40 C.F.R. § 266.505
Prohibition on sewering hazardous waste pharmaceuticals.
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 266.505 (2026)
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). [88 FR 54113, Aug. 9, 2023]
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 262.1440:403.5