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Contents
ThePurposeofThisGuide
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GeneralUniversalWasteInformation
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RegulationofUWHandlers
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SmallQuantityHandlerofUniversalWasteRequirements:.....................................................................
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LargeQuantityHandlerofUniversalWasteRequirements:.....................................................................
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Transportation&DOTInformation
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Lamps:
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Batteries:...................................................................................................................................................
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MercuryContainingEquipment:
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FrequentlyAskedQuestions
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StateByStateStringencyTableForUWLampsCentral&SoutheastUS
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GeneralComparisonofGeneratorRequirementstoUniversalWasteRequirements.
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AboutLEI
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ThePurposeofThisGuideThepurposeofthisguideistogiveourvaluedcustomersandsurroundingbusinessesasimpleandthoroughguidetouniversalwastethatcanbeusedforquickreference.Pleasecallusat8003099908ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments.
GeneralUniversalWasteInformation
WhydidEPAcreatetheuniversalwasterule?
Thegoaloftheuniversalwaste(UW)ruleistoincreasetherecyclingandpropermanagementofcertaincommonlygeneratedhazardouswastes.Thiswasdonebydecreasingtheregulatoryburdenforthesespecifichazardouswastes.
Whatareuniversalwastes?
Federaluniversalwastesare:
Batteries MercuryContainingEquipment Lamps Pesticides
StateSpecificUniversalWaste(SoutheastUS):
Paintwaste(Texas) Antifreeze(Louisiana)
Computers&Electronics(Arkansas,
Louisiana)
Whoisexemptfromuniversalwasteregulation?
Universalwastesmustfirstbeconsideredhazardouswaste;thereforethesameexemptionsapplicabletohazardouswastegeneratorsapplytouniversalwastehandlers.Specificallyentitiesexemptfromhazardouswasteregulationare:
Households CESQGs(companiesproducing
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RegulationofUWHandlersHowarecompaniesthatgenerateuniversalwasteregulated?
EPAdividescompaniesproducinguniversalwasteintotwoclassifications.Yourfacilitysclassificationdeterminesyourregulatoryrequirements.Theclassificationsareasfollows:
SmallQuantityHandlerofUniversalWaste(SQHUW)SQHUWsstorelessthan5,000kgofuniversalwasteonsite.Pleasenotethisisnotamonthly/annualtotalbutanonsitestoragelimit.
LargeQuantityHandlerofUniversalWaste(LQHUW)LQHUWsstore5,000kgorgreaterofuniversalwasteonsite.Pleasenotethisisnotamonthly/annualtotalbutanonsitestoragelimit.
SmallQuantityHandlerofUniversalWasteRequirements:
QuantityLimit:
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LargeQuantityHandlerofUniversalWasteRequirements:
QuantityLimit:>5,000kgEPAIDNumber:RequiredTimeLimitforStorage:1yearSystemForTimeLimitCompliance:Handlersarerequiredtohaveasystemforensuringtheirwastehasnotbeenonsiteformorethan1year.Thissystemcaninclude:
