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<br />RCRA considers a container to be empty when: all wastes have <br />been removed that can be removed using the practices commonly <br />employed to remove materials from the type of container (e.g., <br />pouring, pumping or aspirating), and no more than 1 inch (2.54 <br />centimeters) of residue remains on the bottom of the container or <br />inner liner, or no more than 3% by weight of the total capacity of <br />the container remains in the container or inner liner (for containers <br /> 100 gallons), or no more than 0.3% by weight of the total <br />capacity of the container remains in the container or inner liner (for <br />containers > 100 gallons). containers which once held ACUTELY <br />HAZARDOUS WASTES must be triple rinsed with an appropriate <br />solvent or cleaned by an equivalent method. The pressure in <br />cylinders of compressed gas and aerosol cans must be substantially <br />equivalent to atmospheric pressure. <br /> <br />Containers which once held pesticides regulated under FIFRA <br />must be empty according to label instructions. <br /> <br />c. Untreated medical waste - Any waste capable of inducing infection due to <br />contamination with infectious agents from bio-medical sources including but not <br />limited to a hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, medical practitioner, <br />mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital, animal testing laboratory, <br />or medical testing laboratory. Sharps from these sources must be rendered <br />harmless or placed in needle puncture-proof containers. <br /> <br />d. Treated medical waste - Any wastes from a bio-medical source including but not <br />limited to a hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, medical practitioner, <br />mortuary, taxidermist, veterinarian, veterinary hospital, animal testing laboratory, <br />or medical testing laboratory which has been autoclaved or otherwise heat treated <br />or sterilized so that it is no longer capable of inducing infection. any sharps from <br />these sources must be rendered harmless or placed in needle puncture-proof <br />containers. Residue from incineration of medical waste is a "Type A Special <br />Waste". <br /> <br />e. Residue/sludges from septic tanks, food service grease traps, or washwaters and <br />wastewaters from commercial laundries, laundromats, and car washes, unless <br />these wastes are managed at commercial or public treatment works. <br /> <br />f. Chemical-containing equipment removed from service, in which the chemical <br />compositions and concentration are known (e.g., acetylene tanks, cathode ray <br />tubes, lab equipment, fluorescent light tubes, etc.). <br /> <br />g. Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of industrial process <br />equipment or facilities contaminated with chemicals from the industrial process. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: B04ECF89-C776-496E-B171-26200EC380B9