RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Clean copper wire and cable are scrap metal commodities, not federal hazardous waste under RCRA. Cables with oil or tar impregnation may carry the contaminant code.
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See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Copper Wire & Cable 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 copper wire & cable 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 copper wire & cable arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Clean copper wire
Scrap metal commodity — not RCRA hazardous
Oil-soaked or tar-soaked cable
The oil/tar code governs
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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