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Title	Date	State
BARRELS: Is container-specific containment required for a 55-gallon barrel? We have a facility in which all storm drains run to an oil-water separator...	08/08/2007	National
If after using a plastic bottle of a flammable liquid could you store the empty container in a flammable cabinet?	05/17/2013	National
In the State of Tennessee how often does the hazard waste collection sites have to be checked? Is it once per week or once every seven days?	10/18/2012	National
PAINT CANS: Should empty paint cans be collected and shipped as hazardous waste, or can they be incinerated along with solid waste?	03/03/2006	National
RCRA EMPTY: A container identified as RCRA empty was sent to a drum reconditioner. Upon arrival, the container was determined not RCRA empty. Can the drum reconditioner send the container back to the generator (not a treatment facility) using a bill	09/02/2009	National
RCRA EMPTY: Can expended acetylene bottles be disposed of without triggering RCRA issues?	06/24/2003	National
RCRA EMPTY: Is there any new interpretation by EPA on what is considered RCRA empty for containers?	05/10/2004	National
RETIRED DRUMS: While in the process of updating our SPCC Plan, we are looking at our 55-gallon drum retirement program...	06/15/2006	National
What EPA Hazardous Waste Number should be assigned on the Hazardous Waste Manifest when shipping for disposal un-punctured, aerosol cans with carbon dioxide propellant that are assumed to be empty of the product they were intended to spray (e.g. paint)?	04/04/2016	National
Would an aerosol dispenser meet the definition of a "RCRA Exempt Reycling Unit" if the punctured aerosols were managed as "scrap metal?" if so, do you feel it would be permissible to locate this exempt unit in a <90 Day Area (labeled as RCRA Exempt R	02/24/2010	National

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