The EPA – and most states with an authorized hazardous waste program – identify two types of hazardous waste: Listed: Hazardous waste from non-specific sources (F-codes). Hazardous waste from specific sources (K-codes). Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues,…
D003 – The Characteristic Hazardous Waste Code for Reactive Waste
The first step in the waste identification process – assuming you’ve already identified the material as a waste – is to determine if it is a solid waste as defined at 40 CFR 261.2. Once identified it is the responsibility of…