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RCRA waste codes for dry-cleaning perc Used dry-cleaning fluid, a chlorinated solvent.

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Spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent: 2 codes.

Spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent

  • F-listed waste

    Spent halogenated solvents

    Perchloroethylene was used as a solvent and became spent

    When to use F002

  • Characteristic hazardous waste

    Tetrachloroethylene

    Tetrachloroethylene leaching from spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent reaches the TCLP limit

    When to use D039
F002 halogenated solvent waste. It also takes toxic D039 when tetrachloroethylene leaches at the TCLP limit.

Which RCRA codes apply to spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent?

CodeWhen it applies
F002Perchloroethylene was used as a solvent and became spent
D039Tetrachloroethylene in the leachate reaches the TCLP limit

How do I prove the code for spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent?

Separate spent solvent, filters, still residue and unused product.

Is there another way to manage spent perchloroethylene dry-cleaning solvent?

Once you've checked F002 and D039, check any other hazardous characteristic or listing that its source or makeup could trigger.

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