What incentives for voluntary laboratory clean-outs are in Subpart K?
The frequency with which a laboratory can take advantage of the incentives for laboratory cleanouts is limited to once per 12-month period per laboratory (see 40 CFR 262.213). There are two incentives for conducting a laboratory cleanout: • During a laboratory cleanout, laboratories do not have a volume limit on the amount of unwanted materials generated in the laboratory, only a time limit that unwanted materials may remain in the laboratory (30 days); and • Laboratories are not required to count towards their generator status hazardous wastes from a laboratory clean-out that are unused commercial chemical products (i.e., P- and U- listed hazardous wastes and unused characteristic hazardous wastes) generated during the designated laboratory clean-out period.
Related Questions
- Why is the CMLTO creating a voluntary roster for medical laboratory assistants and medical laboratory technicians?
- Under Subpart K can unwanted material from one laboratory be consolidated in another on-site laboratory?
- May a laboratory that is managed by a university but located in a public building opt into Subpart K?
