K003 RCRA waste code Sludge from molybdate orange pigment wastewater.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.32 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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K-listed waste
Wastewater sludge from making molybdate orange pigment

Industry: Inorganic pigments.

Toxic K-listed waste from inorganic pigment plants. Wastewater treatment sludge from making molybdate orange pigments.

Is K003 hazardous waste?

Yes. K003 is a nonacute K-listed hazardous waste when the named source process and waste stream match. The federal table gives it hazard code T for toxicity.

K003 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 K003 in Item 13. Look up the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules too.

What does K003 cover?

Wastewater treatment sludge from making molybdate orange pigments. The waste form and its source process must both match the K-list wording.

Hazard code: T for toxicity
Industry: Inorganic pigments
Rule: 40 CFR 261.32

Is molybdate orange pigment sludge K003, K002 or K004?

Code	When it fits
K003	Wastewater treatment sludge from producing molybdate orange pigments.
K002	Wastewater treatment sludge from producing chrome yellow and orange pigments.
K004	Wastewater treatment sludge from producing zinc yellow pigments.

The industry, production step and waste form pick the K listing, not the chemical content alone. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that could apply. Add any characteristic or other listing that also fits, since one waste can carry more than 1 federal code.

Which wastes take K003?

Waste	When it’s K003
Molybdate orange pigment sludge	Wastewater treatment sludge from production of molybdate orange pigments

Which codes sit beside K003?

Code	What it is
K001	Bottom sludge from treating wood-preserving wastewater
K005	Wastewater sludge from making chrome green pigment
K006	Wastewater sludge from making chrome oxide green pigment
K007	Wastewater sludge from making iron blue pigment
K008	Oven residue from making chrome oxide green pigment
K009	Bottom distillation residue from making acetaldehyde
K010	Side fractions from distilling acetaldehyde
K011	Wastewater-stripper bottom liquid from making acrylonitrile