EWC Chapter
Wastes from organic chemical processes
Codes Available
7
Non-Hazardous
7
Chapter Number
07
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of basic organic chemicals
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of organic dyes and pigments (excluding 06 11)
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of organic plant protection products, wood preserving agents and other biocides
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of pharmaceuticals
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics
Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
Spent solvents are among the most recycled RCRA streams: distillation recovers a technical-grade solvent for reuse, with only the still bottoms remaining as waste.
40 CFR 261.1(c)(4) — reclamationSolvent reclaimed in an enclosed, hard-piped loop back into the generating process can be excluded from waste regulation entirely — the strongest position a solvent stream can be in.
40 CFR 261.4(a)(8) — closed-loop reclamation exclusionDistillation residues and unrecoverable solvent fractions retain fuel value and route to fuel blending for energy recovery in permitted industrial furnaces.
40 CFR Part 266 Subpart H — burning for energy recoverySolvent-bearing ignitable liquids are prime reclamation candidates: distillation recovers a reusable solvent fraction and removes the ignitability characteristic from the residue in one step.
40 CFR 261.1(c)(4) — reclamationOrganic-bearing streams with usable fuel value can be blended and burned for energy recovery in permitted boilers and industrial furnaces instead of being incinerated as pure disposal.
40 CFR Part 266 Subpart H — burning for energy recoveryTreatment that removes the ignitability characteristic (deactivation) can take the stream out of hazardous management entirely, opening conventional recovery or disposal routes.
40 CFR 268.40 — LDR treatment standardsUnused, on-spec chemical product that finds a user has never been discarded — redistribution, resale or return to the supplier keeps it out of the waste system entirely.
40 CFR 261.2(c)(3) Table 1 — commercial chemical products being reclaimedCommercial chemical products being reclaimed are not solid wastes: off-spec, expired or surplus inventory processed back to usable product exits hazardous waste regulation.
40 CFR 261.2(c)(3) Table 1 — commercial chemical products being reclaimedThese are the typical routes for Wastes from organic chemical processes streams. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC · NACE Rev.2 — Eurostat 2008
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