[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR243.200-1]



[Page 332-333]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 243_GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL, 

COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart B_Requirements and Recommended Procedures

 

Sec.  243.200-1  Requirement.



    (a) All solid wastes (or materials which have been separated for the 

purpose of recycling) shall be stored in such a manner that they do not 

constitute a fire, health, or safety hazard or provide food or harborage 

for vectors, and shall be contained or bundled so as not to result in 

spillage. All solid waste containing food wastes shall be securely 

stored in covered or closed containers which are nonabsorbent, 

leakproof, durable, easily cleanable (if reusable), and designed for 

safe handling. Containers shall be of an adequate size and in sufficient 

numbers to contain all food wastes, rubbish, and ashes that a residence 

or other establishment generates in the period of time between 

collections. Containers shall be maintained in a clean condition so that 

they do not constitute a nuisance, and to retard the harborage, feeding, 

and breeding of vectors. When serviced, storage containers should be 

emptied completely of all solid waste.

    (b) Storage of bulky wastes shall include, but is not limited to, 

removing all doors from large household appliances and covering the 

item(s) to reduce the problems of an attractive nuisance, and the 

accumulation of solid waste and water in and around the bulky items.

    (c) Reusable waste containers which are emptied manually shall not 

exceed 75 pounds (34.05 kg) when filled, and



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shall be capable of being serviced without the collector coming into 

physical contact with the solid waste.

    (d) In the design of all buildings or other facilities which are 

constructed, modified, or leased after the effective date of these 

guidelines, there shall be provisions for storage in accordance with 

these guidelines which will accommodate the volume of solid waste 

anticipated, which may be easily cleaned and maintained, and which will 

allow for efficient, safe collection.

    (e) Waste containers used for the storage of solid waste (or 

materials which have been separated for recycling) must meet the 

standards established by the American National Standards Institute 

(ANSI) for waste containers as follows: Waste Containers--Safety 

Requirements, 1994, American National Standards Institute, ANSI Z245.30-

1994; and Waste Containers--Compatibility Dimensions, 1996, American 

National Standards Institute, ANSI Z245.60-1996.

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation 

by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.

    (2) You may obtain a copy from American National Standards 

Institute, 11 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. You may inspect a copy 

at the Environmental Protection Agency's RCRA Information Center, 1235 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA or at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of 

this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--federal--regulations/ibr--

locations.html.



[41 FR 6769, Feb. 13, 1976, as amended at 64 FR 70606, Dec. 17, 1999; 69 

FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]