California Waste Code · Miscellaneous
Empty containers less than 30 gallons
Waste Family
Miscellaneous
Waste Code
513
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 513.
Container wastes, drilling mud, chemical toilet waste, photochemicals, laboratory chemicals, ashes, scrubber and baghouse wastes, contaminated soil, auto shredder and treated wood waste.
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
Silver-bearing photochemical and laboratory streams qualify for the reduced-burden precious metal recovery regime — silver is routinely refined back to metal.
40 CFR Part 266 Subpart F — precious metal recoveryClean metal scale, scrap, drums and containers follow the standard scrap route — scrap metal being recycled sits outside most hazardous waste regulation entirely.
40 CFR 261.4(a)(13) — scrap metal being recycledMiscellaneous category codes span very different materials; a constituent-level review identifies which fraction carries a recovery route and which needs treatment.
40 CFR 261.1(c)(4) — reclamationThese are the typical routes for miscellaneous. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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