RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Glass packaging (bottles, jars) is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA when clean. It is a recovered commodity and solid waste under state/local jurisdiction.
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See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Glass Bottles 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 glass bottles 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 glass bottles arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Clean glass packaging
Not RCRA hazardous — glass cullet commodity
Contaminated glass (chemical residue)
The residual substance code governs
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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