---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 267.171"
title: "40"
number: "267.171"
heading: "What standards apply to the containers?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/267.171"
---

# §267.171. What standards apply to the containers?


Standards apply to the condition of the containers, to the compatibility of waste with the containers, and to the management of the containers.

- (a) **Condition of containers.** If a container holding hazardous waste is not in good condition (for example, it exhibits severe rusting or apparent structural defects) or if it begins to leak, you must either:
  - (1) Transfer the hazardous waste from this container to a container that is in good condition; or
  - (2) **Manage the waste in some other way that complies with the requirements of this part.**
- (b) **Compatibility of waste with containers.** To ensure that the ability of the container to contain the waste is not impaired, you must use a container made of or lined with materials that are compatible and will not react with the hazardous waste to be stored.
- (c) **Management of containers.**
  - (1) You must always keep a container holding hazardous waste closed during storage, except when you add or remove waste.
  - (2) You must never open, handle, or store a container holding hazardous waste in a manner that may rupture the container or cause it to leak.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6902, 6912(a), 6924-6926, and 6930.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 53453, Sept. 8, 2005, unless otherwise noted.