NATIONALLY-DEFINED VALUES - MANAGEMENT METHOD

RECLAMATION AND RECOVERY

Code

Description

H010

Metals recovery including retorting, smelting, chemical, etc.

H011

Mercury recovery (includes mercury retorting, bulb/lamp crushing and mercury vapor recovery, thermostat recovery, mercury from medical equipment recovery, mercury car switch recovery, etc.)

H015

Deployment/deactivation of airbag waste followed by metals recovery

H020

Solvents recovery

H039

Other recovery or reclamation for reuse including acid regeneration, organics recovery, etc.

H050

Energy recovery at this site; used as fuel (includes on-site fuel blending before energy recovery)

H061

Fuel blending prior to energy recovery at another site (waste generated on-site or received from off-site)

DESTRUCTION OR TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISPOSAL AT ANOTHER SITE

Code

Description

H040

Incineration; thermal destruction other than use as a fuel

H041

Open burning/open detonation (should be permitted under Subpart X with process code X01)
H042 Thermal desorption to remove organic contaminants from soil, sludge, or sediment by heating them in a unit called a "thermal desorber" to separate the contaminants

H070

Chemical treatment (reduction / destruction / oxidation / precipitation)

H081

Biological treatment

H090

Polymerization (LDR standard as treatment method)

H100

Physical treatment only (adsorption / absorption / separation / stripping / dewatering)

H110

Stabilization prior to land disposal at another site (encapsulation / stabilization / fixation)
H113 Stabilization to remove hazardous waste characteristics or to achieve delisting levels

H120

Combination of chemical, biological and/or physical treatment

H121

Neutralization only

H122

Evaporation

H129

Other treatment that does not include on-site disposal

DISPOSAL

Code

Description

H130

Surface impoundment that will be closed as a landfill (with prior treatment and/or stabilization meeting LDR treatment standard)

H131

Land treatment or application (with any prior treatment and/or stabilization)

H132

Landfill  (with prior treatment and/or stabilization)

H134

Deepwell or underground injection (with or without treatment)
H136 Discharge to sewer/POTW (with prior storage - with or without treatment)
H137 Discharge to NPDES permit (with prior storage - with or without treatment)

TRANSFER OFF-SITE

Code

Description

H141

Storage and Transfer -The site receiving this waste stored/bulked and transferred the waste with no reclamation, recovery, destruction, treatment, or disposal at that site

 

 

LEGACY VALUES - MANAGEMENT METHOD

DESTRUCTION OR TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISPOSAL AT ANOTHER SITE

Code

Description

H071

Chemical reduction with or without precipitation

H073

Cyanide destruction with or without precipitation

H075

Chemical oxidation

H076

Wet air oxidation

H077

Other chemical precipitation with or without pre-treatment

H082

Adsorption

H083

Air or steam stripping

H101

Sludge treatment and/or dewatering

H103

Absorption

H111

Stabilization or chemical fixation prior to disposal at another site

H112

Macro-encapsulation prior to disposal at another site

H123

Settling or clarification

H124

Phase separation

DISPOSAL

Code

Description
H135 Discharge to sewer/POTW or NPDES (storage or transported prior to discharge to POTW or by NPDES)

H139

Other Disposal