---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 265.256"
title: "40"
number: "265.256"
heading: "Special requirements for ignitable or reactive waste."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/265.256"
---

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

- (a) Ignitable or reactive waste must not be placed in a pile unless the waste and pile satisfy all applicable requirements of [40 CFR part 268](/cfr/40/part268.md), and:
  - (1) Addition of the waste to an existing pile (i) results in the waste or mixture no longer meeting 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 (ii) complies with [§ 265.17(b)](/cfr/40/265.17.md?p=b); or
  - (2) 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.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, as amended at 55 FR 22685, June 1, 1990]

### 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.

### Amendments

[45 FR 33232, May 19, 1980, as amended at 55 FR 22685, June 1, 1990]