Mixing wastes.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-544
in effectSec. 47-544. - Mixing wastes.
(a) A transporter shall not collect or transport incompatible wastes in the same container. Nor shall a transporter utilize the same pumping equipment for incompatible wastes without first cleaning the equipment between batches to prevent the mixing of incompatible wastes.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection (a) that each of the following requirements was met:
(1) The mixing of the wastes did not cause a dangerous chemical or physical reaction;
(2) The facility to which the mixed wastes were being transported was then authorized to store, process, or dispose of the mixed wastes;
(3) The transporter was then authorized to transport each of the wastes being mixed; and
(4) The vehicle in which the wastes were being transported then met the requirements to transport each of the wastes being carried therein.
(Ord. No. 97-196, § 4, 2-19-97)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTXITRTRCEWA_DIV9GETRDIWA_SD4TRRE_S47-544MIWAFetched: 10/26/2026