California Waste Code · Organics
Biological waste other than sewage sludge
Waste Family
Organics
Waste Code
322
Regulation
22 CCR App. XII
California waste codes come from 22 CCR Division 4.5, Chapter 11, Appendix XII. A California code is required on the hazardous waste manifest for every load generated in or shipped into California — even for wastes that are hazardous only under California law and carry no federal code.
RCRA-regulated streams list a federal RCRA waste code on the manifest alongside code 322.
Solvents by family (halogenated, oxygenated, hydrocarbon), waste oil, pesticide wastes, still bottoms, PCBs, resins, pharmaceutical and biological wastes, and organic liquids and solids.
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
Solvent-bearing liquid streams are prime reclamation candidates: distillation recovers a technical-grade solvent for reuse, with only the still bottoms remaining as waste.
40 CFR 261.1(c)(4) — reclamationWaste oil and oily liquids route into the used-oil management system, where re-refining returns base oil to the lubricant market — a mature, established recovery chain.
40 CFR Part 279 — used oil management standardsOrganic-bearing streams with usable fuel value can be blended and burned for energy recovery in permitted boilers and industrial furnaces instead of being managed as pure disposal.
40 CFR Part 266 Subpart H — burning for energy recoveryThese are the typical routes for organics. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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