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17: Hazardous Waste
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Standards (Section 3)

  • Title 42, United States Code, "The Public Health and Welfare"
    • Section 6921, "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste" (42 USC 6921)
    • Section 6922, "Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste" (42 USC 6922)
    • Section 6923, "Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste" (42 USC 6923)
  • Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, "Protection of the Environment", Chapter 1, "Environmental Protection Agency"
    • Part 170, "Worker Protection Standard" (40 CFR 170)
    • Part 260, "Hazardous Waste Management System: General" (40 CFR 260)
    • Part 261, "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste" (40 CFR 261)
    • Part 262, "Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste" (40 CFR 262)
    • Part 263, "Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste" (40 CFR 263)
    • Part 265, "Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities" (40 CFR 265); only those sections required in 40 CFR 262 for hazardous waste generators
    • Part 268, "Land Disposal Restrictions" (40 CFR 268)
    • Part 761, "Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions" (40 CFR 761)
  • Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, "Transportation"
    • Chapter 1, "Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation" (49 CFR 100-185)
  • Title 22, California Code of Regulations, "Social Security", Division 4.5, "Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste"
    • Chapter 11, "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste", (22 CCR 66261.1-66261.126)
    • Chapter 12, "Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste" (22 CCR 66262.10-66262.89)
    • Chapter 13, "Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste" (22 CCR 66263.10-66263.50)
    • Chapter 18, "Land Disposal Restrictions" (22 CCR 66263.10-66263.50)
    • Chapter 45, "Requirements for Units and Facilities Deemed to Have a Permit by Rule" (22 CCR 67450.1-67450.3)
  • California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, "Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions"
    • Chapter 6.5, "Hazardous Waste Control" Section 25100, and following (see California Law)

 

 

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