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 662.211 - Making the hazardous waste determination at an on-site central accumulation area

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 662.211

Current through August 26, 2024

If an eligible academic entity makes the hazardous waste determination according to s. NR 662.011 for unwanted material at an on-site central accumulation area, it shall comply with all of the following:

(1) A trained professional shall accompany all unwanted material that is transferred from the laboratory to an on-site central accumulation area.

(2) All unwanted material removed from the laboratory shall be taken directly from the laboratory to the on-site central accumulation area.

(3) The unwanted material becomes subject to the generator accumulation regulations under s. NR 662.016 for small quantity generators or s. NR 662.017 for large quantity generators as soon as it arrives in the central accumulation area, except for the "hazardous waste" labeling conditions under ss. NR 662.016(2) (f) and 662.017(1) (e).

(4) A trained professional shall determine, according to s. NR 662.011(1) to (4), if the unwanted material is a hazardous waste within 4 calendar days of the unwanted materials' arrival at the on-site central accumulation area.

(5) If the 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 within 4 calendar days of arriving at the on-site central accumulation area and before the hazardous waste may be removed from the on-site central accumulation area.

(b) Write the appropriate hazardous waste code on the container label that is associated with the container or on the label that is affixed or attached to the container before the hazardous waste may be treated or disposed of on-site or 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.

(d) Manage the hazardous waste according to all applicable hazardous waste regulations.

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