Other References and Code Lists
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HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR – Any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste
identified or listed in 40 CFR Part 261.
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AZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER OR CODE, EPA – The number (or code) assigned by the EPA to each hazardous
waste listed in 40 CFR Part 261, Subpart D and to each characteristic identified in 40 CFR Part 261,
Subpart C. The codes consist of one letter (D, F, P, U, or K) and three numbers. Click here
for a list of
EPA hazardous waste codes.
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AZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER OR CODE, STATE – The number (or code) assigned by the State to each hazardous
waste listed in the State regulations. Obtain a list of the States waste codes from your State.
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AZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE – The holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period, at the end of which
the hazardous waste is treated, disposed of, or stored elsewhere.
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AZARDOUS WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY – Refer to “Transfer Facility” definition.
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AZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER – Refer to “Transporter” definition.
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AZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT – Any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to
change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste so as to
neutralize such hazardous waste, or so as to recover energy or material resources from the hazardous
waste, or so as to render such hazardous waste nonhazardous, or less hazardous; safer to transport,
store, or dispose of; or amenable for recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume. Such
term includes any activity or processing designed to change the physical form or composition of
hazardous waste so as to render it nonhazardous.
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EALTHCARE FACILITY – Any person that is lawfully authorized to (1) provide preventative, diagnostic,
therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment or
procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of a human or animal
or that affects the structure or function of the human or animal body; or (2) distribute, sell, or dispense
pharmaceuticals, including over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, homeopathic
drugs, or prescription pharmaceuticals. This definition includes, but is not limited to, wholesale
distributors, third-party logistics providers that serve as forward distributors, military medical logistics
facilities, hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, health clinics, physicians’
offices, optical and dental providers, chiropractors, long-term care facilities, ambulance services,
pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, retailers of pharmaceuticals,
veterinary clinics, and veterinary hospitals. This definition does not include pharmaceutical
manufacturers, reverse distributors, or reverse logistics centers.
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NCINERATION – Burning of certain types of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials; or a treatment technology
involving destruction of waste by controlled burning at high temperatures (e.g., burning sludge to
remove the water and reduce the remaining residues to a safe, non-burnable ash that can be disposed
safely on land, in some waters, or in underground locations).
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NDUSTRIAL FURNACE – Any of the following enclosed devices that are integral components of manufacturing
processes and that use thermal treatment to accomplish recovery of materials or energy: cement
kilns; lime kilns; aggregate kilns; phosphate kilns; coke ovens; blast furnaces; smelting, melting, and
refining furnaces; titanium dioxide chloride process oxidation reactors; methane reforming furnaces;