Proper hazardous waste identification is essential to the success of the hazardous waste
management program. The RCRA regulations at 40 CFR §262.11 require that any person who
produces or generates a waste must determine if that waste is hazardous. In doing so, §262.11
presents the steps in the hazardous waste identification process:
• Is the waste a "solid waste"?
• Is the waste specifically excluded from the RCRA regulations?
• Is the waste a "listed" hazardous waste?
• Does the waste exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste?