---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 265.171"
title: "40"
number: "265.171"
heading: "Condition of containers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/265.171"
---

# §265.171. Condition of containers.


If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition, or if it begins to leak, the owner or operator must transfer the hazardous waste from this container to a container that is in good condition, or manage the waste in some other way that complies with the requirements of this part.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6906, 6912, 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6935, 6936, 6937, and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.