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RCRA Online Number: 13225
Title: AEROSOL CANS, ON-SITE DEPRESSURIZATION OF
Document Date: 1988-09-30
To: Whitman
From: Lowrance
Organization of Recipient: SWInc.
Description: The region is in the best position to determine if aerosol cans are hazardous waste. Generally, cans are hazardous if they contain a listed or characteristic CCP and are not empty per 261.7 and/or if the cans themselves exhibit a characteristic. The region determines if depressurizing aerosol cans meets the definition of treatment. Waste aerosol cans generated in military housing are exempt household hazardous waste (HHW).
Regulatory Citation(s): 260.10, 261.4(b)(1), 261.7
RPPC Number: 9432.1988(04)
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s): Chemicals (RCRA), Containers, Exclusions (RCRA), Hazardous Waste, Household Hazardous Waste, Petitions