Basel Code · Waste streams (Annex I)
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents
Control Regime
Annex I category
Code
Y6
Section
Waste streams (Annex I)
Y-codes classify what a waste IS, not how it ships. They appear on notification and movement documents alongside the A/B list entry and national codes. A waste matching an Annex I category is presumed hazardous under the Convention unless it lacks every Annex III hazard characteristic.
Shipment paperwork pairs Y6 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 Y category alone does not set the control regime: the stream must be matched to an Annex VIII (A-list, amber) or Annex IX (B-list, green) entry, which determines how it can move for recovery.
Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 Annex V — A/B list classificationOnce classified, the stream routes to a recovery operation — energy recovery, solvent reclamation, metal recovery — under either green information requirements or amber notification.
Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13Routing the stream to a recovery operator inside the country of generation avoids the Basel procedure entirely — often the faster path when domestic capacity exists.
Basel Convention Annex IV — recovery operations R1-R13These are the typical routes for the Y list. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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