RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Asbestos-containing materials are not regulated under federal RCRA. They are managed under EPA NESHAP and state asbestos rules. Contact environmental authority for proper handling.
Also searched as: ACM, asbestos waste, friable asbestos, non-friable asbestos
Have a asbestos-containing-material stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Asbestos-Containing Material does not carry a federal RCRA hazardous waste code. It is regulated as solid waste under state and local rules, and specifics depend on your state environmental agency.
Not being federally hazardous does not mean it has no value — clean asbestos-containing material is often a recovered commodity with active buyers.
RCRA classifies waste by source, process, and characteristics — not just material. Pick the row that matches how your asbestos-containing material arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Friable asbestos insulation
Requires EPA NESHAP and state asbestos contractor
Non-friable bonded ACM (sheets, tiles)
EPA NESHAP and state rules apply
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Asbestos-Containing Material
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.
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