RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Fiberglass strands and manufacturing offcuts are not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. They are solid waste from composite manufacturing.
Also searched as: fiberglass waste, glass fiber waste
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Fiberglass Strands & Offcuts 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 fiberglass strands & offcuts 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 fiberglass strands & offcuts arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Fiberglass manufacturing waste
Solid waste — not RCRA hazardous
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Fiberglass Strands & Offcuts
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