---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 228.327"
title: "49"
number: "228.327"
heading: "Waste collection and disposal."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/228.327"
---

# §228.327. Waste collection and disposal.

- (a) **General disposal requirements.** All sweepings, solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage in a camp must be removed in such a manner as to avoid creating a menace to health and as often as necessary or appropriate to maintain a sanitary condition.
- (b) **General waste receptacles.** Any exterior receptacle used for putrescible solid or liquid waste or refuse in a camp shall be so constructed that it does not leak and may be thoroughly cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition. Such a receptacle must be equipped with a solid tight-fitting cover, unless it can be maintained in a sanitary condition without a cover. This requirement does not prohibit the use of receptacles designed to permit the maintenance of a sanitary condition without regard to the aforementioned requirements.
- (c) **Food waste disposal containers provided for the interior of camp cars.** An adequate number of receptacles constructed of smooth, corrosion resistant, easily cleanable, or disposable materials, must be provided and used for the disposal of waste food. Receptacles must be provided with a solid, tight-fitting cover unless sanitary conditions can be maintained without use of a cover. The number, size, and location of such receptacles must encourage their use and not result in overfilling. They must be emptied regularly and maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 76 FR 67088, Oct. 31, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 103, 20103, 20107, 21101-21109; 49 U.S.C. 21301, 21303, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 37 FR 12234, June 21, 1972, unless otherwise noted.