Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Site Identification Number

(RCRA Site ID)
Description/Purpose

The required Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Site ID Number is an identifying number used for tracking wastes from their point of generation to final disposal. The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest system (EPA Form 8700-22) is the primary mechanism to ensure that wastes reach their intended destination. The transporter and the receiving facility signatures on the manifest you have prepared and sent with the shipment provide some assurance that the waste has been properly handled.

Triggers and activities which would require this entry

You need a RCRA Site ID Number if you generate, transport, transfer, recycle, treat, store, or dispose of regulated amounts of dangerous waste.

Costs/Fees
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There are no fees for a RCRA Site ID Number.

Application Information

The application is called 'Dangerous Waste Site Identification Form' is online and can be accessed at https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/SummaryPages/ECY070133.html.

Complete Dangerous Waste Site Identification Form

You will need a RCRA Site ID Number if you generate over 220 pounds or accumulate more than 2200 pounds of dangerous waste at any one time (for waste with a 220 pound quantity exclusion limit) or generate over 2.2 pounds (for a dangerous waste with at 2.2 pound quantity exclusion limit). This ID number is also required for those who transport, transfer, recycle, treat, store, or dispose of regulated quantities of hazardous waste.

Please provide Ecology with all necessary data and information required in the Online Application referred to above.

Once an RCRA Site ID Number is assigned to a site it stays active until it is withdrawn or cancelled by the generator.

Published Decision Time
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It can take up to two weeks to obtain a RCRA Site ID Number.

Legal authority
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Notes / Comments

A dangerous waste is solid or liquid material with certain properties that could pose dangers to human health or the environment.

Owners and operators of facilities with active RCRA Site ID numbers must report each year on their waste management activities. Dangerous waste generators must comply with more stringent requirements if they generate or accumulate larger amounts of dangerous waste.

Dangerous waste includes substances defined as hazardous by federal statute and other wastes regulated only under state laws and rules.

For specific questions regarding waste, contact a Hazardous Waste Specialist in the Ecology Office in your area:

   Northwest Regional Office: (425) 649-7000
   Southwest Regional Office: (360) 407-6300
   Central Regional Office: (509) 575-2490
   Eastern Regional Office: (509) 329-3400

Owners and operators of facilities with an active RCRA Site ID Number must file an annual report each year on their waste management activities.

Dangerous wastes are defined as hazardous by federal and state laws and rules. For questions about waste, call the Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste Specialist in your area.

Related Entries
Contacts
Department of Ecology
Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program
Headquarters
300 Desmond Drive
PO Box 47600
Olympia WA 98504-7600
Website: https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/Our-Programs/Hazardous-Waste-Toxics-Reduction
Telephone: (360) 407-6700
Fax: (360) 407-6715
Triggering Questions
  • Will the project generate waste that may designate as a dangerous waste?
  • Will you be burning residential waste or burning debris that does not fit into the categories of agricultural, silvicultural, or land clearing burning?
* Credential details last updated 5/27/2025
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