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RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)

What is the RCRA waste code for Batteries?

Consumer batteries (alkaline, zinc-carbon) typically have no RCRA code. Rechargeable batteries (Ni-Cd, lithium) may be hazardous. Batteries containing mercury or lead are universal waste under 40 CFR Part 273.

Also searched as: accumulators, battery waste, household batteries, alkaline batteries

Have a D008 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.

See the validation dossier
High recoveryLead-acid battery reclamation
Medium recoveryMetals recovery (HTMR / hydrometallurgical)
Low recoveryStabilization & controlled disposal
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Which Code Applies?

RCRA classifies waste by source, process, and characteristics — not just material. Pick the row that matches how your batteries arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.

No code

Alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries

No RCRA code — managed under state battery regulations

No code

Ni-Cd and lithium batteries

May be hazardous or universal waste — verify state rules

D008 D List

Lead-acid batteries

Toxicity characteristic waste - Lead at or above 5.0 mg/L (TCLP)

Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

Shipping to the EU?

See the EWC code for batteries.

View EWC code for batteries

Simulate your D008 stream

Batteries

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.

What do you need?

An engineer replies within 1 business day. That reply confirms what is needed to run the dossier and when it can follow. A route the engine does not cover yet is reported as not yet evaluable, with the evidence that would change that.

See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.

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Source: 40 CFR Part 261

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