Writingonthecontainertheearliestdatethatanyuniversalwasteinthecontainerbecameawaste
Writingonthewasteitselfthedatethewastewasdiscarded
Aninventorysystemonsitethatidentifiesthedateofeachuniversalwasteortheearliestdatethewastebecameawasteorwasreceivedasawaste
Usingaspecificaccumulationareaandidentifyingtheearliestdatethatanyuniversalwasteintheareabecameawasteorwasreceived
Anyothermethodwhichclearlydemonstratesthelengthoftimethattheuniversalwastehasbeenaccumulatedfromthedateitbecomesawasteorisreceived
Labeling:LabelormarkcontainersUniversalWasteLamp(s),orWasteLamp(s),orUsedLamp(s).Ifyouareshippingbatteries,pesticidesormercurycontainingequipmentreplace
LampwithBatteries,PesticidesorMercuryContainingEquipment.Manifest:NotrequiredbutbasicrecordkeepingisrequiredTraining:Alargequantityhandlerofuniversalwastemustensurethatallemployeesarethoroughlyfamiliarwithproperwastehandlingandemergencyprocedures,relativetotheirresponsibilitiesduringnormalfacilityoperationsandemergencies.(40CFR273.36)Recordkeeping:ALQHUWmustrecordandkeepforatleast3yearsfromtheshipmentdate:
Nameandaddressoftheuniversalwastehandler
Destinationfacilityinformation Quantityofeachtypeof
universalwastesent(e.g.,batteries,pesticides,thermostats)
Thedatetheshipmentofuniversalwasteleftthefacility
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Transportation&DOT
Information
Lamps:Mustuniversalwastelampsbeshippedasahazardousmaterial?No.Lampsdonotmeetthefollowingcriteriaforahazardousmaterial:
(1)
HazardousSubstancesTheaverage4footfluorescentlampcontains8.3mgofmercuryaccordingtoastudypublishedbyNEMA.TomeettheRQandmakeacontaineroflampsahazardoussubstanceyouwouldneedover50,000lampsinasinglecontainer.
(2)
HazardousWastesAslistedabove,DOTdoesnotviewuniversalwasteasahazardouswaste.
(3)
MarinePollutantsMercuryandmercurycontainedinmanufacturedarticlesarenotlistedasamarinepollutant.
(4)
ElevatedTemperatureMaterialLampsarenotanelevatedtemperaturematerial
(5)
Materialsidentifiedin172.101LampswouldmeetthelistingMercurycontainedinmanufacturedarticles.However,thisshippingnameisonlyusedwhentransportingmercurycontainingdevicesbyair(asdenotedbytheAincolumn1ofthehazardousmaterialstable.)
(6)
MaterialsmeetingthedefinitionscontainedinPart173.LampsdonotmeetanyofthehazardclassdefinitionslistedinPart173.Inparticularlampsdonotmeettheclass9definitioncontainedin49CFRPart173.140(a)
Anymaterialwhichhasan
anesthetic,noxiousorothersimilarpropertywhichcouldcauseextremeannoyanceordiscomforttoaflightcrewmembersoastopreventthecorrectperformanceofassignedduties;or
(b)
Anymaterialthatmeetsthedefinitionin171.8ofthissubchapterforanelevatedtemperaturematerial,ahazardoussubstance,ahazardouswaste,oramarinepollutant.
Mycompanywantstoshipintactlampsasahazardouswaste.Howdotheyneedtobepackaged?49CFR173.164(b)statesthat(m)anufacturedarticlesorapparatuses,eachcontainingnotmorethan100mg(0.0035ounce)ofmercuryandpackagedsothatthequantityofmercuryperpackagedoesnotexceed1g(0.035ounce)arenotsubjecttotherequirementsofthissubchapter.Basedonthismostlampsareexemptfrompackagingrequirementsprovidedthetotalmercuryinthepackagedoesnotexceed1g.Lampspackagedinoriginallampcontainerswouldmeetthisexemption.In2001,theaverage4fluorescentlampcontainedaround8mgofmercury.Basedonthattotal,lampcontainersholdingover1004lampscouldbesubjecttotherequirementsin49CFR173.164.
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Batteries:
WhatDOTshippingnamesdoesLEIrecommendforshippingbatteries?
