California waste code 213 Benzene, hexane & Stoddard, the gasoline-based thinners & cleaners.

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Petroleum or hydrocarbon solvent

The solvent is a hydrocarbon such as benzene, hexane or Stoddard solvent, a petroleum-based cleaning solvent.

Hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, hexane and Stoddard solvent. Oxygenated solvents take code 212 and halogenated ones code 211.

Is California code 213 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. The material must first be determined hazardous. California code 213 is not restricted, and a restricted code takes priority over it. A non-restricted code doesn't make a waste non-hazardous.

If the shipment needs the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, enter 213 in Item 13 for the waste line. Use one California code, plus any federal RCRA codes when the waste is federally hazardous.

Waste is RCRA waste when it meets a federal listing or characteristic and no federal exclusion applies. Non-RCRA waste is hazardous under California rules only. California presumes hazardous waste is RCRA unless the generator shows it isn't, so keep that determination.

What does California code 213 cover?

This is for solvents in the hydrocarbon group, whose molecules hold carbon and hydrogen. Benzene, hexane and Stoddard solvent are examples. Stoddard solvent is a petroleum-based cleaning solvent. Characterize a blend as a blend, because naming one ingredient doesn't put all its constituents in this group.

Official wording: 22 CCR division 4.5, chapter 11, Appendix XII(b)

Is a waste solvent California code 213?

Code	When it fits
213	The hazardous solvent is a hydrocarbon, such as benzene, hexane or Stoddard solvent.
212	The solvent is oxygenated, such as acetone, butanol or ethyl acetate.
211	The solvent is halogenated and no restricted code applies.
214	The hazardous solvent blend fits none of the 3 specific solvent chemistry groups.
741	The hazardous liquid holds at least 1,000 mg/L total halogenated organic compounds.

The California solvent group doesn't decide the federal RCRA code. Solvent use, unused product status and federal hazardous characteristics need their own determination. The regulations give no general tie-breaker for blends that fit more than one non-restricted description.

Which wastes take California code 213?

Waste	When it’s 213
Spent solvent	The solvent holds only carbon and hydrogen.
Spent benzene	Benzene was discarded or used as solvent.
Spent hexane	Hexane was discarded or used as solvent.
Spent Stoddard solvent	Stoddard solvent was discarded or used as solvent.
Toluene waste	Toluene was used as solvent, and the blend holds only carbon and hydrogen.

Which codes sit beside California code 213?

Code	What it is
221	Waste oil and mixed oil
222	Oil-water separator sludge
223	Other oily hazardous waste
231	Pesticide rinse water
232	Pesticide and pesticide-production waste
241	Tank-bottom waste
251	Still bottoms with halogenated organics
252	Other still-bottom waste