Extremely or acutely hazardous wastes are a special category in the waste regulations. The Federal regulations oversee the acutely hazardous wastes while the California regulations oversee the extremely hazardous wastes.
Living in California, we are required to follow both sets of regulations.
The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances
Accumulation Limit for Extremely/Acutely Hazardous Wastes
- One quart of extremely or acutely hazardous waste can be stored before disposal is required.
- The waste generator has three (3) days to give the waste to EHS for disposal.
- Less than one quart, you have 90 days to accumulate the waste (same as hazardous chemical waste).
