{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-262.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 262.27","heading":"Waste minimization certification.","body":"A generator who initiates a shipment of hazardous waste must certify to one of the following statements in Item 15 of the uniform hazardous waste manifest:\n(a) “I am a large quantity generator. I have a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated to the degree I have determined to be economically practicable and I have selected the practicable method of treatment, storage, or disposal currently available to me which minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment;” or\n(b) “I am a small quantity generator. I have made a good faith effort to minimize my waste generation and select the best waste management method that is available to me and that I can afford.”","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 262—STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE","Subpart B—Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators"],"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":"e1958bc16d6da95323439ec6e311f69734d196285525ac2a1eaba6d278132032","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-262.25","next":"us/40-cfr-262.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}