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RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)

What is the RCRA waste code for Paint Waste?

Paint waste may be hazardous if it exhibits ignitability (D001 if flash point below 60C) or contains lead/chromium above TCLP thresholds (D008/D007). Water-based paints with no hazardous constituents may not be RCRA hazardous.

Also searched as: waste paint, paint residue, paint sludge, lacquer waste

Have a D001 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.

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High recoverySolvent & organics reclamation
Medium recoveryFuel blending & energy recovery
Low recoveryDeactivation of the characteristic
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Which Code Applies?

RCRA classifies waste by source, process, and characteristics — not just material. Pick the row that matches how your paint waste arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.

D001 D List

Solvent-based paint (typically ignitable)

Ignitable waste - liquids with flash point below 60 C (140 F), ignitable solids, oxidizers, and ignitable compressed gases

D008 D List

Paint containing lead (above 5.0 mg/L TCLP)

Toxicity characteristic waste - Lead at or above 5.0 mg/L (TCLP)

D007 D List

Paint containing chromium (above 5.0 mg/L TCLP)

Toxicity characteristic waste - Chromium at or above 5.0 mg/L (TCLP)

No code

Water-based paint without hazardous constituents

May not be RCRA hazardous; check TCLP

Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste

Simulate your D001 stream

Paint Waste

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.

What do you need?

An engineer replies within 1 business day. That reply confirms what is needed to run the dossier and when it can follow. A route the engine does not cover yet is reported as not yet evaluable, with the evidence that would change that.

See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.

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Source: 40 CFR Part 261

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