Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-17-94

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 35:30-17-94 - Unused portions of pesticides and rinsate of pesticides which, upon disposal, are classified as hazardous waste

(a) Procedures for constructive recycling by commercial applicators of unused portions of pesticides and rinsate of pesticides that, upon disposal, are classified as hazardous wastes under EPA regulations shall include the following:

(1) Applicators of pesticides may recover and constructively reuse any unused portions of the pesticides and any rinsate by one of the following methods:

(A) Immediate reapplication of the unused portion of the pesticide and rinsate in accordance with label and labeling requirements;

(B) Transferring to a closed containment system meeting the requirement of 35:30-17-95; or

(C) Disposal in a permitted controlled industrial waste facility.

(2) All unused pesticides and rinsate from pesticides classified as a controlled industrial waste upon disposal shall be removed from containment tanks less than ninety (90) days after generation, unless the applicator has obtained a permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality for longer periods of storage.

(3) In less than ninety (90) days after the final application for the season of a pesticide classified as a hazardous waste upon disposal, the applicator shall remove the contents of each containment tank, triple rinse or pressure rinse the containment tank by appropriate procedures, and apply the tank contents and rinsate in accordance with label and labeling requirements governing the initial application of the pesticide.

(b) A farmer disposing of waste pesticides from their personal use which are hazardous wastes shall triple rinse or pressure rinse each emptied pesticide container in accordance with 40 CFR 261.33(c) and dispose of the pesticide residues in a manner consistent with the disposal instructions of the pesticide label.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-17-94

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1018, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1034, eff 5-26-05