D015 RCRA waste code Old insecticide waste that leaches 0.5 mg/L or more.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.24
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Characteristic hazardous waste
Toxaphene

Toxaphene at 0.5 mg/L or more in the TCLP extract.

Toxic characteristic waste. Waste with toxaphene at 0.5 mg/L or more in the TCLP test. Toxaphene is a banned insecticide.

Is D015 hazardous waste?

Yes. Waste is D015 when the TCLP extract of a representative sample holds toxaphene at or above 0.5 mg/L. That makes it toxic hazardous waste, whatever industry or process it came from.

Compare the toxaphene in the TCLP extract with 0.5 mg/L. A total toxaphene result is a different measure, so it can't be compared with this limit.

D015 is a nonacute characteristic. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put D015 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does D015 cover?

D015 applies when a representative sample gives a TCLP extract with toxaphene at or above 0.5 mg/L. The limit is for the extract, not the waste’s total toxaphene.

CAS: 8001-35-2
Regulatory level: 0.5 mg/L in TCLP extract
Hazard: T, toxic
Rule: 40 CFR 261.24

Is toxaphene waste always D015?

Code	When it fits
D015	The TCLP extract of a representative sample holds toxaphene at or above 0.5 mg/L.
D004–D043	The toxaphene result is below 0.5 mg/L, but another contaminant or characteristic can still apply.
P123	Unused toxaphene is thrown away pure, as technical grade, or as the product’s only active ingredient.

Generators decide the codes from testing or knowledge of the waste, under 40 CFR 262.11. A result below 0.5 mg/L rules out D015 only. It doesn't make the waste nonhazardous.

Which wastes take D015?

Waste	When it’s D015
Contaminated soil	Its toxaphene leaches at the TCLP limit or above.
Waste pesticides	Its toxaphene leaches at the TCLP limit or above.

Which codes sit beside D015?

Code	What it is
D011	Silver
D012	Endrin
D013	Lindane
D014	Methoxychlor
D016	2,4-D
D017	2,4,5-TP (Silvex)
D018	Benzene
D019	Carbon tetrachloride