Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 662 - Hazardous Waste Generator Standards
Subchapter K - Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material for Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities
Section NR 662.210 - Making the hazardous waste determination in the laboratory before the unwanted material is removed from the laboratory

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 662.210

Current through August 26, 2024

If an eligible academic entity makes the hazardous waste determination, according to s. NR 662.011 for unwanted material in the laboratory, it shall comply with all of the following:

(1) A trained professional shall make the hazardous waste determination, according to s. NR 662.011(1) to (4), before the unwanted material is removed from the laboratory.

(2) If an unwanted material is a hazardous waste, the eligible academic entity shall do all of the following:

(a) Write the words "hazardous waste" on the container label that is affixed or attached to the container before the hazardous waste may be removed from the laboratory.

(b) Write the appropriate hazardous waste code on the label that is associated with the container or on the label that is affixed or attached to the container before the hazardous waste is transported off-site.

(c) Count the hazardous waste toward the eligible academic entity's generator category, according to s. NR 662.013, in the calendar month that the hazardous waste determination was made.

(3) A trained professional shall accompany all hazardous waste that is transferred from the laboratory to an on-site central accumulation area or on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility.

(4) When hazardous waste is removed from the laboratory, do any of the following that are applicable:

(a) Large quantity generators and small quantity generators shall ensure the hazardous waste is taken directly from the laboratory to an on-site central accumulation area, or on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage, or disposal facility, or transported off-site.

(b) A very small quantity generator shall ensure the hazardous waste is taken directly from the laboratory to any of the types of facilities listed in s. NR 662.014.

(5) An unwanted material that is a hazardous waste is subject to all applicable hazardous waste regulations when it is removed from the laboratory.

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