F005 RCRA waste code Used toluene, MEK & other flammable solvents.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.31 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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F-listed waste
Spent toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and related solvents

F-list process waste.

Solvent drum with vapour, drawn for RCRA waste code F005, spent toluene, MEK and similar solvents. Used toluene, MEK & other flammable solvents. — Ignitable & toxic F-listed waste. Spent solvents such as toluene, MEK, pyridine & benzene, & their still bottoms.

Is F005 hazardous waste?

Yes. F005 is nonacute F-listed hazardous waste when the source process and waste stream match the listing. The federal table gives it hazard code (I,T), meaning ignitability and toxicity.

F005 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 F005 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules.

What does F005 cover?

F005 covers spent toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, carbon disulfide, isobutanol, pyridine, benzene, 2-ethoxyethanol or 2-nitropropane. 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: (I,T), ignitability and toxicity
Rule: 40 CFR 261.31

Is spent toluene or MEK F005 or F003?

Code	When it fits
F005	A named nonhalogenated solvent was spent, or the qualifying before-use 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.
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.

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 F005?

Waste	When it’s F005
Paint thinner	Before-use ingredients of solvent in paint thinner satisfy F005 composition conditions
Spray booth waste	Before-use ingredients of solvent in spray booth waste satisfy F005 composition conditions
Spent solvents	Before-use ingredients of solvent in spent solvents satisfy F005 composition conditions
Parts washer solvent	Before-use ingredients meet F005 composition conditions for the spent washer fluid
Solvent still bottoms	Still bottoms come from recovery of F005 spent solvent
Solvent-contaminated wipes	Before-use ingredients of solvent in solvent-contaminated wipes satisfy F005 composition conditions
Spray gun cleaning solvent	Before-use ingredients of solvent in spray gun cleaning solvent satisfy F005 composition conditions
Waste pesticides	A spent F005 solvent from pesticide application or cleanup is present

Which codes sit beside F005?

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