40 CFR § 262.33 - Placarding.

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title: "40 CFR § 262.33 - Placarding."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "262.33"
section_name: "Placarding."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "262"
part_name: "STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938 and 6939g."
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# 262.33 Placarding.

Before transporting hazardous waste or offering hazardous waste for transportation off-site, a generator must placard or offer the initial transporter the appropriate placards according to Department of Transportation regulations for hazardous materials under 49 CFR part 172, subpart F.

[70 FR 35037, June 16, 2005]