Wisconsin DNR Category Codes Decomposable waste categories 1, 3, 5 & 6 are in red font. "Total" waste categories 1 - 6 and 19 - 28 are highlighted in grey.

Waste Cat Code Name Description

1 Municipal solid waste 2 Ashes/Sludges From Utility Power Plants Ashes and sludges from electric and process steam generating facilities 3 Pulp/Papermill Sludges From Mfg Process Pulp or papermill sludges produced by or mfg processes 4 Manufacturing Solid Waste From Foundries Manufacturing solid waste from foundries 5 Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Sludges produced by municipal wastewater treatment plants 6 All Other Solid Not Haz. Wastes All other solid wastes not designated as 7 Hazardous Wastes Hazardous wastes 8 Utility Plant Hazardous Ashes/Sludges Hazardous ashes or sludges from electric or process steam generating facilities 9 Waste Treatment Hazardous Sludges Hazardous sludges produced by waste treatment or mfg process 10 Hazardous Manufacturing Process Waste Hazardous manufacturing process solid waste 11 Wastewater Treatment Hazardous Sludges Hazardous sludges produced by wastewater treatment facilities 12 Hazardous Tailing Solids Hazardous tailing solids 13 Nonhazardous Tailing Solids Nonhazardous tailing solids or nonacid producing taconite solids 14 Hazardous Sludge Hazardous sludge 15 Nonhazardous Sludge Nonhazardous sludge 16 Hazardous Waste Rock Hazardous waste rock 17 Nonhazardous Waste Rock Nonhazardous waste rock or nonacid producing taconite waste rock 18 Other Mining Wastes Any prospecting or mining waste not specified in categories 12 - 17 19 Exempt Waste - Used as Daily Cover, etc Waste exempt from fees-used as daily cover, berms, dikes, etc. 20 Energy Recovery Incinerator Ash Ash from for energy recovery 21 Exempt High Volume Waste--as Daily Cover High volume waste exempt from fees-used for daily cover, berms, dikes, etc 22 Exempt Shredder Fluff - as Daily Cover Shredder fluff exempt from fees -used as daily cover, berms, dikes, etc 23 Exempt Contaminated --as Daily Cover Contaminated soil exempt from fees used as daily cover, berms, dikes, etc 24 Exempt Unusable Paper Making Materials Waste exempt from recyling fee-intended as recycled fiber unusable for paper making 25 Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste Construction & demolition (C&D) waste - subject to all the same fees as cat 1 waste 26 Sediments Contaminated with PCBs Sediments contaminated with PCBs that meet criteria in s.289.645(4)(d) & s.289.6 27 Waste Generated by a Non-Profit Org Waste generated by a non-profit org that meets criteria in s.289.645(4)(b), WI statutes 28 Storm Debris From Natural Disasters Storm debris meet criteria-s289.63(6)(b), 289.64(4)(b), 289.645(4)(f), 289.67(1)(fm) 29 Waste Removed to Mitigate Env Impacts Waste removed at request of DNR to mitigate potential environmental impacts 30 MRF Residues MRF residues 31 C&D MRF Residues C&D MRF residues

Revised June 2017