---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 264.256"
title: "40"
number: "264.256"
heading: "Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/264.256"
---

# §264.256. Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste.


Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a waste pile unless the waste and waste pile satisfy all applicable requirements of [40 CFR part 268](/cfr/40/part268.md), and:

- (a) **The waste is treated, rendered, or mixed before or immediately after placement in the pile so that—**
  - (1) The resulting waste, mixture, or dissolution of material no longer meets the definition of ignitable or reactive waste under [§ 261.21](/cfr/40/261.21.md) or [§ 261.23](/cfr/40/261.23.md) of this chapter; and
  - (2) [Section 264.17(b)](/cfr/40/264.17.md?p=b) is complied with; or
- (b) The waste is managed in such a way that it is protected from any material or conditions which may cause it to ignite or react.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 32359, July 26, 1982, as amended at 55 FR 22685, June 1, 1990]

### Source

Source: 47 FR 32359, July 26, 1982, 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.

### Amendments

[47 FR 32359, July 26, 1982, as amended at 55 FR 22685, June 1, 1990]