Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 724.416 - Disposal of Small Containers of Hazardous Waste in Overpacked Drums (Lab Packs)
Small containers of hazardous waste in overpacked drums (lab packs) may be placed in a landfill if the following requirements are met:
a) Hazardous waste must be
packaged in non-leaking inside containers. The inside containers must be of a
design and constructed of a material that will not react dangerously with, be
decomposed by, or be ignited by the contained waste. The inside containers must
be tightly and securely sealed. The inside containers must be of the size and
type specified in the USDOT hazardous materials regulations ( 49 CFR 173
(Shippers - General Requirements for Shipments and Packages), 178
(Specifications for Packagings), and 179 (Specifications for Tank Cars), each
incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(b)
), if those regulations specify a particular inside container for the
waste.
b) The inside containers
must be overpacked in an open head USDOT-specification metal shipping container
( 49 CFR 178 (Specifications for Packagings) and 179 (Specifications for Tank
Cars)) of no more than 416 [SCRIPT SMALL L] (110 gallon) capacity and
surrounded by, at a minimum, a sufficient quantity of sorbent material,
determined to be nonbiodegradable in accordance with Section
724.414(d),
to completely sorb all of the liquid contents of the inside containers. The
metal outer container must be full after packing with inside containers and
sorbent material.
c) In accordance
with Section
724.117(b),
the sorbent material used must not be capable of reacting dangerously with,
being decomposed by, or being ignited by the contents of the inside containers,
in accordance with Section
724.117(b).
d) Incompatible waste, as defined in 35 Ill.
Adm. Code
720.110, must not
be placed in the same outside container.
e) 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
subsections (a) through (d). Cyanide- and sulfide-bearing reactive waste may be
packed in accordance with subsections (a) through (d) without first being
treated or rendered non-reactive.
f) Such disposal is in compliance with 35
Ill. Adm. Code 728. Persons who incinerate lab packs according to 35 Ill. Adm.
Code
728.142(c)(1)
may use fiber drums in place of metal outer containers. Such fiber drums must
meet the USDOT specifications in
49 CFR
173.12 (Exceptions for Shipments of Waste
Materials), incorporated by reference in 35 Ill. Adm. Code
720.111(b),
and be overpacked according to the requirements of subsection (b).
g) Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code
729.312, the use of
labpacks for disposal of liquid wastes or wastes containing free liquids
allowed under this Section is restricted to labwaste and non-periodic waste, as
those terms are defined in that Part.
Notes
Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 17965, effective October 14, 2011
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