What is the proper DOT shipping name for spent carbon?
Although “Activated Carbon” is listed in the DOT Hazardous Materials Table as a spontaneously combustible material, all Calgon Carbon products manufactured for use in industrial, municipal or remediation projects have been tested and it has been specifically determined that the products do not meet the definition of this hazard class. (See the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Calgon Carbon activated carbon for more details.) The shipping name “Activated Carbon” and its associated shipping description from the DOT table must not be used to ship spent carbon to Calgon Carbon’s reactivation facilities. Our plants are not permitted to accept shipments bearing that description. The proper DOT shipping name for non-hazardous spent carbon is “Not Regulated” or “Scrap Carbon”. The proper DOT shipping name for RCRA hazardous spent carbon not meeting an RQ (Reportable Quantity) is: “Hazardous Waste, solid, n.o.s., 9, NA 3077, III, (plus waste codes)”. The proper DOT shipping name for RCRA h
