40 C.F.R. §261.21 - Characteristic of ignitability

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28 cases
  • U.S. v. Jg-24, Inc., No. CIV.00-1483(RLA).
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 1st Circuit. District of Puerto Rico
    • 12 Agosto 2004
    ...wastes" under RCRA means solid wastes under RCRA which are identified Page 68 or listed under Section 3001 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6921; 40 C.F.R. Part 261. These categories of hazardous wastes include, inter alia, ignitable wastes (D001), 40 C.F.R. § 261.21. The terms "treatment," "storage," ......
  • State ex rel. Webster v. Missouri Resource Recovery, Inc., 17271
    • United States
    • Court of Appeal of Missouri (US)
    • 14 Febrero 1992
    ...are deemed such only if they exhibit one of the following four characteristics: corrosivity, ignitability, reactivity, or toxicity, 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.21-261.33(f) (July 1, 1983), and are not otherwise exempt from classification as a hazardous waste. 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.3(a)(1) and 261.4. Compar......
  • US v. South Carolina Recycling and Disposal, Inc., Civ. A. No. 80-1274-6.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. United States District Court of South Carolina
    • 14 Agosto 1986
    ...9601(14). The wastes also contained cyclohexylamine, a hazardous substance because it exhibits the characteristic of ignitability under 40 C.F.R. § 261.21. Waste which could not be reclaimed, recycled, and sold were stored and disposed of on the Bluff Road site. Payments by customers for th......
  • 24 Leggett Street Ltd. Partnership v. Beacon Industries, Inc.
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • 26 Noviembre 1996
    ...(listing hazardous substances for purposes of Page 315 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980); 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.21 through 261.24 (1988) (listing characteristics of hazardous waste for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976). We dec......
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  • Off-Specification Used Oil: July 27th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 7 Septiembre 2017
    ...oil’s flashpoint is below 100F) is by definition characteristically hazardous for ignitability (i.e., flashpoint is below 140F) under 40 C.F.R. § 261.21. As a result, the agency states that such off-spec used oil does not fit within the definition of an NHSM under 40 C.F.R. § 241.2 and not ......
  • Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, April 2019
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 16 Abril 2019
    ...human health and the environment. The rule proposes several revisions to the RCRA regulations defining the ignitability characteristic (40 C.F.R. § 261.21): Update the flash point test methods required for determining if a liquid waste is an ignitable hazardous Codify existing guidance rega......
  • Sanitizing Hand Sanitizer — Managing FDA-Recalled Hand Sanitizer
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 20 Agosto 2020
    ...–with its high alcohol content, hand sanitizers are considered ignitable and are therefore regulated as hazardous waste when discarded. 40 C.F.R. § 261.21. This means that depending on the volume of FDA-recalled hand sanitizer that a company disposes, a company may inadvertently trigger Res......
  • Modernizing Ignitable Liquid Determinations/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • 4 Abril 2019
    ...mercury thermometers – which are being phased out because of the environmental health and safety concerns. EPA has proposed to revise 40 C.F.R. 261.21 and update Method 1010A to Method 1010B to incorporate by reference ASTM Standard 8175-18 as an alternative to ASTM Standard D 93-79 and EPA......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Customs Enforcement of Other Agencies' Regulations
    • United States
    • ABA General Library IPDS: U.S. Customs: A Practitioner's Guide to Principles, Process, and Procedures, Second Edition
    • 30 Marzo 2016
    ...Form 3540-1. 86. Id. 87. 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k. 88. Id. 89. 42 U.S.C. § 6903; 40 C.F.R. § 261.3. 90. 40 C.F.R. § 261.31–261.33. 91. 40 C.F.R. § 261.21–261.24. 92. 40 C.F.R. § 265.12. 93. Id . 94. 40 C.F.R. § 265.75. 95. 40 C.F.R. § 262.20(a); 40 C.F.R. § 262.60(b). 96. 40 C.F.R. § 262.80–......
  • RCRA's Universe: Solid and Hazardous Wastes
    • United States
    • RCRA permitting deskbook
    • 10 Mayo 2011
    ...propellants) is a hazardous waste based on ignitability due to its oxidizing agents. 54 To demonstrate ignitability, EPA rules at 40 C.F.R. §261.21 require proof that a representative sample of the waste meets one of the following criteria: Box 2.5 The Solid Waste Puzzle Step 3 Is the solid......
3 provisions
  • Law 18-256, B 252 – "WASTEWATER SYSTEM REGULATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2010"
    • United States
    • District of Columbia Session Laws
    • 1 Enero 2011
    ...waste streams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit or 60 degrees Centigrade using test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21 or waste streams causing 2 readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the POTW, or at any point in the POTW, of mor......
  • D.C. Mun. Regs. Tit. 20, § 4299. RESERVED
    • United States
    • D.C. Municipal Regulations
    • Invalid date
    ...shall refer instead to paragraph (e)(2)(v)(C). 40 CFR § 261.11(c) The cross-reference to § 261.5(c) shall refer instead to § 261.5(e). 40 CFR § 261.21(a)(3) The phrase "an ignitable compressed gas as defined in 49 § 173.300" shall refer instead to "a flammable gas as defined in 49 CFR § 173......
  • PL 108, SB 35 – Damages from risk management fund
    • United States
    • Indiana Session Laws
    • 1 Enero 2003
    ...hazardous waste" meanssolid waste generated by households that consists of or contains amaterial that is:(1) ignitable, as described in 40 CFR 261.21;(2) corrosive, as described in 40 CFR 261.22;(3) reactive, as described in 40 CFR 261.23; or(4) toxic, as described in 40 CFR 261.24.SECTION ......

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