40 CFR Appendix XII
Nickel or Chromium-Bearing Materials that may be Processed in Exempt Nickel-Chromium Recovery Furnaces
June 9, 2020
CFR

A. Exempt Nickel or Chromium-Bearing Materials when Generated by Manufacturers or Users of Nickel, Chromium, or Iron

Baghouse bags

Raney nickel catalyst

Floor sweepings

Air filters

Electroplating bath filters

Wastewater filter media

Wood pallets

Disposable clothing (coveralls, aprons, hats, and gloves)

Laboratory samples and spent chemicals

Shipping containers and plastic liners from containers or vehicles used to transport nickel or chromium-containing wastes

Respirator cartridge filters

Paper hand towels

B. Exempt Nickel or Chromium-Bearing Materials when Generated by Any Industry

Electroplating wastewater treatment sludges (F006)

Nickel and/or chromium-containing solutions

Nickel, chromium, and iron catalysts

Nickel-cadmium and nickel-iron batteries

Filter cake from wet scrubber system water treatment plants in the specialty steel industry1

1If a hazardous waste under an authorized State program.

Filter cake from nickel-chromium alloy pickling operations1

[56 FR 42517, Aug. 27, 1991]


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