06-096 C.M.R. ch. 855, § 4 - Definitions

A. Alter. "Alter" means any change in or to a waste facility for hazardous waste after an interim license for that facility has been applied for or issued including, but not limited to, changes in ownership, operational control, methods of operation and type or amount of wastes handled.

B. Handle. "Handle" means to store, transfer, collect, separate, salvage, process, reduce, recover, incinerate, treat or dispose of.

C. Hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" means a waste substance or material in any physical state identified as hazardous waste in Identification of Hazardous Wastes, 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 850.

D. Storage. "Storage" means the containment of hazardous wastes, either on a temporary basis or for a period of years, in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of the hazardous wastes.

E. Waste Facility for Hazardous Waste. "Waste facility for hazardous waste" means any land area, structure, location, equipment or combination of them, including dumps, used for handling hazardous waste. A land area or structure does not become a waste facility solely because it is used to store, for 90 days or less, hazardous wastes generated on the same premises.

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