N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 401.02
Definitions
Effective Feb 28, 2026#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #6384-B, eff 11-26-96; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; ss by #12346, eff 8-14-17; amd by #12922, eff 11-23-19; ss by #14279, eff 8-1-25; ss by #14524, eff 2-28-26, EXPIRES: 2-28-36Hazardous Waste Programs
For purposes of Env-Hw 401.03, the following definitions shall apply:
- (a) “Airbag waste” means any hazardous waste airbag modules or hazardous waste airbag inflators;
- (b) “Airbag waste collection facility” means any facility that receives airbag waste from airbag waste handlers subject to regulation under Env-Hw 401.03(k) and that accumulates the airbag waste for more than 10 days;
- (c) “Airbag waste handler” means any person, by site, who generates airbag waste that is subject to regulation under the hazardous waste rules;
- (d) “Domestic sewage” means “domestic sewage” as defined in 40 CFR 261.4(a)(1)(ii), as reprinted in Appendix D;
(e) “No free liquids” means:
- (1) Free liquids are not present in solvent-contaminated wipes as determined by the “Paint Filter Liquids Test”, test method 9095B in EPA publication SW-846, available as noted in Appendix B; and
- (2) Free liquids are not present in a container holding wipes;
- (f) “Point source” means “point source” as defined in 40 CFR 260.10, as reprinted in Appendix D;
(g) “Solvent-contaminated wipe” means a wipe that, after being used in a cleaning or degreasing process:
(1) Meets one or more of the following criteria:
- a. The wipe contains one or more of the F001 through F005 solvents listed in Env-Hw 402.06(a) or the corresponding P- or U-listed solvents found in Env-Hw 402.04(b) or Env-Hw 402.05(b), respectively;
- b. The wipe exhibits a hazardous characteristic found in Env-Hw 403 when that characteristic results from a solvent listed in Env-Hw 402.04(b), Env-Hw 402.05(b), or Env-Hw 402.06(a); or
- c. The wipe exhibits only the hazardous waste characteristic of ignitability as found in Env-Hw 403.03 due to the presence of one or more solvents that are not listed in Env-Hw 402.04(b), Env-Hw 402.05(b), or Env-Hw 402.06(a); and
- (2) Does not contain listed waste other than solvents or used oil, or both, and does not exhibit the characteristic of toxicity, corrosivity, or reactivity due to contaminants other than solvents;
- (h) “Use in a cleaning or degreasing process” means use of a wipe to remove oil or other contaminants from machinery, equipment, work stations, or product components or for the cleanup of solvent spills of less than 12 fluid ounces;
- (i) “Virgin lubricating products” means unused motor, engine, gear, machine, and transmission oils; and
- (j) “Wipe” means “wipe” as defined in 40 CFR 260.10, as reprinted in Appendix D.
Source. #5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #6384-B, eff 11-26-96; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; ss by #12346, eff 8-14-17; amd by #12922, eff 11-23-19; ss by #14279, eff 8-1-25; ss by #14524, eff 2-28-26, EXPIRES: 2-28-36