40 CFR § 265.172 - Compatibility of waste with container.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s265.172"
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title: "40 CFR § 265.172 - Compatibility of waste with container."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "265.172"
section_name: "Compatibility of waste with container."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
cfr_part: "265"
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# 265.172 Compatibility of waste with container.

The owner or operator must use a container made of or lined with materials which will not react with, and are otherwise compatible with, the hazardous waste to be stored, so that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired.