Code |
Description |
G01 |
Dip, flush or spray rinsing (using solvents to clean or prepare parts or assemblies for further processing) |
G02 |
Stripping and acid or caustic cleaning (using caustics to remove coatings or layers from parts or assemblies) |
G03 |
Plating and phosphating (electro- or non-electroplating or phosphating) |
G04 |
Etching (using caustics or other methods to remove layers or partial layers) |
G05 |
Metal forming and treatment (pickling, heat treating, punching, bending, annealing, grinding, hardening, etc.) |
G06 |
Painting and coating (manufacturing, building, or maintenance) |
G07 |
Product and by-product processing (direct flow of wastes from chemical manufacturing or processing, etc.) |
G08 |
Removal of spent process liquids or catalysts (bulk removal of wastes from chemical manufacturing or processing, etc.) |
G09 |
Other production or service-related processes from which the waste is a direct outflow or result |
Code |
Description |
G11 |
Discarding off-specification, out-of-date, and/or unused chemicals or products |
G12 |
Lagoon or sediment dragout and leachate collection (large scale operations in open pits, ponds, or lagoons) |
G13 |
Cleaning out process equipment (periodic sludge or residual removal from enclosed processes including internal scrubbing or cleaning) |
G14 |
Removal of tank sludge, sediments or slag (periodic sludge or residual removal from storage tanks including internal scrubbing or cleaning) |
G15 |
Process equipment change-out or discontinuation of equipment use (final materials and residuals removal including cleaning) |
G16 |
Oil changes and filter or battery replacement (automotive, machinery, etc.) |
G17 |
Subpart K laboratory waste clean-out (facility must have opted into the Subpart K rule to use this source code) |
G19 |
Other one-time or intermittent processes |
Code |
Description |
G21 |
Air pollution control devices (e.g., baghouse dust ash, etc. from stack scrubbers or precipitators; vapor collection, etc.) |
G22 |
Laboratory analytical wastes (used chemicals from laboratory operations) |
G23 |
Wastewater treatment (sludge, filter cake, etc., including wastes from treatment before discharge by NPDES or POTW or by UIC disposal) |
G24 |
Solvent or product distillation as part of a production process (including totally enclosed treatment systems) |
G25 |
Treatment, disposal, or recycling of hazardous wastes |
G26 |
Leachate collection (from landfill operations or other land units) |
G27 |
Treatment or recovery of universal waste |
Code |
Description |
G31 |
Accidental contamination of products, materials or containers |
G32 |
Cleanup of spill residues (infrequent, not routine) |
G33 |
Leak collection and floor sweeping (on-going, routine) |
G39 |
Other cleanup of current contamination (specify in comments) |
Code |
Description |
G41 |
Closure of hazardous waste management unit under RCRA |
G42 |
Corrective action at a solid waste management unit under RCRA |
G43 |
Remedial action or emergency response under Superfund |
G44 |
Cleanup under State or voluntary program |
G45 |
Cleanup of underground storage tank |
G49 |
Other remediation |
Code |
Description |
G51 |
Hazardous wastes received by an LQG from VSQGs under the control of the same person |
Code |
Description |
G61 |
Received from off-site for storage/bulking and transfer off-site for treatment or disposal |
G62 |
Hazardous waste received from a site located in a foreign country (other than a U.S. territory or protectorate) |
G76 |
Evaluated hazardous waste pharmaceuticals accumulated by a reverse distributor |
G77 |
Airbag waste received from airbag waste handlers exempted under 40 CFR 261.7(j) prior to arrival at the airbag collection facility or designated facility |
Code |
Description |
G63 |
Hazardous waste received from Antarctica |
G64 |
Hazardous waste received from Aruba |
G65 |
Hazardous waste received from Bahamas |
G66 |
Hazardous waste received from Belgium |
G67 |
Hazardous waste received from Brazil |
G68 |
Hazardous waste received from Canada |
G69 |
Hazardous waste received from Holland |
G70 |
Hazardous waste received from Malaysia |
G71 |
Hazardous waste received from Mexico |
G72 |
Hazardous waste received from New Zealand |
G73 |
Hazardous waste received from Taiwan |
G74 |
Hazardous waste received from Venezuela |
G75 |
Hazardous waste received from other foreign country - see Comments for country name |