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# F-listed waste codes Used solvents, plating sludges & other wastes from common industrial processes.

> F-listed waste codes. F001 to F005 are spent solvents, F006 to F012 are electroplating & cyanide bath wastes, and F020 and up are chlorophenol wastes.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=f-listed

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## What do the F-listed waste codes cover?

F codes cover spent solvents, metal finishing, dioxin-related processes, chlorinated chemical production, wood preserving, refinery sludges and leachate from several listed wastes.

## How do I decide an F-listed waste code?

Match both the operation and its waste stream. A listed chemical in the waste doesn't make it an F code on its own.

## Which guides go with the F-listed waste codes?

Guides include [F001–F005 spent solvent codes](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=spent-solvents), [Electroplating waste codes](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=metal-finishing) and [Wood preserving waste codes](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?list=wood-preserving). Waste pages cover [Used oil](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?waste=used-oil), [Spent solvents](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?waste=spent-solvents) and [Parts washer solvent](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rcra-waste-codes?waste=parts-washer-solvent).

## F-listed waste: 28 codes

Each code links to its page.

**F-listed waste 28 codes**

- F001 Spent halogenated solvents used for degreasing
- F002 Spent halogenated solvents
- F003 Spent non-halogenated solvents: acetone, xylene and related solvents
- F004 Spent cresol, cresylic acid and nitrobenzene solvents
- F005 Spent toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and related solvents
- F006 Wastewater sludge from electroplating
- F007 Spent cyanide plating-bath solution
- F008 Bottom residue from cyanide plating baths
- F009 Spent cyanide baths used to strip or clean plated metal
- F010 Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating
- F011 Spent cyanide solution from cleaning heat-treatment salt pots
- F012 Wastewater sludge from cyanide metal-quench baths
- F019 Wastewater sludge from aluminum conversion coating
- F020 Waste from making or manufacturing use of tri- or tetrachlorophenol
- F021 Waste from making or manufacturing use of pentachlorophenol
- F022 Waste from using chlorobenzenes under alkaline conditions
- F023 Waste from equipment formerly used for chlorophenols
- F024 Process residues from making certain chlorinated hydrocarbons
- F025 Filters, drying agents and light residues from chlorinated hydrocarbons
- F026 Waste from equipment formerly used with alkaline chlorobenzenes
- F027 Unused chlorophenol formulations
- F028 Residue from heat-treating soil contaminated with listed dioxin waste
- F032 Waste from wood preserving with chlorophenol products
- F034 Waste from wood preserving with creosote
- F035 Waste from wood preserving with arsenic or chromium
- F037 Primary oil, water and solids separator sludge from a refinery
- F038 Secondary emulsified oil, water and solids sludge from a refinery
- F039 Leachate from more than one restricted listed hazardous waste

### Sources

- [40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/ECFR/title-40/ECFR-title40.xml)
- [Defining Hazardous Waste: Listed, Characteristic and Mixed Radiological Wastes](https://www.epa.gov/hw/defining-hazardous-waste-listed-characteristic-and-mixed-radiological-wastes)