RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Whole lead-acid batteries sent for reclamation are exempt under 40 CFR 266. Discarded batteries carry D008 (lead) and D002 (corrosive electrolyte) unless managed for recycling.
Also searched as: car batteries, automotive batteries, UPS batteries, traction batteries
Have a D008 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossierRCRA classifies waste by source, process, and characteristics — not just material. Pick the row that matches how your lead-acid batteries arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Discarded, not sent for reclamation - lead
Toxicity characteristic waste - Lead at or above 5.0 mg/L (TCLP)
Discarded, not sent for reclamation - corrosive electrolyte
Corrosive waste - aqueous wastes with pH at or below 2 or at or above 12.5, or liquids that corrode steel faster than 6.35 mm per year
Sent for reclamation/recycling
Exempt under 40 CFR 266.40 if managed as used or refurbished battery
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Shipping to the EU?
See the EWC code for lead-acid batteries.
Lead-Acid Batteries
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.
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