RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Used edible oils and fats have no RCRA code when managed for recycling (rendering, biodiesel). They are not regulated under federal RCRA, but state food waste and used oil merchant rules apply.
Also searched as: used cooking oil, UCO, edible oil, fryer oil
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Cooking Oil & Grease 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 cooking oil & grease 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 cooking oil & grease arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Edible oil and fat for rendering/biodiesel
Not RCRA hazardous — state regulatory jurisdiction
Grease-trap waste (mixed food and petroleum oils)
May be hazardous if petroleum-based; verify composition
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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See the EWC code for cooking oil & grease.
Cooking Oil & Grease
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