RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Plastic and polymer waste is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA when uncontaminated. Clean plastic offcuts and regrinds are recovered commodities.
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See the validation dossierNo federal hazardous waste code
Polymeric Waste 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 polymeric waste 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 polymeric waste arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Clean plastic offcuts and regrinds
Commodity — not RCRA hazardous
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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