U069 RCRA waste code Toxic plasticizer for vinyl & coatings, thrown away unused.

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Based on 40 CFR 261.33 and EPA guidance
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U-listed waste
Dibutyl phthalate

U-list unused product.

Toxic U-listed hazardous waste for unused dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer for vinyl & flexible plastics.

Is U069 hazardous waste?

Yes, when the listing applies. U069 covers dibutyl phthalate 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.

U069 is nonacute hazardous waste. On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U069 in Item 13. VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers still apply.

What does U069 cover?

This covers dibutyl phthalate 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: 84-74-2
Table entries: 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester; Dibutyl phthalate
Hazard codes in the record: T (toxic)
Rule: 40 CFR 261.33(f)

Is waste dibutyl phthalate always U069?

Code	When it fits
U069	The unused chemical is thrown away, pure or technical grade or as the sole active ingredient. Residues from those products count too.
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 U069. 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 wastes take U069?

Waste	When it’s U069
Unused dibutyl phthalate	Discarded commercial product that is pure or technical-grade dibutyl phthalate, or has dibutyl phthalate as its sole active ingredient.

Which codes sit beside U069?

Code	What it is
U064	Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene
U066	1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane — a soil fumigant and nematicide
U067	Ethylene dibromide — a soil and grain fumigant
U068	Methylene bromide
U070	o-Dichlorobenzene
U071	m-Dichlorobenzene
U072	p-Dichlorobenzene
U073	3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine