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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 262.30 says to package the waste in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations on packaging under 49 CFR Parts 173, 178, and 179. Packaging must conform to the specifications, quantity, and weight limits specified for the DOT hazard class/division and packing group.
Packaging can be any container authorized by DOT’s regulations to contain a hazardous material. This includes boxes, drums, cylinders, portable tanks, intermediate bulk containers, and cargo tanks.
In addition to the requirements for hazardous materials packaging, all packaging must be in compliance with the general packaging requirements at 173.24. These requirements include acceptable condition for transport, compatibility, mixed contents, closures, venting, filling limits, etc.
Marking requirements
EPA requires materials that are to be shipped offsite to meet DOT’s marking regulations at 49 CFR 172.304. EPA says that before transporting a hazardous waste offsite, a generator must mark each container of 119 gallons or less used in transportation as follows:
Note: A nationally recognized electronic system may be used, such as bar coding, to identify the EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers(s).
Markings provide important information about the contents of a package and help warn of the hazards posed by that material during transport. Markings provide additional information that is not provided by labels or placards about that hazardous material in the package or vehicle.
It is the generator’s responsibility to properly mark each package of hazardous waste.
This responsibility includes:
DOT’s marking specifications
To withstand the conditions normally encountered during transportation, all markings must be: