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Fact Sheet on How to Get Started Managing Hazardous Waste Laboratory Waste Under the Alternative Set of Generator Regulations

EPA developed this fact sheet to help academic laboratories decide whether to opt into the alternate set of hazardous waste requirements for eligible academic laboratories found in subpart K of Part 262 within title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), how to plan for the transition to subpart K, and what first steps to take.

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