NATIONALLY-DEFINED VALUES - FORM CODE

MIXED MEDIA / DEBRIS / DEVICES

Code

Description

W001

Lab packs from any source not containing acute hazardous waste

W002

Contaminated debris: (e.g., certain paper, clothing, rags, wood, empty fiber or plastic containers, glass,piping, or other solids)

W004

Lab packs from any source containing acute hazardous waste

W005

Waste pharmaceuticals managed as hazardous waste

W006

Airbag waste (airbag modules or airbag inflators managed as hazardous waste)

W301

Contaminated soil (usually from spill cleanup

W309

Batteries, battery parts, cores, casings

W310

Filters, solid adsorbents, ion exchange resins and spent carbon

W320

Electrical devices (lamps, thermostats, CRTs, etc.)

W512

Sediment or lagoon dragout, drilling or other muds

W801

Compressed gases

INORGANIC LIQUIDS

Code

Description

W101

Very dilute aqueous waste containing more than 99% water (land disposal restriction defined wastewater that is not exempt under NPDES or POTW discharge)

W103

Spent concentrated acid (5% or more)

W105

Acidic aqueous wastes less than 5% acid (diluted but pH <2)

W107

Aqueous waste containing cyanides (generally caustic)

W110

Caustic aqueous waste without cyanides (pH >12.5)

W113

Other aqueous waste or wastewaters (fluid but not sludge)

W117

Waste liquid mercury (metallic)

W119

Other inorganic liquid

ORGANIC LIQUIDS

Code

Description

W200

Still bottoms in liquid form (fluid but not sludge)

W202

Concentrated halogenated (e.g., chlorinated) solvent

W203

Concentrated non-halogenated (e.g., non-chlorinated) solvent

W204

Concentrated halogenated/non-halogenated solvent mixture

W205

Oil-water emulsion or mixture (fluid but not sludge)

W206

Waste oil managed as hazardous waste

W209

Paint, ink, lacquer, or varnish (fluid - not dried out or sludge)

W210

Reactive or polymerizable organic liquids and adhesives (fluid but not sludge)

W211

Paint thinner or petroleum distillates

W219

Other organic liquid

INORGANIC SOLIDS

Code

Description

W303

Ash (from any type of burning of hazardous waste)

W304

Slags, drosses, and other solid thermal residues

W307

Metal scale, filings and scrap (including metal drums)

W312

Cyanide or metal cyanide bearing solids, salts or chemicals

W316

Metal salts or chemicals not containing cyanides

W319

Other inorganic solids

ORGANIC SOLIDS

Code

Description

W401

Pesticide solids (used or discarded; not contaminated soils)

W403

Solid resins, plastics or polymerized organics

W405

Explosives or reactive organic solids

W406

Dried paint (paint chips, filters, air filters, other)

W409

Other organic solids

INORGANIC SLUDGES

Code

Description

W501

Lime and/or metal hydroxide sludges and solids with no cyanides (not contaminated muds)

W503

Gypsum sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control

W504

Other sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control

W505

Metal bearing sludges (including plating sludge) not containing cyanides

W506

Cyanide-bearing sludges (not contaminated soils)

W519

Other inorganic sludges (not contaminated muds)

ORGANIC SLUDGES

Code

Description

W603

Oily sludge (not contaminated muds)

W604

Paint or ink sludges, still bottoms in sludge form (not contaminated muds)

W606

Resins, tars, polymer or tarry sludge (not contaminated muds)

W609

Other organic sludge