### Question
What does industrial waste mean?


### Answer
**Industrial waste** has the following meaning in *49 U.S.C. § 10908*:

> the solid waste generated by manufacturing and industrial and research and development processes and operations, including contaminated soil, nonhazardous oil spill cleanup waste and dry nonhazardous pesticides and chemical waste, but does not include hazardous waste regulated under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.), mining or oil and gas waste

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 10908*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE IV-INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION > PART A-RAIL > CHAPTER 109-LICENSING**

