Texas waste codes for empty drums and containers Drums, cans, bottles & tubs once their contents are out.

Inorganic solids
Empty or crushed metal containers
Legally empty or crushed metal containers.
When to use 308
Inorganic solids
Empty or crushed glass containers
Legally empty or crushed glass containers.
When to use 388
Organic solids
Empty fiber or plastic containers
Legally empty fiber or plastic containers.
When to use 406

Empty metal containers are 308, glass 388 and fiber or plastic 406. Crushed ones keep the code.

Which Texas form code fits empty drums and containers?

Form	When it fits
308	Legally empty or crushed metal containers.
388	Legally empty or crushed glass containers.
406	Legally empty fiber or plastic containers.

First confirm the container is legally empty.

A container defaults to Class 1 if it held a hazardous substance, hazardous waste or Class 1 waste.

The same default applies if its contents would be hazardous or Class 1 when discarded.

A container of 5 gallons or less can be Class 2.

For a larger container, remove all residue and make the container unusable.

The documented recycling route also needs complete residue removal and recycling that makes the container unusable.

That route doesn't cover a pesticide container regulated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

A container that held Class 2 waste stays Class 2.

Record the former contents and why the container is legally empty.

Classify any remaining product or residue separately.

For pressure and residue conditions, see depleted aerosol cans.