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U023 RCRA waste code Pungent chlorinated liquid used to make dyes.

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U023, Benzotrichloride.

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    Benzotrichloride

U-list unused product.

U-listed hazardous waste for unused benzotrichloride, a toxic chlorinated liquid used to make dyes & other chemicals.

Is U023 hazardous waste?

Yes, when the listing applies. U023 covers the unused benzotrichloride 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 table prints different hazard letters for these entries. An entry with no letter is toxic (T) under 261.33(f), so no letter doesn't mean no hazard. “Benzene, (trichloromethyl)-” has no letter, so it counts as T (toxic). “Benzotrichloride (C,R,T)” is marked (C,R,T).

U023 is nonacute hazardous waste. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U023 in Item 13. See VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers.

What does U023 cover?

This covers unused benzotrichloride 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 benzotrichloride counting as the sole active ingredient.

CAS
98-07-7
Table entries
Benzene, (trichloromethyl)- and Benzotrichloride (C,R,T)
Printed hazard annotations
“Benzene, (trichloromethyl)-”: unmarked: T (toxic) by default; “Benzotrichloride (C,R,T)”: (C,R,T).

Is benzotrichloride waste always U023?

CodeWhen it fits
U023The 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 U023. 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.