RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Gypsum board is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. It is inert solid waste managed under state/local construction debris rules.
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No federal hazardous waste code
Plasterboard 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 plasterboard 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 plasterboard arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Plasterboard
Inert waste — not RCRA hazardous
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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See the EWC code for plasterboard.
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