California waste code 342 Solvent-free oily liquid carrying lead, zinc, chrome or similar.

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Organic liquid with listed metals

Hazardous organic liquid containing a metal listed in code 121.

Hazardous organic liquid with a metal listed under code 121. Restricted metal codes take priority when their limits are met.

Is California code 342 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Waste must first be found hazardous. Code 342 isn't a restricted code, but a restricted category that fits takes priority over it. A code that isn't restricted doesn't make waste non-hazardous.

When a shipment needs the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, enter 342 in Item 13 for the waste line. Use one California code, plus the federal RCRA codes when the waste is federally hazardous.

RCRA waste meets a federal listing or characteristic, with no federal exclusion that 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 342 cover?

This code is for hazardous organic liquid holding one of the metals under code 121. Form and makeup limit it. Water-based liquids use another code, and a restricted metal threshold that matches takes priority.

Official wording: 22 CCR division 4.5, chapter 11, Appendix XII(b)

Is metal-bearing liquid California code 342, 132 or 341?

Code	When it fits
342	A listed metal is present in hazardous organic liquid and no matching restricted threshold is met.
132	A listed metal is present in hazardous water-based liquid instead.
341	The organic liquid is also halogenated non-solvent material and code 741 does not apply.
California restricted code 721–728	The corresponding metal in liquid reaches its restricted-code threshold.

A matching restricted code wins. If a non-solvent organic liquid holds both a listed metal and halogens, the regulations don't say which of 342 and 341 wins.

Which wastes take California code 342?

Waste	When it’s 342
Antimony-bearing waste	Antimony is in the organic liquid
Arsenic-bearing waste	Arsenic is in the organic liquid
Barium-bearing waste	Barium is in the organic liquid
Beryllium-bearing waste	Beryllium is in the organic liquid
Cadmium-bearing waste	Cadmium is in the organic liquid
Chromium-bearing waste	Chromium is in the organic liquid
Cobalt-bearing waste	Cobalt is in the organic liquid
Copper-bearing waste	Copper is in the organic liquid

Which codes sit beside California code 342?

Code	What it is
291	Discarded latex material
311	Discarded pharmaceuticals
321	Hazardous sewage sludge
322	Other hazardous biological waste
331	Unused organic material
343	Other organic liquid mixture
351	Organic solid with halogens
352	Other organic hazardous solid