2.1 HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
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?