RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Discarded electronics are not universally regulated under federal RCRA. They are managed under state e-waste or universal waste rules. RCRA applies only if hazardous components (mercury lamps, CRT glass, lead solder) exceed thresholds.
Also searched as: WEEE, e-waste, computers, monitors, IT equipment
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Electronic Waste (WEEE) 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 electronic waste (weee) 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 electronic waste (weee) arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Modern electronics without hazardous components
State e-waste regulations apply, not RCRA
Equipment with mercury lamps or CRTs
May trigger universal waste or state hazardous waste rules
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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See the EWC code for electronic waste (weee).
Electronic Waste (WEEE)
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