U359 RCRA waste code Toxic glycol ether solvent, thrown away unused.
- Free, no account
- Based on 40 CFR 261.33 and EPA guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a federal hazardous waste code
U359, 2-Ethoxyethanol.
U-listed waste
2-Ethoxyethanol
U-list unused product.
ComplyOnSiteIs U359 hazardous waste?
Yes, when the listing applies. U359 is the U-listed code for unused 2-Ethoxyethanol thrown away, including off-specification product and qualifying residues. It is nonacute, not a P-listed acute waste. It depends on the product and how it is discarded, not on a TCLP result.
On a required hazardous waste manifest, put U359 in Item 13. Read the VSQG exemptions and empty-container rules and pharmaceutical containers too.
What does U359 cover?
This takes unused 2-Ethoxyethanol that is pure, technical grade or the only active ingredient of a product. That includes off-specification batches, residues left in non-empty containers and spill cleanup residues. Inactive ingredients don't affect the only-active-ingredient test.
- CAS
- 110-80-5
- Table entries
- Ethanol, 2-ethoxy-; Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
- Hazard codes in the record
- T (toxic)
- Rule
- 40 CFR 261.33(f)
Is 2-Ethoxyethanol waste always U359?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| U359 | The unused chemical is thrown away pure, in technical grade or as the only active ingredient. Qualifying product residues are included. |
| F005 | It has been used as a solvent, or is a still bottom from recovery. The F005 blend conditions apply too. |
| Characteristic waste (D001–D043) | A used chemical or a different formulation has a hazardous characteristic. Assess any process listings too. |
Both rows can apply to one waste, because a listed unused product can also have a characteristic. The chemical merely turning up in a manufacturing waste doesn't make the waste U359. Match the waste’s origin, formulation and use history. Mixing or treating listed waste doesn't generally remove the listing. That takes an exclusion, an exception or an approved delisting. Using the chemical as an ingredient or reactant doesn't by itself make it a spent F-listed solvent. Read each listing’s before-use blend conditions.
Which codes sit beside U359?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| U279 | Carbaryl — a carbamate insecticide |
| U280 | Barban — a carbamate herbicide |
| U328 | o-Toluidine |
| U353 | p-Toluidine |
| U364 | Bendiocarb phenol |
| U367 | Carbofuran phenol |
| U372 | Carbendazim — a fungicide |
| U373 | Propham — a carbamate herbicide |
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 261.31 — Hazardous wastes from non-specific sources