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U213 RCRA waste code Flammable solvent for PVC cement & coatings.

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U213, Tetrahydrofuran.

  • U-listed waste

    Tetrahydrofuran

U-list unused product.

Ignitable U-listed hazardous waste for unused tetrahydrofuran (THF), a flammable solvent used in PVC cement & coatings.

Is U213 hazardous waste?

Yes, when the listing applies. U213 is a U-listed hazardous waste for unused tetrahydrofuran that is thrown away, including off-specification product and qualifying residues. It is nonacute, not an acute P-listed waste. 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 land disposal restrictions can continue.

On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U213 in Item 13. Also read VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers.

What does U213 cover?

This listing covers unused tetrahydrofuran thrown away as pure or technical grade, or in a product where it is the only active ingredient. That includes off-specification batches, residues left in nonempty containers and spill cleanup residues. Inactive ingredients don't change that.

CAS
109-99-9
Table entries
Furan, tetrahydro-(I) / Tetrahydrofuran (I)
Hazard codes in the record
I (ignitable)

Is tetrahydrofuran waste always U213?

CodeWhen it fits
U213The unused chemical is discarded as pure or technical grade, or as the sole active ingredient. Qualifying product residues count too.
Characteristic waste (D001–D043)A used chemical or a different formulation meets a hazardous-waste characteristic. Assess any process listings that apply too.

A listed unused product can also exhibit a characteristic, so more than one row can apply. Having this chemical in a manufacturing waste doesn't make the waste U213. Match the waste’s origin, formulation and use history. Mixing listed waste with solid waste, or treating it, generally doesn't remove the listing. It takes an applicable exclusion, exception or approved delisting.