{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-261.173","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 261.173","heading":"Management of containers.","body":"(a) A container holding hazardous secondary material must always be closed during storage, except when it is necessary to add or remove the hazardous secondary material.\n(b) A container holding hazardous secondary material must not be opened, handled, or stored in a manner which may rupture the container or cause it to leak.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 261—IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE","Subpart I—Use and Management of Containers"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"9b7fe024d54fad77a5b370d3903308163f5a6d3e9f3878b2181168de11928aec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-261.172","next":"us/40-cfr-261.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}