Keep Them Where They Are
Satellite accumulation containers must be kept "at or near" the point of generation, and under control of the "operator of the process". This means they cannot be moved to a central collection area outside the lab.
Only one "active" bottle should be used to collect hazardous waste from each waste stream. Active means that the bottle is empty or only partially full and is intended to hold additional waste.
This is an issue because some labs accumulate their waste into a small bottle in the hood and then transfer the waste in that bottle to a larger carboy on the floor or haz-mat cabinet. This "double transfer" is sometimes easier and safer than transferring directly into the larger carboy each time.
Double transfer is allowed only if the small bottle is emptied at the end of each day. If the smaller bottle and the bigger carboy are both used for waste storage longer than a day, each is considered an accumulation container, and transfer between the containers is not allowed.
The smaller bottle for the first transfer should be labeled as a used chemical collection container. The "active" bottle or carboy must have a hazardous waste label prior to adding the first drop of waste.
This rule doesn't apply to your full waste containers that you are done filling. It is okay to accumulate more than one full waste bottle per waste stream, as long as the total volume is not over 55 gallons.