RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Clean concrete rubble is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. It is inert solid waste recovered for aggregate or landfilled under state/local rules.
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See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Concrete 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 concrete 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 concrete arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Clean demolition concrete
Inert waste — not RCRA hazardous
Concrete with hazardous contamination
The contaminant code governs
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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See the EWC code for concrete.
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