California waste code 232 Leftover pesticide & waste from making it.
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232, Pesticide and pesticide-production waste.
Organics
Pesticide and pesticide-production waste
Hazardous pesticide or waste from pesticide production.
ComplyOnSiteIs California code 232 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. The material must first be determined hazardous. California code 232 is not restricted, and a restricted code takes priority over it. A non-restricted code doesn't make a waste non-hazardous.
If the shipment needs the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, enter 232 in Item 13 for the waste line. Use one California code, plus any federal RCRA codes when the waste is federally hazardous.
Waste is RCRA waste when it meets a federal listing or characteristic and no federal exclusion applies. Non-RCRA waste is hazardous under California rules only. California presumes hazardous waste is RCRA unless the generator shows it isn't, so keep that determination.
What does California code 232 cover?
This is for hazardous pesticide material and other hazardous waste from making pesticides. It leaves out rinse water from pesticide use or handling, which has its own liquid code.
- Rule
- Appendix XII(b)
- Official wording
- 22 CCR division 4.5, chapter 11, Appendix XII(b)
Is pesticide production waste California code 232?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| 232 | The waste is pesticide product or came from pesticide production. |
| 231 | Rinsing during pesticide use or handling produced the hazardous water. |
The material and the process it came from separate product and production waste from rinse water.
Which wastes take California code 232?
| Waste | When it’s 232 |
|---|---|
| Pesticide production waste | Discarded pesticide or residue from making it, not rinse water. |
Which codes sit beside California code 232?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| 214 | Other solvent mixture |
| 221 | Waste oil and mixed oil |
| 222 | Oil-water separator sludge |
| 223 | Other oily hazardous waste |
| 241 | Tank-bottom waste |
| 251 | Still bottoms with halogenated organics |
| 252 | Other still-bottom waste |
| 261 | PCB-containing material |
Sources
- 22 CCR Division 4.5 Chapter 11 Appendix XII, California Hazardous Waste Codes
- Defining Hazardous Waste, updated October 2025
- Title 22 section 66261.100 - RCRA Hazardous Waste
- 22 CCR section 66261.101, Non-RCRA Hazardous Waste
- Manifest Regulations FAQ: Box 13, Waste Codes
- 22 CCR section 66262.23, Use of the Manifest
- Hazardous Waste Manifest Instructions