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Texas waste codes for lab packs and old chemicals Small bottles of old chemicals boxed in a drum.

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  • Based on TCEQ RG-022 and 30 TAC Chapter 335
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Lab packs and old chemicals: 5 codes.

Lab packs and old chemicals

Scope and quantity exemptions.

  • Lab packs

    Old-chemical lab packs

    Old chemicals packed without debris.

    When to use 001
  • Lab packs

    Debris lab packs

    Debris packed without old chemicals.

    When to use 002
  • Lab packs

    Mixed lab packs

    Chemicals and debris packed together.

    When to use 003
  • Lab packs

    Acute hazardous lab packs

    Pack containing acute hazardous waste.

    When to use 004
  • Lab packs

    Other lab packs

    Another lab pack; describe the contents in the comments.

    When to use 009
Old-chemical packs are 001, debris packs 002 & mixed packs 003. Acute hazardous packs are 004 & others 009.

Which form fits lab packs and old chemicals?

FormWhen it fits
001Old chemicals packed without debris.
002Debris packed without old chemicals.
003Chemicals and debris packed together.
004A pack holding acute hazardous waste.
009Any other lab pack. Describe the contents in the comments.

What needs recording in a lab pack?

Keep an inventory of the contents and name each RCRA listing or characteristic that applies.

A pack holding acute hazardous waste uses 004. The hazardous determination covers the contents.

Which lab pack wastes have a form of their own?

Hazardous pharmaceuticals use 005 and hazardous airbag waste uses 006.

Use 009 only when no other lab-pack form fits, and explain it in the comments.

Code, class and shipment records.