---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 264.173"
title: "40"
number: "264.173"
heading: "Management of containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/264.173"
---

# §264.173. Management of containers.

- (a) A container holding hazardous waste must always be closed during storage, except when it is necessary to add or remove waste.
- (b) A container holding hazardous waste must not be opened, handled, or stored in a manner which may rupture the container or cause it to leak.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 46 FR 2866, Jan. 12, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6924, 6925, and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33221, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.