Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.9207 - Residues of hazardous waste in empty containers
Rule 207.
(1) Any
hazardous waste that remains in either an empty container or an inner liner
which is removed from an empty container, as explained in subrules (3), (4),
and (5) of this rule, is not subject to regulation pursuant to the provisions
of parts 3 to 10 of these rules.
(2) Any hazardous waste in either a container
that is not empty or an inner liner which is removed from a container that is
not empty, as explained in subrule (3), (4), or (5) of this rule, is subject to
regulation pursuant to these rules.
(3) A container or an inner liner which is
removed from a container that has held any hazardous waste, except for a waste
which is a compressed gas, which is identified as an acute hazardous waste
listed in table 203a or 205a of this part, or which is a severely toxic
hazardous waste, is empty if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) All wastes have been removed that can be
removed using the practices commonly employed to remove materials from that
type of container, such as pouring, pumping, and aspirating.
(b) Not more than 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) of
residue remain on the bottom of the container or inner liner or either of the
following conditions is met:
(i) Not more than
3% by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in the container or
inner liner if the container is less than or equal to 119 gallons in
size.
(ii) Not more than 0.3% by
weight of the total capacity of the container remains in the container or inner
liner if the container is more than 119 gallons in size.
(4) A container that has held a
hazardous waste that is a compressed gas is empty when the pressure in the
container approaches atmospheric.
(5) A container or an inner liner that is
removed from a container which has held an acute hazardous waste that is listed
in table 203a or 205a of this part or that is a severely toxic hazardous waste
is empty if any of the following criteria are met:
(a) The container or inner liner has been
triple rinsed using a solvent that is capable of removing the commercial
chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate.
(b) The container or inner liner has been
cleaned by another method that has been shown, in scientific literature or by
tests conducted by the generator, to achieve equivalent removal.
(c) In the case of a container, the inner
liner that prevented contact of the commercial chemical product or
manufacturing chemical intermediate with the container has been
removed.
(d) In the case of a
container or inner liner that has held a pharmaceutical formulation that is an
acute hazardous waste listed solely for a hazardous waste characteristic and
the formulation in the container or inner liner does not exhibit the
characteristic for which the waste was listed, the container or inner liner is
empty if the requirements of subrule (3) of this rule are met.
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