BatteryType DOTShippingName
AlkalineBatteries
Batteries,dry,sealed,n.o.s.(AlkalineBatteries)
LeadAcidDryBatteriesUN2800,Batteries,wet,nonspillable,8,PGIII(LeadAcidDryBatteries)
LeadAcidWetBatteriesUN2794,Batteries,Wet,FilledwithAcid,ElectricStorage,8,PGIII(LeadAcidWetBatteries)
LithiumBatteries
UN3090,LithiumBatteries,9,PGII(LithiumBatteries)
MercuryBatteriesUN2809,MercuryContainedinManufacturedArticles,8,PGIII,RQ(MercuryBatteries)
NickelCadmiumDryBatteries
Batteries,dry,sealed,n.o.s.(NickelCadmiumDryBatteries)
NickelCadmiumWetBatteriesUN2795,Batteries,Wet,FilledwithAlkali,ElectricStorage,8,PGIII(NickelCadmiumWetBatteries)
NickelMetalHydrideBatteries
Batteries,dry,sealed,n.o.s.(NickelMetalHydrideBatteries)
SilverOxideBatteries
Batteries,dry,sealed,n.o.s.(SilverOxideBatteries)
MixedDryCellsBatteries(withoutLithiumandMercuryBatteries)
Batteries,dry,sealed,n.o.s.(MixedDryCellBatteries)
Howmustbatteriesbepackagedfortransportation?(Thefollowinginformationisgivenasguidanceonly.Currentregulationspertainingtothepreparation,packagingandtransportationofbatteriescanbefoundin49CFR173.185,173.159,172.101specialprovision130,40CFR273and261.6)Wetcells:
Batteryterminalsmustbeprotectedandpackagedinamannertopreventcontactbetweenterminals
LEIrecommendsusingaUNratedfiberorplasticdrum
Nonleakingwetcellscanbeshippedonpalletsprovidedtheyarefirmlysecuredtothepalletandareonlyasinglelayerofbatteries.Wealsorecommendshrinkwrappingthepallet.
Lithiumcells:
Batteryterminalsmustbeprotectedandpackagedinamannertopreventcontactbetweenterminals
LithiummustbeshippedinaUNratedpolyormetaldrum
Drycells:
Batteryterminalswithavoltagegreaterthan9voltsmustbeprotectedandpackagedinamannertopreventcontactbetweenterminals
LEIrecommendsusingaUNratedfiberorplasticdrum
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MercuryContainingEquipment:
Howmustuniversalwastemercurycontainingequipmentbepackagedforpropertransportationandstorage?
EPARequirements[40CFR273.13(c)&273.33(c)]:Themercurycontainingequipmentmustbeplacedinacontainerasfollows:(t)hecontainermustbeclosed,structurallysound,compatiblewiththecontentsofthedevice,mustlackevidenceofleakage,spillage,ordamagethatcouldcauseleakageunderreasonablyforeseeableconditions,andmustbereasonablydesignedtopreventtheescapeofmercuryintotheenvironmentbyvolatilizationoranyothermeans.Mercuryampulesmustbestoredinclosed,nonleakingcontainersthatareingoodcondition;andmust(p)ack(s)removedampulesinthecontainerwithpackingmaterialsadequatetopreventbreakageduringstorage,handling,andtransportation.DOTRequirementsMercurycontainingequipmentholdinglessthan1lbofmercuryandthataremanagedasauniversalwasteandarenotshippedviaairorwaterareexemptfromDOTrequirements.[49CFR
173.164(e)]Therefore,theuniversalwastepackagingrequirementswouldbetheonlyrequirementsapplicable.
Howmustmercurycontainingequipmentcontaininggreaterthan1lbofmercuryorthatarebeingmanagedashazardouswastebepackaged?Manufacturedarticlesorapparatusescontainingmercuryareexceptedfromthespecificationpackagingrequirementswhenpackagedasfollows:
EPARequirementsContainermustmeetEPAmarkingandlabelingrequirementsandmeetDOTpackagingrequirements.DOTRequirements[see49CFR173.164(c)]Manometers,pumps,thermometers,switches,etc.Mustbeinstrongouterpackagings,havingsealedinnerlinersorbagsofstrongleakproofandpunctureresistantmaterialimpervioustomercury,whichwillpreventtheescapeofmercuryfromthepackageirrespectiveofitsposition.MercurySwitchesandRelaysExemptwheninametalorplasticcontainerthatistotallyenclosedandleakproof.Thermometers,SwitchesandRelaysInstalledInAMachineorApparatusExemptifthetotalquantityofmercurydoesnotexceed15g(0.53ounces)andisfittedthatshockofimpactdamage,leadingtoleakageofmercury,isunlikelytooccurundernormaltransportationconditions.
