Hazardous Waste Generator Category for a Pharmacy (40 CFR 262.13)
The federal hazardous waste generator category for one calendar month.
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Example
- Acute hazardous waste this calendar month
- 0.5 kg
- Non-acute hazardous waste this calendar month
- 150 kg
- Residues from a cleanup of acute hazardous waste
- 0 kg
- Are hazardous waste pharmaceuticals managed under subpart P?
- Yes: hazardous waste pharmaceuticals are managed under subpart P, and…
Result: Small quantity generator for this calendar month.
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What you enter
- Acute hazardous waste this calendar month (0 if none)
- Non-acute hazardous waste this calendar month (0 if none)
- Residues from a cleanup of acute hazardous waste (0 if none)
- Are hazardous waste pharmaceuticals managed under subpart P?
How this is calculated
Citation
40 CFR 262.13, Table 1: generator category from kilograms of acute, non-acute and acute-cleanup hazardous waste in a calendar month; 262.13(c)(9): hazardous waste pharmaceuticals under part 266 subpart P are not counted. 40 CFR 266.501(a), 266.502(f)(1), 261.33. Read the sources: 40 CFR 262.13 ↗, 40 CFR 266.501 ↗
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