40 CFR § 273.6 - Applicability—Aerosol cans.

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title: "40 CFR § 273.6 - Applicability—Aerosol cans."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "273.6"
section_name: "Applicability—Aerosol cans."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 273.6 Applicability—Aerosol cans.

(a) *Aerosol cans covered under this part.* The requirements of this part apply to persons managing aerosol cans, as described in § 273.9, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) *Aerosol cans not covered under this part.* The requirements of this part do not apply to persons managing the following types of aerosol cans:

(1) Aerosol cans that are not yet waste under part 261 of this chapter. Paragraph (c) of this section describes when an aerosol can becomes a waste;

(2) Aerosol cans that are not hazardous waste. An aerosol can is a hazardous waste if the aerosol can exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in part 261, subpart C, of this chapter or the aerosol can contains a substance that is listed in part 261, subpart D, of this chapter; and

(3) Aerosol cans that meet the standard for empty containers under § 261.7 of this chapter.

(c) *Generation of waste aerosol cans.* (1) A used aerosol can becomes a waste on the date it is discarded.

(2) An unused aerosol can becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.

[84 FR 67218, Dec. 9, 2019]