Utah Admin. Code R315-264-316 - Disposal of Small Containers of Hazardous Waste in Overpacked Drums (Lab Packs)
Small containers of
(a) Hazardous waste shall be packaged
in non-leaking inside containers. The inside containers shall 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 . Inside containers shall be
tightly and securely sealed. The inside containers shall be of the size and
type specified in the Department of Transportation hazardous materials
regulations, 49 CFR parts 173, 178, and 179, if those regulations specify a
particular inside container for the waste .
(b) The inside containers shall be overpacked
in an open head Department of Transportation -specification metal shipping
container, 49 CFR parts 178 and 179, of no more than 416-liter, 110 gallon,
capacity and surrounded by, at a minimum, a sufficient quantity of sorbent
material, determined to be nonbiodegradable in accordance with Subsection
R315-264-314(d),
to completely sorb all of the liquid contents of the inside containers. The
metal outer container shall be full after it has been packed with inside
containers and sorbent material.
(c) The sorbent material used shall not be
capable of reacting dangerously with, being decomposed by, or being ignited by
the contents of the inside containers, in accordance with Subsection
R315-264-17(b).
(d) Incompatible wastes, as
defined in Section
R315-260-10, shall
not be placed in the same outside container.
(e) Reactive wastes, other than cyanide- or
sulfide-bearing waste as defined in Subsection
R315-261-23(a)(5),
shall be treated or rendered non-reactive prior to packaging in accordance with
Subsections R315-264-316(a) through (d). Cyanide- and sulfide-bearing reactive
waste may be packed in accordance with Subsections R315-264-316(a) through (d)
without first being treated or rendered non-reactive.
(f) Such disposal is in compliance with the
requirements of Rule R315-268. Persons who incinerate lab packs according to
the requirements in Subsection
R315-268-42(c)(1)
may use fiber drums in place of metal outer containers. Such fiber drums shall
meet the Department of Transportation specifications in 49 CFR 173.12 and be
overpacked according to the requirements in Subsection R315-264-316(b).
Notes
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