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U236 RCRA waste code Toxic blue dye & lab stain, thrown away unused.

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U236, Trypan blue.

  • U-listed waste

    Trypan blue

U-list unused product.

Toxic U-listed hazardous waste for unused trypan blue, a dye used as a biological stain, listed as unused product.

Is U236 hazardous waste?

Yes, when the listing applies. U236 is a U-listed hazardous waste for unused trypan blue 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.

On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U236 in Item 13. Also read VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers.

What does U236 cover?

This listing covers unused trypan blue 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
72-57-1
Table entries
2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3′-[(3,3′- dimethyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diyl)bis(azo)bis[5-amino-4-hydroxy]-, tetrasodium salt; Trypan blue; 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3,3′-[(3,3′-dimethyl[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diyl)bis(azo)bis[5-amino-4-hydroxy]-, tetrasodium salt
Hazard codes in the record
T (toxic)

Is trypan blue waste always U236?

CodeWhen it fits
U236The 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 U236. 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.