40 CFR § 265.405 - Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s265.405"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 265.405 - Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "265.405"
section_name: "Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste."
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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generator: "[email protected]"
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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# 265.405 Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste.

(a) Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a treatment process or equipment unless:

(1) The waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in the treatment process or equipment so that (i) the resulting waste, mixture, or dissolution of material no longer meets the definition of ignitable or reactive waste under § 261.21 or 261.23 of this chapter, and (ii) § 265.17(b) is complied with; or

(2) The waste is treated in such a way that it is protected from any material or conditions which may cause the waste to ignite or react.

(b) [Reserved]

[45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, as amended at 71 FR 40276, July 14, 2006]