Under Subpart K, once a container of unwanted material has gone to a central accumulation area, can it go back to the laboratory?
No. A container of unwanted material that has gone to central accumulation area may not be returned to the laboratory to continue accumulating unwanted material if the unwanted material is a hazardous waste. However, if the unwanted material is fit for continued use in another laboratory, then it is a product, not a waste, and may be returned to a laboratory. Otherwise, the only way the container itself can go back to the laboratory is if the unwanted material that was in the container is removed and the container meets the definition of empty (40 CFR 261.7). Then this empty container can return to the laboratory where it must be labeled and dated according to 40 CFR 262.206(a).
Related Questions
- Does non-laboratory waste have to be kept separate from laboratory waste if both are received at an on-site central accumulation area (CAA)?
- Under Subpart K can unwanted material from one laboratory be consolidated in another on-site laboratory?
- May the contents of working containers be transferred into another unwanted material container?
