310 CMR, § 30.394

Current through Register 1529, August 30, 2024
Section 30.394 - Management Standards for the Collection and Transport of Hazardous Waste to and from Events and/or Centers

For the purposes of 310 CMR 30.390 only:

(1) A licensed transporter participating in an activity authorized pursuant to 310 CMR 30.390, may collect hazardous waste from individual events for the purpose of delivering such waste to a center, may consolidate such waste at centers, and may use a shipping paper in lieu of a manifest for transportation of such waste between individual events or between an event and a center; but only if the following conditions are complied with:
(a) containers of hazardous waste shall be closed in compliance with 310 CMR 30.685(1), and labelled in compliance with 310 CMR 30.682;
(b) partially full containers collected from an event may be unloaded from a vehicle at a center, and consolidation of wastes from such partially full containers may occur only at a center;
(c) for full containers, a manifest that identifies the transporter as the generator must be initiated by the transporter upon collection at an event or center; for partially full containers a shipping paper may be used by the transporter to document shipment between any two events or between an event and a center;
(d) the transporter must complete collection of hazardous waste from events, for delivery to a center, within 48 hours of collection from the first event; and
(e) the transporter must comply with 310 CMR 30.408 with regard to all hazardous waste collected and transported on a manifest.
(2) Any person may collect and transport household hazardous waste from households to an event, center or hazardous waste facility without the use of a vehicle licensed by the Department and without the use of a manifest or shipping paper provided that:
(a) the driver is sufficiently trained in the procedures and practices described in 310 CMR 30.409(1)(c), (d), (e) and 310 CMR 30.415(4) for the safe management of hazardous waste;
(b) the household hazardous waste is transported in compliance with 310 CMR 30.353(7)(c);
(c) each waste shall be shipped in an appropriate container that prevents spilling and/or mixing with incompatible wastes, and the container shall otherwise be in good condition for handling and transportation; and
(d) the total amount of hazardous waste transported at any one time does not exceed 200 kilograms.

310 CMR, § 30.394

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1406, eff. 11/15/2019.