---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 761.378"
title: "40"
number: "761.378"
heading: "Decontamination, reuse, and disposal of solvents, cleaners, and equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/761.378"
---

# §761.378. Decontamination, reuse, and disposal of solvents, cleaners, and equipment.

- (a) **Decontamination.** Decontaminate solvents and non-porous surfaces on equipment in accordance with the standards and procedures in § [761.79(b)](/cfr/40/761.79.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/40/761.79.md?p=c).
- (b) **Reuse.** A solvent may be reused so long as its PCB concentration is <50 ppm. Decontaminated equipment may be reused in accordance with [§ 761.30(u)](/cfr/40/761.30.md?p=u). Store solvents and equipment for reuse in accordance with [§ 761.35](/cfr/40/761.35.md).
- (c) **Disposal.** Dispose of all solvents, cleaners, and absorbent materials in accordance with [§ 761.79(g)](/cfr/40/761.79.md?p=g). Dispose of equipment in accordance with [§ 761.61(a)(5)(v)(A)](/cfr/40/761.61.md?p=a-5-v-A), or decontaminate in accordance with § [761.79(b)](/cfr/40/761.79.md?p=b) or [(c)](/cfr/40/761.79.md?p=c). Store for disposal equipment, solvents, cleaners, and absorbent materials in accordance with [§ 761.65](/cfr/40/761.65.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 63 FR 35472, June 29, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616 and 42 U.S.C. 6939g.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 7156, Feb. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted.