RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Asphalt roof shingles are not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. They are inert construction waste often recovered for road base or landfilled.
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Roof Shingles 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 roof shingles 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 roof shingles arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Asphalt shingles
Inert construction waste — not RCRA hazardous
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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