Free tools, charts & data for regulated waste.
Practical, no-signup resources for the people who handle regulated waste — an interactive determination tool, printable reference charts, and an open dataset. Use them, print them, cite them.
Interactive tool
Waste Determination Tool
Answer a few questions about your waste and get the correct stream, container, and governing rule — sharps, RMW, controlled, RCRA-hazardous, trace chemo, and more.
Open the tool →InteractiveP/U-List Drug Lookup
Search a drug or RCRA code to see if it's P-listed (acute) or U-listed (toxic) hazardous waste — bounded to EPA's published lists, so the answers are accurate.
Open the tool →InteractiveRCRA Generator Status Tool
Enter roughly how much hazardous waste you generate per month and find your EPA category — VSQG, SQG, or LQG — and what it requires.
Open the tool →Printables & data
Medical Waste Color-Code Chart (PDF)
Which container each regulated stream belongs in — and what must stay out. Print and post at your point of segregation.
Download PDF →Printable PDFWaste Segregation Matrix (PDF)
A one-page decision matrix: identify the waste, route it to the right stream, container, and rule.
Download PDF →Printable PDFRCRA P-List & U-List Pharmaceuticals (PDF)
Commonly encountered P- (acute) and U- (toxic) listed drugs under 40 CFR 261.33, plus characteristic examples.
Download PDF →Printable PDFDEA Form 41 Preparation Checklist (PDF)
What to have ready before you destroy controlled substances and complete Form 41 — a prep aid, not the official form.
Download PDF →DatasetU.S. Medical Waste Regulations by State (CSV)
A 50-state dataset: environmental regulator, drug take-back law year, home-sharps rule, and healthcare-establishment counts. Free to cite.
Download dataset →Want the deeper explanations behind these? Browse the guide library, the glossary, or regulations by state.