Hazardous industrial waste shall be stored separately from general industrial waste.

Methods for the storage of general industrial waste shall comply with the following regulations:
I. General industrial waste shall be stored separately in accordance with the characteristics of its major components.
II. Storage locations, containers, and facilities shall be kept clean and intact, may not emit airborne, fugitive, or seeping waste, may not pollute the ground, and may not emit a noxious odor.
III. Storage containers and facilities shall be compatible with the waste they contain; any incompatible waste shall be stored separately.
IV. Storage locations, containers, and facilities shall be marked in Chinese in a prominent place with the name of the waste they contain.
The central competent authority shall, according to enterprise types, specific general industrial waste types, quantities and characteristics as well as storage deadlines, officially announce the packaging and labeling of industrial waste and the application method for storage deadline extension.

Apart from biomedical waste sharp implements and infectious waste the storage of hazardous waste shall comply with the following regulations:
I. Hazardous industrial waste shall be stored separately in accordance with hazardous industrial waste identification methods or hazardous characteristics.
II. Waste shall be sealed in fixed packaging materials or containers, placed within storage facilities, assigned classification numbers, and marked with labels indicating the name of the waste-producing enterprise, the storage date, quantity, composition, and the characteristics of the hazardous industrial waste type.
III. Storage containers and facilities shall be compatible with the hazardous industrial waste they contain to lessen corrosion or attrition.
IV. Storage containers and packing materials shall be kept in good condition, and shall be replaced promptly if there is concern of serious rusting, damage or leakage.
Storage shall be limited to one year. Those who require an extension shall apply for extension to the local competent authority where the storage facilities are located two months prior to the deadline.Extensions shall be limited to one time and may not exceed one year.
Enterprises that are unable to dispose of hazardous industrial waste within the deadline, because the enterprise is unable to carry out disposal, there are no domestic disposal organizations that could be commissioned with disposal or due to particular circumstances, may submit a storage plan to the central industry competent authority for preliminary review and approval. The storage deadline may be extended after a second review and approval by the central competent authority.
Paragraph 2 and the foregoing paragraph do not apply to those that store waste during a clearance, import or export process.

Methods for the storage of biomedical waste sharp implements and infectious waste shall comply with the following regulations, unless other central competent authority regulations apply:
I. "Waste sharp implements" shall be stored separately from other waste, sealed in not readily perforated sturdy containers for storage of a maximum of one year.
II. "Infectious waste" shall be stored separately from other waste. Those that use thermal treatment methods shall seal the infectious waste in leak-proof, non-destructible red plastic bags or red combustible containers. Those that use sterilization treatment shall seal and store the waste in leakproof, non-destructible yellow plastic bags or yellow containers. Storage conditions shall comply with the following regulations:
A. Waste producing organizations may store infectious waste for a maximum of one day at a temperature above 5°C; the said organizations may refrigerate infectious waste for a maximum of seven days at a temperature below 5 and above 0, and freeze infectious waste for a maximum of 30 days at a temperature below 0°C.
B. Clearance organizations may not store infectious waste; but those that require transfer shipments due to particular circumstances may refrigerate or freeze infectious waste at a temperature below 5°C for a maximum of seven days upon approval by the local competent authority.
C. Disposal organizations may not store infectious waste at a temperature above 5°C; the said organizations may refrigerate infectious waste for a maximum of seven days at a temperature below 5°C and above 0°C, and freeze infectious waste for a maximum of 30 days at a temperature below 0°C.
The storage containers and plastic bags of the foregoing paragraph shall be marked in a prominent place on the outermost layer with the name of the waste, the name of the waste producing enterprise, the storage deadline, the weight, the name of the clearance and disposal organization, and the characteristics of the hazardous industrial waste. On top of that infectious waste shall also be marked with the storage temperature.
The storage deadline of the foregoing paragraph does not include the clearance and transportation process, cargo loading and discharging, waiting and batch feeding time.
When biomedical waste sharp implements and infectious waste cause noxious odors during the storage period, they shall immediately be cleared.
Enterprises that are unable to comply with Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 2 due to particular circumstances may extend the storage deadline after relevant documents submitted to the local competent authority have been approved.The approval documents must clearly state the waste type for which storage has been extended, the reason for the extension and the approved storage extension deadline. A copy must be sent to the central competent authority.

Enterprises using electronic or optic labels from automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) systems to control industrial waste flows may simplify the marked content regulated in Article 7 and the foregoing articles.
The items, content and operating methods for the simplified labels of the foregoing paragraph shall be regulated by the central competent authority.

Storage facilities shall be established for general industrial waste according to the characteristics of its major components. Apart from those items officially announced by the central competent authority, general industrial waste storage facilities shall also comply with the following regulations:
I. There shall be equipment or measures to prevent the inflow or infiltration of surface water, rainwater, or groundwater.
II. There shall be equipment or measures to collect waste liquids, waste gases or noxious odors, etc., produced by the facilities or to prevent them from polluting surface water bodies, groundwater bodies, air or soil.
If industrial waste reuse types produced by an enterprise are identical with those officially announced by the central industrial competent authority and there are particular regulations for its industrial waste reuse management method, reuse shall follow the said management method and shall not be restricted by the foregoing paragraph.

Apart from biomedical waste sharp implements and infectious waste the storage of hazardous waste shall comply with the following regulations:
I. The facilities shall contain dedicated storage locations with firm floors and surrounding corrosionresistant, water-impermeable liners or structures.
II. There shall be equipment or measures to prevent the inflow or infiltration of surface water, rainwater, or groundwater.
III. There shall be equipment or measures to collect waste liquids, waste gases or noxious odors, etc., produced by the facilities or prevent them from polluting surface water bodies, groundwater bodies, air or soil.
IV. There shall be accident prevention equipment and warning signs with white backgrounds, red characters, and black frames posted in prominent locations.
V. Underground storage containers shall be equipped with fluid level inspection and anti-leak measures and leak detection systems.
VI. The facilities shall contain necessary warning equipment, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, or an emergency sprinkler system and safety equipment.
VII. Facilities that hold flammable industrial waste, reactive industrial waste, or toxic chemical substances which are designated by the Standards for Defining Hazardous Waste shall contain necessary monitoring equipment to detect such waste types. This monitoring equipment shall use the standards for monitoring equipment stipulated in the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Storage facilities for biomedical waste, apart from genotoxic waste regulated pursuant to the previous Article, shall comply with the following regulations:
I. The storage facilities shall be marked at the entrance or in prominent places with labels indicating the characteristics of the infectious industrial waste and shall possess emergency response facilities or measures. Such facilities shall be sturdy and segregated from treatment areas, kitchens, and restaurants. However, clinics may establish sealed storage facilities in treatment areas.
II. Differently colored containers for the storage of industrial waste shall be placed in separate locations.
III. The storage facilities shall be equipped with excellent water drainage and rinsing equipment.
IV. The storage facilities shall be equipped with safety equipment or measures to prevent unauthorized access by personnel or animals.
V. The storage facilities shall be equipped with equipment or measures to prevent the multiplication of flies, mosquitoes or other disease vectors.
VI. There shall be equipment or measures to prevent the inflow or infiltration of surface water, rainwater, or groundwater.
VII. There shall be equipment or measures to collect waste liquids, waste gases or noxious odors, etc., produced by the facilities or to prevent them from polluting surface water bodies, groundwater bodies, air or soil.