Form codes describe the general physical and chemical characteristics of a hazardous
waste. Review the groups and pick the appropriate code.
Code
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Form Description
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Mixed
Media/Debris/Devices
- Waste that is a mixture of organic and inorganic wastes, liquid and solid
wastes, or devices that are not easily categorizable. |
|
W001 |
Lab packs from any source not containing acute hazardous waste (waste
codes F020-F023, F026, F027, or any P code waste) |
|
W002 |
Contaminated debris: paper, clothing, rags, wood, empty fiber or plastic
containers, glass, piping, other solids (usually from construction,
demolition, cleaning, or remediation) |
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W004 |
Lab packs from any source containing acute hazardous waste
|
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W301 |
Contaminated soil (usually from spill clean up, demolition, or remediation);
see also W512 |
|
W309 |
Batteries, battery parts, cores, casings (lead-acid or other types) |
|
W310 |
Filters, solid adsorbents, ion exchange resins and spent carbon (usually
form production, intermittent processes, or remediation) |
|
W320 |
Electrical devices (lamps, fluorescent lamps, or thermostats usually
containing mercury; CRTs containing lead; etc.) |
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W512 |
Sediment or lagoon dragout, drilling or other muds (wet or muddy soils); see
also W301 |
|
W801 |
Compressed gases of any type |
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Inorganic Liquids
- Waste that is primarily inorganic and highly fluid (e.g., aqueous), with
low suspended inorganic solids and low organic content |
|
W101 |
Very dilute aqueous waste containing more than 99% water (land disposal
restriction defined wastewater that is not exempt under NPDES or POTW
discharge) |
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W103 |
Spent concentrated acid (5% or more) |
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W105 |
Acidic aqueous wastes less than 5% acid (diluted but pH less than 2) |
|
W107 |
Aqueous waste containing cyanides (generally caustic) |
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W110 |
Caustic aqueous waste without cyanides (pH greater than 12.5) |
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W113 |
Other aqueous waste or wastewaters (fluid but not sludge) |
|
W117 |
Waste liquid mercury (metallic) |
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W119 |
Other inorganic liquid (specify in comments) |
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Organic Liquids
- Waste that is primarily organic and is highly fluid, with low inorganic
solids content and low-to-moderate water content |
|
W200 |
Still bottoms in liquid form (fluid but not sludge) |
|
W202 |
Concentrated halogenated (e.g., chlorinated) solvent |
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W203 |
Concentrated non-halogenated (e.g., non-chlorinated) solvent |
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W204 |
Concentrated halogenated/ non-halogenated solvent mixture |
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W205 |
Oil-water emulsion or mixture (fluid but not sludge) |
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W206 |
Waste oil |
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W209 |
Paint, ink, lacquer, or varnish (fluid - not dried out or sludge) |
|
W210 |
Reactive or polymerizable organic liquids and adhesives (fluid but not
sludge) |
|
W211 |
Paint thinner or petroleum distillates |
|
W219 |
Other organic liquid (specify in comments) |
|
Inorganic Solids
- Waste that is primarily inorganic and solid, with low organic content and
low-to-moderate water content; not pumpable. |
|
W303 |
Ash (from any type of burning of hazardous waste) |
|
W304 |
Slags, drosses, and other solid thermal residues |
|
W307 |
Metal scale, filings and scrap (including metal drums) |
|
W312 |
Cyanide or metal cyanide bearing solids, salts or chemicals |
|
W316 |
Metal salts or chemicals not containing cyanides, |
|
W319 |
Other inorganic solids (specify in comments) |
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Organic Solids
- Waste that is primarily organic and solid, with low-to-moderate inorganic
content and water content; not pumpable |
|
W401 |
Pesticide solids (used or discarded - not contaminated soils - W301) |
|
W403 |
Solid resins, plastics or polymerized organics |
|
W405 |
Explosives or reactive organic solids |
|
W409 |
Other organic solids (specify in comments) |
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Inorganic Sludges
- Waste that is primarily inorganic, with moderate-to-high water content and
low organic content; mostly pumpable |
|
W501 |
Lime and/or metal hydroxide sludges and solids with no cyanides (not
contaminated muds - W512) |
|
W503 |
Gypsum sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control
|
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W504 |
Other sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control
|
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W505 |
Metal bearing sludges (including plating sludge) not containing cyanides
|
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W506 |
Cyanide-bearing sludges (not contaminated soils - W512) |
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W519 |
Other inorganic sludges (not contaminated muds - W512; specify in comments)
|
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Organic Sludges
- Waste that is primarily organic with low-to-moderate inorganic solids
content and water content; pumpable |
|
W603 |
Oily sludge (not contaminated muds - W512) |
|
W604 |
Paint or ink sludges, still bottoms in sludge form (not contaminated muds -
W512) |
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W606 |
Resins, tars, polymer or tarry sludge (not contaminated muds - W512) |
|
W609 |
Other organic sludge (specify in comments) |
