Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 16 - Commercial Practices last revised: Dec 15, 2025
§ 1301.2 - Purpose.

The purpose of this rule is to ban those refuse bins which come under the scope of this ban because they present an unreasonable risk of injury due to tip-over that can result in serious injury or death from crushing.

authority: Secs. 8, 9, 86 Stat. 1215-1217, as amended, 90 Stat. 506; 15 U.S.C. 2057,2058
source: 42 FR 30300, June 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 16 CFR 1301.2