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R9 federal recycling code Reprocessing used oil into usable oil, or using it again.

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R9, Re-refining or re-use of used oil.

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    Re-refining or re-use of used oil

Use R9 when the intended operation is re-refining or re-use of used oil.

Re-refining or re-use of used oil. Burning used oil as fuel is coded R1 instead. It is a recycling operation, not disposal.

Where does Federal recycling R9 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal recycling R9 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the recycling operation, and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.

On federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal recycling R9 cover?

This value records re-refining or re-use of used oil as the recycling operation. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Re-refining or re-use of used oil, other than by an operation that bears the recycling code R1.

Is re-refining or re-use of used oil Federal recycling R9?

CodeWhen it fits
R9The receiving facility will re-refine or re-use used oil using an operation other than R1.

R9 records the recycling operation planned at the receiving facility. It doesn't describe the waste or decide whether it is hazardous.

Which codes sit beside Federal recycling R9?

CodeWhat it is
R5Recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds
R6Regeneration of acids or bases
R7Recovery of components used for pollution abatement
R8Recovery of components from catalysts
R10Land treatment resulting in agricultural or ecological improvement
R11Use of residual material obtained by an operation
R12Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material
R13Interim accumulation