U043 RCRA waste code Flammable gas used to make PVC plastic, a carcinogen.
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- Based on 40 CFR 261.33 and EPA guidance
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U043, Vinyl chloride.
U-listed waste
Vinyl chloride
U-list unused product.
ComplyOnSiteIs U043 hazardous waste?
Yes, when the listing applies. U043 covers vinyl chloride thrown away unused, 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.
U043 is nonacute hazardous waste. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U043 in Item 13. VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers still apply.
What does U043 cover?
This covers vinyl chloride discarded unused, either pure or technical grade or as the only active ingredient in a formulation. It also covers off-specification batches, residues in nonempty containers and spill cleanup residues of those products. Inactive ingredients in the formulation don't affect this.
- CAS
- 75-01-4
- Table entries
- Ethene, chloro- or Vinyl chloride
- Hazard codes in the record
- T (toxic)
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.33(f)
Is waste vinyl chloride always U043?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| U043 | The unused chemical is thrown away, pure or technical grade or as the sole active ingredient. Residues from those products count too. |
| D043 | The TCLP extract holds vinyl chloride at 0.2 mg/L or more. The product listing can apply as well. |
| Characteristic waste (D001–D043) | A used chemical or a different formulation shows a hazardous characteristic. Process listings can apply too. |
A listed unused product can also have a characteristic, so more than one row can apply. Merely finding this chemical in a manufacturing waste doesn't make it U043. Match the waste's origin, formulation and use history. Mixing listed waste with solid waste, or treating it, generally doesn't remove the listing. That takes an exclusion, an exception or an approved delisting.
Which codes sit beside U043?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| U038 | Chlorobenzilate — an insecticide used against mites |
| U039 | p-Chloro-m-cresol |
| U041 | Epichlorohydrin |
| U042 | 2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether |
| U044 | Chloroform |
| U045 | Methyl chloride |
| U046 | Chloromethyl methyl ether |
| U047 | beta-Chloronaphthalene |
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
- 40 CFR 261.24 — Toxicity characteristic