B2050

Coal-fired power plant fly-ash not included on list A (note related list A entry A2060)

Control Regime

Green control

Code

B2050

Section

B2 — Inorganic wastes

How B-listed wastes ship

B-listed (Annex IX) wastes destined for recovery move under the general information requirements: an Annex VII document accompanies the shipment and a contract with the recovery facility must be in place — no prior notification within the OECD/EU. Contamination changes everything: if the stream carries hazardous constituents, it falls off the green list and into the amber (notification) procedure.

Shipment paperwork pairs B2050 with national classifications — the European Waste Catalogue inside the EU, and EPA RCRA codes for US imports and exports.

Related codes in B2 — Inorganic wastes

B2010Wastes from mining operations in non-dispersible form: natural graphite, slate, mica, leucite/nepheline, feldspar, fluorspar and solid silica wastes (excluding foundry use)B2020Glass waste in non-dispersible form: cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, except glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses B2030Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form: cermet wastes and scrap, ceramic-based fibres not elsewhere specified B2040Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents: FGD calcium sulphate, demolition gypsum wallboard, stabilized copper slag, solid sulphur, limestone from calcium cyanamide production, sodium/potassium/calcium chlorides, carborundum, broken concrete, lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium glass scraps B2060Spent activated carbon not containing Annex I constituents to a hazardous extent, e.g. from treatment of potable water and food industry processes (note related list A entry A4160)B2070Calcium fluoride sludge B2080Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included on list A (note related list A entry A2040)B2090Waste anode butts from steel or aluminium production, made of petroleum coke or bitumen and cleaned to normal industry specifications

Full B list

Where can a B2050 stream go?

Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.

Green-channel movement for recovery

High recovery

B-listed waste destined for recovery moves under the green control regime: an Annex VII information document travels with the load instead of a full notification — the fastest compliant route to a recovery facility abroad.

Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 Art. 18 + Annex VII — green control

Direct recovery as a secondary commodity

High recovery

B-list entries are the tradeable recovery commodities — metal scrap, paper, glass, clean plastics — feeding directly into recovery operations R1-R13 at the receiving facility.

Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13

Contamination screening before shipment

Specialist handling

A B-listed load contaminated with Annex I material to a hazard-relevant degree flips to amber control mid-chain; screening before shipment protects the green-channel status.

Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 Annex V — A/B list classification

These are the typical routes for the B list. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.

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