K015 RCRA waste code Toxic tarry residue from making a dye & plastics chemical.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.32 and EPA hazardous-waste rules
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K-listed waste
Bottom distillation residue from benzyl chloride

Industry: Organic chemicals.

Toxic K-listed waste from organic chemical plants. Still bottoms left from distilling benzyl chloride.

Is K015 hazardous waste?

Yes. K015 is nonacute hazardous waste when your waste comes from the named process and stream. The federal table gives it hazard code (T), for toxicity.

A K listing follows how and where the waste arose, not a concentration test. A test may add a characteristic code, but it doesn't remove this listing.

On a required hazardous waste manifest, put K015 in Item 13. Check the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules too.

What does K015 cover?

This listing covers still bottoms from distilling benzyl chloride. The waste form and the source process must both match this listing. Chemical content alone isn't enough.

Hazard code: (T), toxicity
Industry: Organic chemicals
Rule: 40 CFR 261.32

Are benzyl chloride distillation bottoms always K015?

Code	When it fits
K015	It is still bottoms from distilling benzyl chloride.
K020	It is heavy ends from distilling vinyl chloride in vinyl chloride monomer production.
K010	It is distillation side cuts from producing acetaldehyde from ethylene.

The industry, production step and waste form tell these K listings apart, not chemical content. The rows show nearby listed streams, not every code that could apply. Add any characteristic or other listing that also fits, because a waste can carry several federal codes.

Which wastes take K015?

Waste	When it’s K015
Benzyl chloride still bottoms	It is a still bottom from distillation of benzyl chloride

Which codes sit beside K015?

Code	What it is
K009	Bottom distillation residue from making acetaldehyde
K011	Wastewater-stripper bottom liquid from making acrylonitrile
K013	Acetonitrile-column bottom liquid from making acrylonitrile
K014	Acetonitrile purification residue from making acrylonitrile
K016	Heavy distillation residue from making carbon tetrachloride
K017	Heavy purification residue from making epichlorohydrin
K018	Heavy fraction from making ethyl chloride
K019	Heavy distillation residue from making ethylene dichloride