Texas waste codes Find a three-digit form code, then add the stream sequence and documented class.

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Pick a waste or type one, and its Texas form codes show here.

Does this waste need a Texas code?

Use these codes for industrial waste and nonindustrial hazardous waste.

All waste from an industrial facility is industrial, including contractor debris.

Class 1, 2 and 3 do not cover nonindustrial nonhazardous waste.

Household hazardous waste uses a household collection route, not business hazardous-waste registration.

Using a household product does not make business waste household waste.

Check generator status, monthly quantities and accumulation limits before notifying TCEQ or using a manifest.

A qualifying very small quantity generator (VSQG) is exempt from those duties.

Use its hazardous-waste generation and accumulation conditions, not the waste name, to decide whether it qualifies.

No manifest is needed for Class 1 waste generated in a month when Class 1 generation was below 100 kg.

The same-owner Class 1 route in 335.10(e) has separate conditions.

The controlled property must be within 50 miles.

The waste cannot mix with another source.

The receiver must make required reports.

Choosing a form does not remove an exemption.

Class 3 waste alone does not require generator registration.

What goes in an eight-character waste code?

Part	Meaning
First four characters	The stream’s Notice of Registration (NOR) sequence or an applicable special sequence.
Next three digits	The form code for its composition and physical form.
Last character	H, 1, 2 or 3 from the documented waste determination.

Choose the closest form for the actual waste: liquid, nonpumpable solid, pumpable sludge, gas, lab pack or plant trash.

Organic and inorganic describe chemical composition here. They do not mean compostable and noncompostable.

If forms fit equally well, choose one for the stream. Search a waste name or three-digit form; a full code can be split into its parts, but its registration needs the generator’s NOR.

TCEQ’s example 0400309H means sequence 0400, battery form 309 and class H. Its sequence belongs to that example.

Determine hazardous status first. Nonhazardous industrial waste then needs Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 evidence. A form alone does not establish the class.

Which stream sequence should I use?

Use the sequence already on the Notice of Registration (NOR) for a registered stream.

A generator exempt from registration and episodic notification uses VSQG when it manifests hazardous or Class 1 waste. Qualifying consolidation has separate conditions.

Special sequence	When it applies
HOUS	Household hazardous waste shipped by a household hazardous-waste program.
OUTS	Waste generated outside Texas.
UNIV	Universal waste when a code is used.
PHRM	Healthcare hazardous pharmaceuticals on the applicable pharmaceutical route.
RRCT	RRC-regulated facilities shipping hazardous or Class 1 waste.
TSDF	Compatible off-site waste consolidated or stored without changing form or composition under 335.503(b)(8); not treated or altered waste.
SPIL	Restricted to TCEQ’s Emergency Response Team for Emergency Response Program spill waste.

How do I report a one-off waste event?

For an unregistered or inactive site, TCEQ’s episodic notification thresholds apply per calendar month.

They are 100 kg (220 lb) of Class 1 industrial waste or 100 kg of nonacute hazardous waste.

The threshold for acute hazardous waste is 1 kg (2.2 lb).

TCEQ says temporary codes and episodic notification are unnecessary when the site stays below all three amounts.

Notify TCEQ at least 30 days before a planned event or within 72 hours after an unplanned event.

Ship the episodic waste within 60 days.

A registered hazardous-waste generator adds the stream to its NOR, then uses TCEQ-20940.

For a reportable event at an unregistered or inactive site, use TCEQ-00757. TCEQ issues the waste sequence for the 60-day event.

How do I update a NOR or prepare shipment records?

A registered code cannot be edited or reused. Inactivate a code that no longer describes the waste and add a new stream.

Form 200 appears in notification instructions but is absent from current Appendix 3. For pumpable still bottoms, compare 601 and 602; otherwise choose a current liquid form.

Notify changes within 90 days through the State of Texas Environmental Electronic Reporting System (STEERS), where available, or the applicable TCEQ form.

Use the hazardous-manifest guide for hazardous shipments and Class 1 shipment rules for nonhazardous Class 1 waste. Class 2 and Class 3 use their own records.

The waste pages cover separate routes such as used oil and universal waste.