Section 11-261-7 - Residues of hazardous waste in empty container(a)(1) Any hazardous waste remaining in either (i) an empty container or (ii) an inner liner removed from an empty container, as defined in subsection (b), is not subject to regulation under chapters 11-261 through 11-265, or chapter 11-268, 11-270 or 11-271 or to the notification requirements of HRS section 342J-6.5.(2) Any hazardous waste in either (i) a container that is not empty or (ii) an inner liner removed from a container that is not empty, as defined in paragraph (b), is subject to regulation under chapters 11-261 through 11-265, and chapters 11-268, 11-270 and 11-271 and to the notification requirements of HRS section 342J-6.5.(b)(1) A container or an inner liner removed from a container that has held any hazardous waste, except a waste that is a compressed gas or that is identified as an acute hazardous waste listed in sections 11-261-31, 11-261-32, or subsection 11-261-33(e) is empty if: (i) All wastes have been removed that can be removed using the practices commonly employed to remove materials from that type of container, e.g., pouring, pumping, and aspirating, and(ii) No more than 2.5 centimeters (one inch) of residue remain on the bottom of the container or inner liner, or(iii)(A) No more than three percent by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in the container or inner liner if the container is less than or equal to one-hundred and ten gallons in size, or(B) No more than 0.3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in the container or inner liner if the container is greater than one-hundred and ten gallons in size.(2) A container that has held a hazardous waste that is a compressed gas is empty when the pressure in the container approaches atmospheric.(3) A container or an inner liner removed from a container that has held an acute hazardous waste listed in sections 11-261-31, 11-261-32, or subsection 11-261-33(e) is empty if: (i) The container or inner liner has been triple rinsed using a solvent capable of removing the commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate;(ii) The container or inner liner has been cleaned by another method that has been shown in the scientific literature, or by tests conducted by the generator, to achieve equivalent removal; or(iii) In the case of a container, the inner liner that prevented contact of the commercial chemical product or manufacturing chemical intermediate with the container, has been removed.[Eff 6/18/94; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §261.7 )