RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Paper is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. It is solid waste under state/local jurisdiction. Separately collected office and municipal paper is a recovered commodity.
Also searched as: office paper, mixed paper, newspaper, shredded paper
Have a paper stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Paper 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 paper 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 paper arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Office and municipal paper
Not RCRA hazardous — state/local solid waste rules apply
Contaminated paper (oil-soaked, chemical-saturated)
The contaminant code governs
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Shipping to the EU?
See the EWC code for paper.
Paper
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.
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