CLASS DESCRIPTION WASTE
NUMBER
A. Waste with cyanide
Waste with cyanide Waste containing cyanide with concentration > 70 A101
mg/L in liquid waste. Refer to CCO.
B. Acid Waste
Sulfuric acid Sulfuric acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B201
Hydrochloric acid Hydrochloric acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B202
Nitric acid Nitric acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B203
Phosphoric acid Phosphoric acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B204
Hydrofluoric acid Hydrofluoric acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B205
Mixture of Sulfuric and hydrochloric Mixture of sulfuric and hydrochloric acid with pH ≤ B206
acid 2.0
Other inorganic acid Other inorganic acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B207
Organic acid Organic acid with pH ≤ 2.0 B208
Other acid waste Acid waste other than B201 to B208 with pH ≤ 2.0 B299
C. Alkali Waste
Caustic soda Caustic soda with pH ≥ 12.5 C301
Potash Potash with pH ≥ 12.5 C302
Alkaline cleaners Alkaline cleaners with pH ≥ 12.5 C303
Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium hydroxide with pH ≥ 12.5 C304
Lime slurries Lime slurries with pH ≥ 12.5 C305
Other alkali wastes Alkali wastes other than C301 to C306, pH ≥ 12.5 C399
D. Waste with inorganic
chemicals
Selenium and its compounds Includes all wastes with a total Se concentration > D401
1.0 mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Arsenic and its compounds Includes all wastes with a total As concentration > 1 D402
mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Barium and its compounds Includes all wastes with a total Ba concentration > D403
70 mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Cadmium and its Includes all wastes with a total Cd concentration > D404
0.3 mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Chromium compounds Includes all wastes with a total Cr concentration > 5 D405
mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Lead compounds Includes all wastes with a total Pb concentration > 1 D406
mg/l based on analysis of an extract
Mercury and mercury compounds Includes all wastes with a total Hg concentration > D407
0.1 mg/l based on analysis of an extract. These also
includes organomercury compounds. Refer to CCO.
Fluoride and its compounds Includes all waste with a total F concentration > 100 D408
mg/L based on analysis of an extract
Other wastes with inorganic Wastes containing the following chemicals: D499
chemicals • Antimony and its compounds
• Beryllium and its compounds
• Tellurium and its compounds
• Thallium and its compounds
• Metal carbonyls
• Hexavalent chromium compounds
• Copper compounds
• Zinc compounds
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E. Reactive Chemical Waste
Oxidizing agents • Includes all wastes that are known to contain E501
oxidizing agents in concentration that cause the
waste to exhibit any of the following properties:
1. It is normally unstable and readily
undergoes violent change without
detonating;
2. It reacts violently with water;
3. It forms potentially explosive mixtures
with water;
4. When mixed with water, it generates
toxic gases, vapor or fumes in a
quantity sufficient to present a danger to
human health;
• It is a cyanide (CN) or sulfide (S) bearing
wastes, which when exposed to pH conditions
between 2 and 12.5 can generate toxic gases,
vapors and fumes in a quantity that poses a
danger to human health.
Reducing agents • Includes all wastes that are known to contain E502
reducing agents in concentration that cause the
waste to exhibit any of the following properties:
1. It is normally unstable and readily
undergoes violent change without
detonating;
2. It reacts violently with water;
3. It forms potentially explosive mixtures
with water;
4. When mixed with water, it generates
toxic gases, vapor or fumes in a
quantity sufficient to present a danger to
human health;
• It is a cyanide (CN) or sulfide (S) bearing
wastes, which when exposed to pH conditions
between 2 and 12.5 can generate toxic gases,
vapors and fumes in a quantity that poses a
danger to human health.
Explosive and unstable chemicals Includes all wastes that are 1) capable of detonation E503
or explosive reaction when subject to a strong
initiating source or when heated under confinement,
or 2) capable of detonation or explosive
o
decomposition at a temperature of 20 C and
pressure of 1 atm.
Highly reactive chemicals Includes all other wastes that exhibit any of the E599
properties described for D501, D502, and D503.
F:
Inks/Dyes/Pigments/Paint/Resins/
Latex/Adhesives/Organic Sludge
Solvent based Includes all solvent based wastes that also meet F601
one or more of the sub-categories
Inorganic pigments Includes all wastewater treatment sludge from the F602
production of inorganic pigments
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Ink formulation Includes all solvent washings and sludge, caustic F603
washings and sludge or wastewater and sludge
from cleaning of tubs and equipment used in the
formulation of ink from pigments, driers, soaps, and
stabilizers containing Chromium and Lead.
