Sanitary Waste

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024748

1. Liquid or solid wastes originating solely from humans and human activities, such as wastes collected from toilets, showers, wash basins, sinks used for cleaning domestic areas, sinks used for food preparation, clothes washing operations, and sinks or washing machines where food and beverage serving dishes, glasses, and utensils are cleaned.

2. Liquid or solid waste originating solely from humans and human activities, such as wastes collected from toilets, showers, wash basins, sinks used for cleaning domestic areas, sinks used for food preparation, clothes washing operations, and sinks or washing machines where food and beverage serving dishes, glasses, and utensils are cleaned. Sources of these wastes may include single or multiple residences, hotels and motels, restaurants, bunkhouses, schools, ranger stations, crew quarters, guard stations, campgrounds, picnic grounds, day-use recreation areas, other commercial facilities, and industrial facilities provided the waste is not mixed with industrial waste.

3. Human body waste discharged from toilets and urinals located within facilities subject to this subpart. [40 CFR 435.11 (CFR 2013)]

4. Liquid or solid wastes originating solely from humans and human activities, such as wastes collected from toilets, showers, wash basins, sinks used for cleaning domestic areas, sinks used for food preparation, clothes washing operations, and sinks or washing machines where food and beverage serving dishes, glasses, and utensils are cleaned. Sources of these wastes may include single or multiple residences, hotels and motels, restaurants, bunkhouses, schools, ranger stations, crew quarters, guard stations, campgrounds, picnic grounds, day-use recreation areas, other commercial facilities, and industrial facilities provided the waste is not mixed with industrial waste. [40 CFR 146.3 (CFR 2018)]

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-024748
Field	Environment
Subject	Land, waste and cleanup
References	Underground Injection Control Glossary; EPA Underground Injection Control (UIC) Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/groundwater/uic-hicesspools.html; Underground Injection Control Terms; 40 CFR 435.41 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 144.3 (CFR 2018)

Record as JSON

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