40 CFR § 265.114 - Disposal or decontamination of equipment, structures and soils.

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title: "40 CFR § 265.114 - Disposal or decontamination of equipment, structures and soils."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "265.114"
section_name: "Disposal or decontamination of equipment, structures and soils."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "265"
part_name: "INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6905, 6906, 6912, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6935, 6936, 6937, and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 265.114 Disposal or decontamination of equipment, structures and soils.

During the partial and final closure periods, all contaminated equipment, structures and soil must be properly disposed of, or decontaminated unless specified otherwise in §§ 265.197, 265.228, 265.258, 265.280, or 265.310. By removing all hazardous wastes or hazardous constituents during partial and final closure, the owner or operator may become a generator of hazardous waste and must handle that hazardous waste in accordance with all applicable requirements of part 262 of this chapter.

[51 FR 16451, May 2, 1986, as amended at 53 FR 34086, Sept. 2, 1988]