RCRA waste code for used oil Spent engine, gear & hydraulic oil.
- Free, no account
- Based on 40 CFR Part 261 and EPA guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a federal hazardous waste code
Used oil: 8 codes.
Used oil
Choose the recycling or disposal route before assigning hazardous waste codes. See the used oil guide for exclusions and management routes.
Characteristic hazardous waste
Ignitable waste
A representative oil sample meets the flash-point criterion or another applicable D001 test
When to use D001Characteristic hazardous waste
Arsenic
Arsenic leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D004Characteristic hazardous waste
Cadmium
Cadmium leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D006Characteristic hazardous waste
Chromium
Chromium leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D007Characteristic hazardous waste
Lead
Lead leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D008Characteristic hazardous waste
Benzene
Benzene leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit
When to use D018F-listed waste
Spent halogenated solvents used for degreasing
Mixing introduced spent degreasing solvent covered by F001
When to use F001F-listed waste
Spent halogenated solvents
Mixing introduced spent halogenated solvent covered by F002
When to use F002
Other codes that mention it 1
F-listed waste
Residue from cyanide oil-quench baths used in metal heat treating
When to use F010
Which RCRA codes can apply to used oil?
Decide whether the oil is recycled or disposed of before assigning hazardous waste codes.
| Code | When it applies |
|---|---|
| D001 | A representative oil sample meets the flash-point criterion or another applicable D001 test |
| D004 | Arsenic leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit |
| D006 | Cadmium leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit |
| D007 | Chromium leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit |
| D008 | Lead leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit |
| D018 | Benzene leaching from used oil reaches the TCLP limit |
| F001 | Mixing added spent degreasing solvent listed as F001 |
| F002 | Mixing added spent halogenated solvent listed as F002 |
What evidence decides used oil?
Presume the oil was mixed with listed halogenated hazardous waste. Unless you rebut that presumption, manage it as hazardous.
The presumption doesn't apply to chlorinated-paraffin metalworking oil reclaimed through the specified tolling arrangement.
It also excludes qualifying CFC-contaminated refrigeration oil sent for CFC reclamation.
That exception ends if the oil was mixed with used oil from other sources.
Part 279 doesn't apply when listed hazardous waste is mixed into the oil, or when another rule replaces that route.
Individuals are outside the Part 279 generator standards for oil from maintaining their personal vehicles or equipment. So is a farmer whose farm vehicles or machinery average 25 gallons or less each month.
More than 1,000 ppm total halogens creates a rebuttable mixing presumption. The result alone doesn't choose F001, F002 or another listing.
Can used oil follow a different route?
Used oil from genuine household activity can be excluded. Check the household waste rule.
Recycled used oil normally follows Part 279. Oil sent for disposal needs a hazardous-waste determination and the characteristic code checks.