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# F007 RCRA waste code Used cyanide plating bath liquid.

> F007 RCRA waste code. Reactive & toxic F-listed waste. Spent cyanide plating bath solution from electroplating, which can release poison gas with acid.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f007

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

## Is F007 hazardous waste?

**Yes.** F007 is nonacute F-listed hazardous waste when the source process and waste stream match the listing. The federal table gives it hazard code (R, T), meaning reactivity and toxicity.

F007 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 F007 in Item 13. See [VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=routes).

## What does F007 cover?

F007 covers spent cyanide plating bath solutions from electroplating operations. The waste form and its exact source process must both match, because chemical content alone isn't enough.

- **Hazard code**: (R, T), reactivity and 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 spent cyanide plating bath F007 or F008?

| Code | When it fits |
| --- | --- |
| F007 | It is spent cyanide plating bath solutions from electroplating operations. |
| [F008](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f008) | It is plating bath residues from the bottom of plating baths from electroplating operations from a process that uses cyanide. |
| [F009](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f009) | It is spent stripping and cleaning bath solutions from electroplating operations from a process that uses cyanide. |

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 F007?

| Waste | When it’s F007 |
| --- | --- |
| Electroplating bath residue | It is spent cyanide plating-bath solution from electroplating operations |

## Which codes sit beside F007?

| Code | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| [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 |
| [F006](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f006) | Wastewater sludge from electroplating |
| [F010](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f010) | Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating |
| [F011](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f011) | Spent cyanide solution from cleaning heat-treatment salt pots |
| [F012](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?code=f012) | Wastewater sludge from cyanide metal-quench baths |

### 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)