Basel Code · B4 — Mixed-constituent wastes
Wastes consisting mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes, not containing organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to an extent rendering them hazardous
Control Regime
Green control
Code
B4010
Section
B4 — Mixed-constituent wastes
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 B4010 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.
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 controlB-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-R13A 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 classificationThese 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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