Management Standards for the Collection and Transport of Hazardous Waste to and from Events

and/or Centers For the purposes of 310 CMR 30.390 only: (1) A licensed transporter participating in an activity authorized pursuant to 310 CMR 30.390, may collect hazardous waste from individual events for the purpose of delivering such waste to a center, may consolidate such waste at centers, and may use a shipping paper in lieu of a manifest for transportation of such waste between individual events or between an event and a center; but only if the following conditions are complied with: (a) containers of hazardous waste shall be closed in compliance with 310 CMR 30.685(1), and labelled in compliance with 310 CMR 30.682; (b) partially full containers collected from an event may be unloaded from a vehicle at a center, and consolidation of wastes from such partially full containers may occur only at a center; (c) for full containers, a manifest that identifies the transporter as the generator must be initiated by the transporter upon collection at an event or center; for partially full containers a shipping paper may be used by the transporter to document shipment between any two events or between an event and a center; (d) the transporter must complete collection of hazardous waste from events, for delivery to a center, within 48 hours of collection from the first event; and (e) the transporter must comply with 310 CMR 30.408 with regard to all hazardous waste collected and transported on a manifest. (2) Any person may collect and transport household hazardous waste from households to an event, center or hazardous waste facility without the use of a vehicle licensed by the Department and without the use of a manifest or shipping paper provided that: (a) the driver is sufficiently trained in the procedures and practices described in 310 CMR 30.409(1)(c), (d), (e) and 310 CMR 30.415(4) for the safe management of hazardous waste; (b) the household hazardous waste is transported in compliance with 310 CMR 30.353(7)(c); (c) each waste shall be shipped in an appropriate container that prevents spilling and/or mixing with incompatible wastes, and the container shall otherwise be in good condition for handling and transportation; and (d) the total amount of hazardous waste transported at any one time does not exceed 200 kilograms.