Are triple rinsed used pesticide containers considered "regulated waste" under the federal resource conservation and recovery act?

Triple rinsed used pesticide containers are not considered "regulated waste" under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) because they are typically deemed to have been sufficiently cleaned to eliminate hazardous waste characteristics. RCRA regulates the management of hazardous waste, and a critical part of determining whether a waste is hazardous involves its composition and the potential for it to cause harm.

When containers are triple rinsed, they are cleaned to an extent where residual pesticide levels are reduced to non-hazardous levels, aligning with RCRA's stipulations. While any containers that retain pesticide residues might be regulated as hazardous waste, in the case of triple rinsed containers, they do not meet these criteria and therefore are not classified as such.

The other options introduce conditions that could imply variability in classification; however, if a container is effectively triple rinsed, it is generally accepted that the container has been rendered non-hazardous, leading to the conclusion that they do not fall under the definition of regulated waste.