Section 808.600  Introduction

a)         This Subpart defines "categories of wastes" by the type of source or generator producing the waste, by the process from which the waste arises, or by name.  This Subpart also defines "categories of wastes," as "characteristics wastes," based on physical or chemical properties.

b)         Categorical and characteristic special (non-RCRA) wastes are assigned to a category defined under this Subpart based on the similarity of the physical, chemical or biological properties of the wastes to those properties designated as representative of that category, regardless of the degree of hazard of the individual wastes or wastestreams.