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Test FAQs
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RCRA Hazardous Waste – A waste material can be a hazardous waste in 2 ways. The first way is that the material exists on one of 4 lists of hazardous wastes (discussed below) and can be searched for using links found below and also in the pickup request system. If the waste is found on one of the 4 lists, there will be a specific waste code associated with that material. The second way for a material to be a hazardous waste is that the material has a characteristic that makes it a hazardous waste. There are four different characteristics (discussed below) to consider when evaluating whether a waste material could possibly be a hazardous waste. Any material that is deemed a hazardous waste must have at least one waste code assigned to it and multiple waste codes assigned to a material is common. Hazardous waste must be collected by EHS.
Without a RCRA waste code, a material is NOT a hazardous waste!-
Listed Wastes – The EPA has four RCRA waste lists. Two lists are for spent (used/consumed) materials and the other lists are for unused, expired, and/or out of specification materials. If a waste material is found on any of the EPA lists it will have a waste code assigned to it and will be a hazardous waste. The four lists are:
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F List – The “F” does not stand for flammable.
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Is the material spent material?
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Spent means that the material has been used for a purpose and is no longer useful due to contamination or some other factor rendering it not useful.
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Is the material found in the EPA Search?
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Make note of the material’s waste code identified on the EPA search, it will be required on the pickup request.
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If Yes to both, the material is a hazardous waste
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Commonly used F listed solvents would be solvents such as acetone, methanol, toluene, etc... used in chemical reactions or for cleaning processes
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