40 CFR § 243.202-3 - Recommended procedures: Operations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s243.202-3"
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title: "40 CFR § 243.202-3 - Recommended procedures: Operations."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "243.202-3"
section_name: "Recommended procedures: Operations."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "243"
part_name: "GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6907(a)(3), 6912(a)(1), and 6944(a)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 6769, Feb. 13, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "243"
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# 243.202-3 Recommended procedures: Operations.

(a) Collection vehicles should be maintained and serviced according to manufacturers' recommendations, and receive periodic vehicle safety checks, including, but not limited to, inspection of brakes, windshield wipers, taillights, backup lights, audible reverse warning devices, tires, and hydraulic systems. Any irregularities should be repaired before the vehicle is used. Vehicles should also be cleaned thoroughly at least once a week.

(b) Solid waste should not be allowed to remain in collection vehicles over 24 hours and should only be left in a vehicle overnight when this practice does not constitute a fire, health, or safety hazard.