U020 RCRA waste code Corrosive, reactive liquid used to make dyes & drugs.
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U020, Benzenesulfonyl chloride.
U-listed waste
Benzenesulfonyl chloride
U-list unused product.
ComplyOnSiteIs U020 hazardous waste?
Yes, when the listing applies. U020 covers the unused benzenesulfonyl chloride described below when it is discarded, including off-specification product and qualifying residues. It is a U-listed waste, not an acute P-listed one. The listing depends on the product and how it is discarded, not on a TCLP result alone.
The listing rests only on ignitability, corrosivity or reactivity. Under 261.3(g) it stops applying once the waste shows no hazardous-waste characteristic. Another listing can still apply, and the land disposal restrictions continue.
U020 is nonacute hazardous waste. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U020 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers.
What does U020 cover?
This covers unused benzenesulfonyl chloride discarded in pure or technical grade, or in a formulation where it is the only active ingredient. It also covers off-specification batches, residues in nonempty containers and spill cleanup residues from those products. Inactive ingredients don't stop benzenesulfonyl chloride counting as the sole active ingredient.
- CAS
- 98-09-9
- Table entries
- Benzenesulfonic acid chloride (C,R) and Benzenesulfonyl chloride (C,R)
- Hazard codes in the record
- C (corrosive), R (reactive)
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.33(f)
Is benzenesulfonyl chloride waste always U020?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| U020 | The unused chemical is discarded as a pure or technical grade product or as the sole active ingredient. Residues from that product also count. |
| Characteristic waste (D001–D043) | A used chemical or a different formulation meets a hazardous-waste characteristic. Check any process listings that apply too. |
Both can apply, since a listed unused product can also show a characteristic. Having this chemical in a manufacturing waste doesn't make the waste U020. Match the waste's origin, formulation and use history. Mixing listed waste with solid waste, or treating it, doesn't normally remove the listing. Only an exclusion, an exception or an approved delisting does.
Which codes sit beside U020?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| U016 | Benz[c]acridine |
| U017 | Benzal chloride |
| U018 | Benz[a]anthracene |
| U019 | Benzene |
| U021 | Benzidine |
| U022 | Benzo[a]pyrene |
| U023 | Benzotrichloride |
| U024 | Dichloromethoxy ethane |
Sources
- 40 CFR 261.33 — Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues, and spill residues thereof
- 40 CFR 261.3 — Definition of hazardous waste
- 40 CFR 261.7 — Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers
- 40 CFR 260.10 — Definitions
- 40 CFR 262.14 — Conditions for exemption for a very small quantity generator
- 40 CFR 262.20 — General requirements
- 40 CFR 266.507 — Residues of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals in empty containers
- Hazardous Waste Manifest Instructions