Resinous materials Waste resins generated, but not limited to, water F604
purification processes
Other mixed Other mixed F699
G: Waste Organic Solvents
Halogenated organic solvents Includes, but not limited to, the following spent G703
halogenated solvents, as well as those listed in the
Priority Chemicals List (PCL):
• Tetrachloroethylene
• Trichloroethylene
• Methylene chloride
• 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
• Carbon tetrachloride
• Chlorobenzene
• 1,2,2-Trichloroethane
• Chlorinated fluorocarbons if they contain a
total of 10% or more (by volume) of one or
more of the above before use; it also
includes all still bottoms from recovery of
these solvents and solvent mixtures.
Non-Halogenated organic solvents Includes, but not limited to, the following spent non- G704
halogenated solvents, as well as those listed in the
Priority Chemicals List (PCL):
• xylene, acetone, ethyl acetate, ethyl
benzene, ethyl ether, methyl isobutyl
ketone, n-butyl alcohol, cyclohexanol,
methanol, cresol, cresylic acid,
nitrobenzene, toluene, carbon disulfide,
isobutanol, pyridine, benzen, 2-
ethoxyethanol, 2-nitropropane
• Other non-halogenated organic solvents if
they contain a total of 10% or more (by
volume) of one or more of the above
solvents before use; it also includes all still
bottoms from recovery of these solvents
and solvent mixtures.
H. Organic Waste
Grease Waste Includes all grease waste generated from H802
establishments such as industrial, commercial and
institutional facilities
Used or Waste Oil Used industrial oil including sludge I101
Used or Waste Oil Vegetable oil including sludge I102
Used or Waste Oil Tallow I103
Used or Waste Oil Oil contaminated materials I104
Containers previously containing • Containers that used to hold hazardous waste J201
toxic chemical substances and toxic chemical substances
• Containers that used to contain polychlorinated
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biphenyl (PCB) are categorized as L404 and
excluded from this subcategory.
K. Stabilized Waste
Solidified wastes Wastes whose hazardous substances are physically K301
immobilized by consolidation to reduce the surface
area of the wastes in order to meet the waste
acceptance criteria of the disposal facility
Chemically fixed and polymerized Wastes whose hazardous substances are K302
wastes chemically immobilized through chemical bonds to
an immobile matrix or chemical conversion to meet
the waste acceptance criteria of the disposal facility
Encapsulated Waste Wastes whose hazardous substances are physically K303
immobilized by enveloping the waste in a non-
porous, impermeable material in order to store or
dispose of hazardous waste in a registered disposal
facility
L. Organic Chemicals
Waste with specific halogenated Solid organic chemical wastes listed in the Priority L401
toxic organic chemicals Chemicals List (PCL)
Waste with specific non- Solid organic chemical wastes listed in the Priority L402
halogenated toxic organic Chemicals List (PCL)
chemicals
Ozone depleting substances (ODS) All ODS waste (refer to CCO) L403
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) All PCB waste (refer to CCO and Memorandum L404
waste Circular on the Code of Practice for PCB)
M. Miscellaneous Waste
Pathogenic or infectious wastes Includes healthcare waste from hospitals, medical M501
centers and clinics containing pathological,
pathogenic and infectious waste, sharps, and others
Asbestos wastes All asbestos waste (refer to CCO) M502
Pharmaceuticals and drugs Expired pharmaceuticals and drugs stocked at M503
producers and retailers’ facilities which contain
hazardous constituents harmful to the environment
such as antibiotics, veterinary and
phytopharmaceuticals, and others
Pesticides • Waste pesticides other than M505. M504
• Includes all wastewater sludge with hazardous
constituents from production of pesticides other
than those listed in M505.
Persistent Organic Pollutants • Waste listed in the Stockholm Convention on M505
(POPs) waste POPs such as, but not limited to, aldrin,
chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor,
hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, and
dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT)
• Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) waste are
categorized as L404 and excluded from this
subcategory.
Waste electrical and electronic Includes all waste electrical and electronic M506
equipment (WEEE) equipment that contain hazardous components such
as lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium,
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polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) that
includes its peripherals, i.e., ink cartridges, toners,
etc.
Special Waste • Household hazardous waste such as M507
paints, thinners, household batteries, lead-
acid batteries, spray canisters and the like
that are consolidated by Material Recovery
Facilities (MRFs).
• These include waste from residential and
commerical sources that comprise of
consumer electronics, white goods (i.e.,
refrigerators, washing machines, air
conditioners, etc.), batteries, oil and busted
lamps.
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