Basel Convention
Categories of Waste Requiring Special Consideration
Y46 Wastes collected from households
Y47 Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes
Y48 Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, with the exception of the following:
- Plastic waste that is hazardous waste pursuant to paragraph 1(a) of Article 1
- Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes:
- Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one non-halogenated polymer, including but not limited to the following polymers:
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- Polystyrene (PS)
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
- Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
- Polycarbonates (PC)
- Polyethers
- Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one cured resin or condensation product, including but not limited to the following polymers:
- Urea formaldehyde resins
- Phenol formaldehyde resins
- Melamine formaldehyde resins
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
- Epoxy resins
- Alkyd resins
- Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers:
- Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)
- Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes:
- Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether (PFA)
- Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (MFA)
- Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)
- Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)
- Mixtures of plastic waste, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and/or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling of each material and in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes.