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Identification, Sampling and Testing

Designation = Identification It is the process used to find out if a waste is a regulated dangerous waste.

• Dangerous waste numbers or waste codes identify a regulated waste on its shipping manifest and at the disposal facility.
• A dangerous waste generator's regulatory status and responsibilities are determined by waste designation.
• Some dangerous wastes can be excluded from the regulations.

See  Dangerous Waste Identification / Designation for more detailed information about waste designation, sampling and testing.

See  Selected Exclusions from Dangerous Waste Regulations for Building Wastes or the complete list of Exclusions in WAC 173-303-071 Exit Ecology from the State Code Revisers Office

Dangerous or toxic materials are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products.

• Materials that are safe while contained or in use can become a hazard to people and the environment when broken, spilled or otherwise released (mercury in fluorescent light tubes).
• Often the materials that make a product long lasting (lead in paint) or fire resistant (asbestos) also make it toxic and persistent in the environment.

Potentially Regulated Building Wastes has information about structural products known to be manufactured with lead, mercury, asbestos, PCBs and other dangerous materials that are regulated when they are wastes.

See Dangerous Waste Contamination in the Soil  for information about the dangerous wastes found in contaminated soil.