RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Garden and yard waste is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. Biodegradable waste is regulated as solid waste under state/local compost and organics rules.
Also searched as: green waste, landscaping waste, grass cuttings, tree prunings
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See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Garden Waste 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 garden waste 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 garden waste arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Grass, leaves, branches, prunings
Not RCRA hazardous — compostable or chippable
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Shipping to the EU?
See the EWC code for garden waste.
Garden Waste
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