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Texas waste codes for PCB waste Oil & equipment holding 50 ppm or more of PCBs.

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PCB waste: 6 codes.

PCB waste

Scope and quantity exemptions.

  • Organic liquids

    PCB liquids, 50 to under 500 ppm

    Nonhazardous organic liquid in the lower PCB band.

    When to use 297

  • Organic liquids

    PCB liquids, 500 ppm or more

    Nonhazardous organic liquid in the upper PCB band.

    When to use 298

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic devices, 50 to under 500 ppm

    Nonhazardous inorganic electrical equipment in the lower PCB band.

    When to use 396

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic devices, 500 ppm or more

    Nonhazardous inorganic electrical equipment in the upper PCB band.

    When to use 397

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic devices, 50 to under 500 ppm

    Organic-category electrical equipment in the lower PCB band.

    When to use 496

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic devices, 500 ppm or more

    Organic-category electrical equipment in the upper PCB band.

    When to use 497

Other codes that mention it 12

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic solids, 50 to under 500 ppm

    When to use 394

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic solids, 500 ppm or more

    When to use 395

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic soil, 50 to under 500 ppm

    When to use 398

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic soil, 500 ppm or more

    When to use 399

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic solids, 50 to under 500 ppm

    When to use 494

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic solids, 500 ppm or more

    When to use 495

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic soil, 50 to under 500 ppm

    When to use 498

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic soil, 500 ppm or more

    When to use 499
Nonhazardous PCB liquids are 297 & 298. Inorganic devices are 396 & 397 and organic devices 496 & 497.

Which Texas form code fits PCB waste?

FormWhen it fits
297Nonhazardous organic liquid in the lower PCB band.
298Nonhazardous organic liquid in the upper PCB band.
396Nonhazardous inorganic electrical equipment in the lower PCB band.
397Nonhazardous inorganic electrical equipment in the upper PCB band.
496Organic-category electrical equipment in the lower PCB band.
497Organic-category electrical equipment in the upper PCB band.

What do the PCB bands mean in Texas?

PCBs are polychlorinated biphenyls, chemicals once used in electrical equipment and other products.

The lower band is 50 to less than 500 parts per million (ppm). The upper band is 500 ppm or more.

Match the liquid, soil, solid, equipment or sludge type, and the inorganic or organic category.

Descriptors that say nonhazardous exclude RCRA hazardous waste.

How do PCBs affect the Texas class?

See the Class 1 PCB threshold and detectable-PCB restriction.

Federal PCB controls need a separate check.

The current attachment leaves out some comparison symbols, but its words still give the bands above.

A proposed symbol correction doesn't change the current rule.

A hazardous PCB stream doesn't automatically belong in an organic 49x form. Pick the form that fits its actual material and composition.

For the paperwork, see Code, class and shipment records.

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