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# F006 RCRA waste code Toxic sludge from electroplating rinse water.

> F006 RCRA waste code. Toxic F-listed waste. Treatment sludge from electroplating wastewater, with metals such as chrome, nickel & cadmium.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f006

- Free, no account
- Based on 40 CFR 261.31 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
- Nothing is stored

## Is F006 hazardous waste?

**Yes.** F006 is nonacute F-listed hazardous waste when the source process and waste stream match the listing. The federal table gives it hazard code (T), meaning toxicity.

F006 depends on how and where the waste arose, not on a concentration test alone. A test may add a characteristic code, but it doesn't remove this listing when its conditions are met.

On a required [hazardous waste manifest](https://complyonsite.com/tools/hazardous-waste-manifest), put F006 in Item 13. See [VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=routes).

## What does F006 cover?

F006 covers wastewater-treatment sludge from electroplating. It excludes sulfuric-acid aluminum anodizing, tin plating, segregated zinc plating, and aluminum or zinc-aluminum plating on carbon steel. It also excludes the cleaning or stripping tied to those carbon-steel plating processes, and aluminum chemical etching or milling.

- **Hazard code**: (T), toxicity
- **Rule**: [40 CFR 261.31](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-261/subpart-D/section-261.31)

## Is electroplating sludge F006 or F012?

| Code | When it fits |
| --- | --- |
| F006 | It is electroplating wastewater-treatment sludge, and none of F006’s 6 process exclusions applies. |
| [F012](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f012) | It is quenching waste water treatment sludges from metal heat treating operations from a process that uses cyanide. |
| [F007](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f007) | It is spent cyanide plating bath solutions from electroplating operations. |

The operation and the waste form set this listing apart. Chemical content alone doesn't pick an F code. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that can apply, so add any characteristic or other listing that fits on its own. One waste can carry more than one federal code.

## Which wastes take F006?

| Waste | When it’s F006 |
| --- | --- |
| [Electroplating wastewater treatment sludge](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?waste=electroplating-sludge) | Electroplating generated the wastewater treatment sludge outside 6 excluded processes |
| [Cyanide electroplating rinse sludge and bath waste](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?waste=plating-cyanide-rinse-sludge) | Electroplating generated the wastewater treatment sludge outside 6 excluded processes |

## Which codes sit beside F006?

| Code | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| [F001](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f001) | Spent halogenated solvents used for degreasing |
| [F002](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f002) | Spent halogenated solvents |
| [F003](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f003) | Spent non-halogenated solvents: acetone, xylene and related solvents |
| [F004](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f004) | Spent cresol, cresylic acid and nitrobenzene solvents |
| [F005](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f005) | Spent toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and related solvents |
| [F008](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f008) | Bottom residue from cyanide plating baths |
| [F009](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f009) | Spent cyanide baths used to strip or clean plated metal |
| [F010](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f010) | Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating |

### Sources

- [40 CFR 261.31 — Hazardous wastes from non-specific sources](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-261/section-261.31)
- [40 CFR 261.3 — Definition of hazardous waste](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-261/section-261.3)
- [40 CFR 261.4 — Exclusions](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-261/subpart-A/section-261.4)
- [40 CFR 260.10 — Definitions](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-260/section-260.10)
- [40 CFR 262.14 — Conditions for exemption for a very small quantity generator](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-262/section-262.14)
- [40 CFR 262.20 — General requirements](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-262/section-262.20)
- [Hazardous Waste Manifest Instructions](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/documents/manifest_instructions_web.pdf)
- [40 CFR 261.7 — Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-261/section-261.7)