Electroplating waste codes Plating sludges & spent cyanide baths from metal shops.

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Electroplating and metal finishing waste codes 8

F-listed waste
Wastewater sludge from electroplating
When to use F006
F-listed waste
Spent cyanide plating-bath solution
When to use F007
F-listed waste
Bottom residue from cyanide plating baths
When to use F008
F-listed waste
Spent cyanide baths used to strip or clean plated metal
When to use F009
F-listed waste
Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating
When to use F010
F-listed waste
Spent cyanide solution from cleaning heat-treatment salt pots
When to use F011
F-listed waste
Wastewater sludge from cyanide metal-quench baths
When to use F012
F-listed waste
Wastewater sludge from aluminum conversion coating
When to use F019

F006 for plating wastewater sludge, plus F007 to F012 for cyanide plating, stripping & heat-treating baths.

What do the electroplating waste codes cover?

F006 covers electroplating wastewater sludge. F007–F009 cover cyanide electroplating streams. F010–F012 cover cyanide heat treating. F019 covers aluminum conversion-coating sludge.

How do I decide an electroplating waste code?

Identify the operation and the waste stream. Then read F006’s six excluded processes and F019’s phosphating exceptions.

Which waste guides go with the electroplating waste codes?

Guides include Electroplating wastewater treatment sludge and Cyanide electroplating rinse sludge and bath waste.

Electroplating and metal finishing waste codes: 8 codes

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Electroplating and metal finishing waste codes 8 codes