40 CFR § 261.171 - Condition of containers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s261.171"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 261.171 - Condition of containers."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "261.171"
section_name: "Condition of containers."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "261"
part_name: "IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y) and 6938."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33119, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "261"
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# 261.171 Condition of containers.

If a container holding hazardous secondary material is not in good condition (*e.g.,* severe rusting, apparent structural defects) or if it begins to leak, the hazardous secondary material must be transferred from this container to a container that is in good condition or managed in some other way that complies with the requirements of this part.