F039 RCRA waste code Landfill leachate from several restricted wastes.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.31 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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F-listed waste
Leachate from more than one restricted listed hazardous waste

F-list process waste.

Brown liquid in a sample bottle, drawn for RCRA waste code F039, multi-source restricted-waste leachate. Landfill leachate from several restricted wastes. — Toxic F-listed waste. Leachate from disposing of more than one restricted waste in a landfill, in place of the single codes.

Is F039 hazardous waste?

Yes. F039 is a nonacute F-listed hazardous waste when the named source process and waste stream match. The federal table gives it hazard code T for toxicity.

F039 is listed by source, so how and where the waste arose decides it, not a concentration test alone. A test can add a characteristic code but doesn't remove the listing once its conditions are met. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put F039 in Item 13. Look up the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules too.

What does F039 cover?

Leachate that has passed through more than one land-disposed restricted waste listed as hazardous under RCRA Subpart D. Leachate from only F020, F021, F022, F026, F027 and F028 wastes, and no other hazardous waste, keeps those codes and is not F039.

Hazard code: T for toxicity
Rule: 40 CFR 261.31

Is leachate from several restricted wastes F039 or another code?

Code	When it fits
F039	Leachate passes through multiple land-disposed restricted listed wastes, outside the F020/F021/F022/F026/F027/F028-only exception.
Original F020/F021/F022/F026/F027/F028 codes	Leachate derives from one or more of F020, F021, F022, F026, F027 and F028, and no other hazardous waste.
Original listed waste code	The leachate comes from 1 listed waste. Its status follows that source listing and the derived-from rule.

Leachate from several of the 6 named wastes is still not F039 if no other hazardous waste is involved. For any other mix, find the land-disposed restricted source wastes and use the multi-source listing. A characteristic can also apply. Source history decides, not chemical content alone.

Which wastes take F039?

Waste	When it’s F039
Leachate from listed hazardous waste	Leachate from the disposal of more than one restricted waste under the F039 listing

Which codes sit beside F039?

Code	What it is
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