Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1007 - Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
6 CCR 1007-3 - HAZARDOUS WASTE
Part 261 - HAZARDOUS WASTE - IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subpart A - General
Section 6 CCR 1007-3-261.7 - Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers
Universal Citation: 1000 CO Code Regs 6 CCR 1007-3-261.7
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
(a)
(1) Any hazardous waste remaining in either
(i) an empty container or (ii) an inner liner removed from an empty container,
as defined in paragraph (b) of this section, is not subject to regulation under
Parts 261 through 266, Part 268 or Part 100 or to the notification requirements
of Part 99 of these regulations.
(2) Any hazardous waste in either (i) a
container that is not empty or (ii) an inner liner removed from a container
that is not empty, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section is subject to
regulation under Parts 261 through 266, Part 268, and Part 100 of these
regulations and the notification requirements of Part 99 of these
regulations.
(b)
(1) A container or an inner liner removed
from a container that has held any hazardous waste, except a waste that is a
compressed gas or that is identified as an acute hazardous waste listed in
§
§ 261.31, 261.32, or 261.33(e) of these regulations is empty if:
(i) All wastes have been removed that can be
removed using the practices commonly employed to remove materials from that
type of container, e.g., pouring, pumping, and aspirating, and
(ii) No more than 2.5 centimeters (one inch)
of residue remain on the bottom of the container or inner liner or,
(iii)
(A) No
more than 3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in
the container or inner liner if the container is less than or equal to 119
gallons in size, or
(B) No more
than 0.3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in
the container or inner liner if the container is greater than 119 gallons in
size.
(2) A
container that has held a hazardous waste that is a compressed gas is empty
when the pressure in the container approaches atmospheric.
(3) A container or an inner liner removed
from a container that has held an acute hazardous waste listed in §
§
261.31, 261.32, or 261.33(e) is empty if:
(i)
The container or inner liner has been triple rinsed using a solvent capable of
removing the commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical
intermediate;
(ii) The container or
inner liner has been cleaned by another method that has been shown in the
scientific literature, or by tests conducted by the generator, to achieve
equivalent removal; or
(iii) In the
case of a container, the inner liner that prevented contact of the commercial
chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate with the container, has
been removed.
(c) Containers of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals are subject to § 267.507 for determining when they are considered empty, in lieu of this section, except as provided by § 267.507(c) and (d).
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