§266.505. Prohibition on sewering hazardous waste pharmaceuticals.
40 C.F.R. § 266.505
All healthcare facilities—including very small quantity generators operating under § 262.14 of this subchapter in lieu of this subpart—and reverse distributors are prohibited from discharging hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to a sewer system that passes through to a publicly-owned treatment works. Healthcare facilities and reverse distributors remain subject to the prohibitions in 40 CFR 403.5(b).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[88 FR 54113, Aug. 9, 2023]
Source
Source: 84 FR 5940, Feb. 22, 2019, 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.
Amendments
[88 FR 54113, Aug. 9, 2023]