F002 RCRA waste code Used chlorinated solvents, such as methylene chloride.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.31 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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F-listed waste
Spent halogenated solvents

F-list process waste.

Solvent drum with vapour, drawn for RCRA waste code F002, spent halogenated solvents. Used chlorinated solvents, such as methylene chloride. — Toxic F-listed waste. Spent halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride & chlorobenzene, plus their still bottoms.

Is F002 hazardous waste?

Yes. F002 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.

F002 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, put F002 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does F002 cover?

F002 covers spent tetrachloroethylene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, chlorobenzene, 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane, ortho-dichlorobenzene, trichlorofluoromethane or 1,1,2-trichloroethane. It also covers blends that held at least 10% by volume of any F001, F002, F004 or F005 solvent before use. Still bottoms from recovering these spent solvents or blends are included.

Hazard code: (T), toxicity
Rule: 40 CFR 261.31

Is spent halogenated solvent F002 or F001?

Code	When it fits
F002	A named halogenated solvent was spent in solvent use. Blend and still-bottom conditions can also apply, and F001 may overlap.
F001	A listed solvent was used for degreasing, or the qualifying degreasing blend or recovery still-bottom conditions apply.
F003	A listed nonhalogenated solvent was spent, and the neat-solvent, before-use blend or recovery still-bottom conditions apply.
F004	Cresol, cresylic acid or nitrobenzene was spent as solvent, or the qualifying blend or recovery still-bottom conditions apply.
F005	A named nonhalogenated solvent was spent, or the qualifying before-use blend or recovery still-bottom conditions apply.

Solvent use, what the solvent held before use, and the recovery-residue rule decide among F001–F005. The rows don't replace checking each listing or characteristic that applies on its own. One waste can carry more than one federal code.

Which wastes take F002?

Waste	When it’s F002
Paint stripping waste	The stripping solvent’s original recipe meets F002 composition conditions
Used oil	Mixing introduced spent halogenated solvent named in F002
Radiator repair waste	Radiator cleaning used solvent meeting F002 before-use conditions
Shop drain and sump sludge	The sludge contains solvent meeting F002 before-use conditions
Vehicle wash wastewater	The wastewater contains solvent meeting F002 before-use conditions
Spent solvents	Used solvent in spent solvents meets F002 before-use conditions regardless of degreasing use
Parts washer solvent	The washer's original formula meets F002 composition conditions regardless of degreasing use
Solvent still bottoms	Still bottoms come from recovery of F002 spent solvent

Which codes sit beside F002?

Code	What it is
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