---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 266.340"
title: "40"
number: "266.340"
heading: "What type of container must be used for disposal of exempted waste?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/266.340"
---

# §266.340. What type of container must be used for disposal of exempted waste?


Your exempted waste must be placed in containers before it is disposed. The container must be:

- (a) A carbon steel drum; or
- (b) An alternative container with equivalent containment performance in the disposal environment as a carbon steel drum; or
- (c) **A high integrity container as defined by NRC.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 66 FR 27262, May 16, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1006, 2002(a), 3001-3009, 3014, 3017, 6905, 6906, 6912, 6921, 6922, 6924-6927, 6934, and 6937.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 666, Jan. 4, 1985, unless otherwise noted.