Section 272.501. Scope

This subchapter sets forth provisions for the registration, approval and operation of household hazardous waste collection programs and for the management and transportation of household hazardous waste collected as part of an organized collection for the purpose of separating the hazardous waste component from the nonhazardous waste component.

(1) Household hazardous waste that is collected as part of a collection event or that originates at an out-of-State household hazardous waste collection and is brought into this Commonwealth for processing, treatment, storage or disposal is regulated under Article VII (relating to hazardous waste management) and the household hazardous waste provisions of this chapter.

(2) Household hazardous waste that is not collected at a collection event or does not originate at an out-of-State household hazardous waste collection is solid waste which is excluded as hazardous waste under 40 CFR 261.4(b)(1) (relating to exclusions), as incorporated by reference in § 261a.1 (relating to incorporation by reference, purpose and scope).

The provisions of this § 272.501 adopted October 9, 1992, effective October 10, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105; amended October 5, 2001, effective October 6, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 5547. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (273002).