Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 729 - LANDFILLS: PROHIBITED HAZARDOUS WASTES
Subpart C - LIQUID HAZARDOUS WASTES
Section 729.312 - Labpacks
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code § 729.312
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Neither labwaste nor non-periodic waste is subject to the restriction of Section 729.310 or Section 22.6 of the Act if it is in a labpack.
b) A labpack is a drum containing small containers of hazardous waste meeting the following criteria:
1) Hazardous waste must be packaged in
non-leaking inside containers. The inside containers must be of a design and
constructed of a material which will not react dangerously with, be decomposed
by or be ignited by the contained waste. Inside containers must be tightly and
securely sealed. The inside containers must be of the size and type specified
in the Department of Transportation (DOT) hazardous materials requlations ( 49
CFR 173, 178 and 179(1984)), if those regulations specify a particular inside
container for the waste.
2) The
inside containers must be overpacked in an open head DOT-specification metal
shipping container ( 49 CFR 178 and 179(1984)) of no more than 416 liter (110
gallon) capacity and surrounded by, at a minimum, a sufficient quantity of
absorbent material to completely absorb all of the liquid contents of the
inside containers. The metal outer container must be full after packing with
inside containers and absorbent material.
3) In accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code
724.117(b),
the absorbent material used must not be capable of reacting dangerously with,
being decomposed by or being ignited by the contents of the inside
containers.
4) Incompatible wastes,
as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.110,
must not be placed in the same outside container.
5) Reactive wastes, other than cyanide or
sulfide-bearing waste as defined in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
721.123(a)(5),
must be treated or rendered non-reactive prior to packaging in accordance with
paragraphs (1) through (4). Cyanide and sulfide-bearing reactive waste may be
packed in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) without first being
treated or rendered non-reactive.
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