classificationThese are the typical routes for the A list. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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