Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 335 - INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subchapter N - HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section 335.403 - General Requirements for Household Hazardous Waste Collections

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in subsection (e) of this section, no person may collect or aggregate
				  household hazardous waste that has been segregated from other solid waste,
				  provide point of generation pick-up service, operate a mobile collection unit,
				  operate a collection event, or operate a permanent collection center without
				  having first submitted a current notification to the executive director, in
				  accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) On a form provided by the commission, an
				  operator shall submit a signed notification to the executive director at least
				  45 days prior to conducting activities covered by this subchapter. For on-going
				  collection programs, such as multiple collection events at a single location,
				  point of generation pick-up services, and permanent collection centers, the
				  notification must be resubmitted whenever the information provided in the
				  notification changes. For multiple collection events and mobile collection
				  units, each location where a collection will be held must be covered in a
				  separate notification, but multiple collections at one location can be covered
				  by a single notification if the same information other than dates applies to
				  each collection. The notification must include the following information:
(1) name and address of the
				  operator;
(2) name, address, and
				  telephone number of an individual to be the contact person for the
				  operator;
(3) date(s) and times of
				  the planned collection(s) or days and hours of operation of a permanent
				  collection center, point of generation pick-up service, or mobile collection
				  unit(s), including inclement weather dates if applicable;
(4) for a collection event, permanent
				  collection center or mobile collection unit, the address of the collection site
				  and the part of the site that will be used for collections;
(5) for a point of generation pick-up service
				  or mobile collection unit, the address of the collection event, permanent
				  collection center, or registered hazardous waste transporter's facility where
				  collected wastes will be delivered, or a statement that the aggregated
				  household hazardous waste will be transported to a hazardous waste processing,
				  storage, or disposal facility by a registered hazardous waste transporter from
				  the collection site;
(6) the name
				  of the person who owns the property where a permanent collection center is
				  located, where a collection event will be held, or where a mobile collection
				  unit will be used; a signed letter that clearly gives permission for the use of
				  the property for the stated purpose must be attached to the
				  notification;
(7) areas that are
				  planned to be covered by the collection effort, i.e., city, county, precinct,
				  neighborhood, district, region, etc.;
(8) the types by waste category of each type
				  of household materials that will be collected;
(9) permanent collection centers (including
				  sites where household hazardous waste will be stored for 48 hours or longer)
				  must include a properly completed TCEQ Core Data Form (Form TCEQ-10400) with
				  the notification; and
(10) the
				  planned disposition of wastes that are received in the collection efforts,
				  including the name(s), address(es), and United States Environmental Protection
				  Agency (EPA) identification number(s) of the transporter(s) to be used and the
				  name, address, and EPA identification number of each recycling and hazardous
				  waste facilities that is planned to receive the wastes collected.