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Wastes Specifically Excluded from RCRA
EPA excludes certain solid wastes from the definition of hazardous waste. If a material meets an exclusion from the definition of hazardous waste, it cannot be a hazardous waste, even if the material technically meets a listing or exhibits a characteristic.
40 CFR §261.4 Exclusions
(40 CFR §261.4(b) Solid Wastes Which Are Not Hazardous Waste)
- §261.4(b)(1) Household Hazardous Waste
- §261.4(b)(2) Agricultural Waste
- §261.4(b)(3) Mining Overburden
- §261.4(b)(4) Fossil Fuel Combustion Waste (Bevill)
- §261.4(b)(5) Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Wastes (Bentsen Amendment)
- §261.4(b)(6) Trivalent Chromium Wastes
- §261.4(b)(7) Mining and Mineral Processing Wastes (Bevill)
- §261.4(b)(8) Cement Kiln Dust (Bevill)
- §261.4(b)(9) Arsenically Treated Wood
- §261.4(b)(10) Petroleum Contaminated Media & Debris from Underground Storage Tanks
- §261.4(b)(11) Injected Groundwater
- §261.4(b)(12) Spent Chloroflurocarbon Refrigerants
- §261.4(b)(13) Used Oil Filters
- §261.4(b)(14) Used Oil Distillation Bottoms
- §261.4(b)(15) Landfill Leachate or Gas Condensate Derived from Certain Listed Wastes
- §261.4(b)(17) §261.4(b)(18) Project XL Pilot Project Exclusions
Key Resources
Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste 40 CFR §261.4(b): Exclusions: Solid Wastes which are Not Hazardous Wastes. A User- Friendly Reference Document, October 2009 (PDF) (23 pp, 269K, About PDF)
RCRA Training Module - Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions (PDF) (29 pp, 87K, About PDF) - describes wastes that meet the RCRA definitions of solid and hazardous wastes are specifically excluded or exempted from the hazardous waste regulations (e.g., some oil and gas exploration and mining wastes and some hazardous wastes that can be recycled).