40 CFR 262.209
§ 262.209 Where and when to make the hazardous waste determination and where to send containers of unwanted material upon removal from the laboratory.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 262.209, § 262.209 Where and when to make the hazardous waste determination and where to send containers of unwanted material upon removal from the laboratory, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/185472
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(a) Large quantity generators and small quantity generators—an eligible academic entity must ensure that a trained professional makes a hazardous waste determination, pursuant to § 262.11, for unwanted material in any of the following areas:
(1) In the laboratory before the unwanted material is removed from the laboratory, in accordance with § 262.210;
(2) Within 4 calendar days of arriving at an on-site central accumulation area, in accordance with § 262.211; and
(3) Within 4 calendar days of arriving at an on-site interim status or permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility, in accordance with § 262.212.
(b) Very small quantity generators. An eligible academic entity must ensure that a trained professional makes a hazardous waste determination, pursuant to § 262.11(a) through (d), for unwanted material in the laboratory before the unwanted material is removed from the laboratory, in accordance with § 262.210.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.