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AreuniversalwastesconsideredhazardouswastesforpurposesoftheDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)HazardousMaterials(HAZMAT)regulations?AlthoughuniversalwastesareconsideredhazardouswastesunderRCRA[thesetofregulationsauthorizedbytheResourceConservationandRecoveryAct],universalwastesarenotconsideredhazardouswastesundertheDOTHAZMATregulationssincetheydonotrequirehazardouswastemanifestswhentransported(40CFRSection273.52).Areuniversalwastesahazardousmaterial?SomeuniversalwastesareregulatedbyDOTasahazardousmaterial.ThisisnotbecauseofEPAregulationbutbecausetheymeetotherDOTcriteriamakingthemahazardousmaterial.Mayahandlerofuniversalwastemanagebrokenordamagedbatteriesasuniversalwastes?Ahandlerofuniversalwastemayonlymanagebrokenordamagedhazardouswastebatteriesasuniversalwastesifthebreakageordamagedoesnotconstituteabreachinthecellcasing.Thedefinitionofmercurycontainingequipment(MCE)indicatesthatthepresenceofelementalmercuryinequipmentmustbeintegraltoitsfunction.Whatismeantbyintegraltoitsfunction?
Inthisrule,forelementalmercurytobeintegraltothefunctionofequipment,themercurymustbepartofthefunctionofthedevice.Ifthemercuryisinthedeviceaccidentally,orthedevicehasbeencontaminatedbyanexternalsourceofmercury,
thedevicewouldnotbeeligibleformanagementasauniversalwaste.
Areconditionallyexemptsmallquantitygenerators(CESQGs)thataccumulateuniversalwasterequiredtomanagethewasteinaccordancewithPart273,orcanthegeneratormanagethewasteasaCESQGinaccordancewith261.5?
TheuniversalwastemanagementstandardsinPart273areanalternativesetofstandardstoParts260through272(273.1(b)).CESQGshavetheoptionofhandlingtheirwasteunderthereducedgeneratorrequirementscodifiedin261.5orasuniversalwaste(273.8).ThisoptionallowsCESQGstheabilitytochooseamanagementmethodthatislesscostlyandmoresensiblefromabusinessstandpoint.However,ifuniversalwastesgeneratedfromCESQGsarecommingledwithuniversalwastesproducedbysmallquantityorlargequantitygenerators,andthecommingledwasteisahazardouswastedefinedby261.3(i.e.,becauseitislistedorexhibitsacharacteristic),thenitmustbemanagedasauniversalwasteinaccordancewithPart273(60FR25492,2550910;May11,1995).
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(InformationfromNEMAandwaslastupdatedJune2004.Samemeansthatstaterequirementsareequivalenttofederal.HWmeanshazardouswaste,UWmeansuniversalwaste,CESQGmeansConditionallyExemptSmallQuantityGenerator.)
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RequirementsforCESQGWaste
CanUWbedeclarednonhaz?
Otherstringencyorexemptions?
FederalEPA
Generatorsproducinglessthan100kgofhazardouswasteor1kgacuteHWineachmonth,includingallHWgenerated.CESQGsareexemptfrom
federalrules,butnotexemptfromliability(40CFR261.5)
WastemaygotoanyMunicipalSolidWasteLandfill
(MSWLF)
Wastesthattestlessthan0.2mg/lsolublemercuryarenot
consideredhazardousunderfederalrules.
CrushingnotallowedasUW.Canonlybedonebygenerator(40CFR262.34);crushedwastenotUWmustbemanagedasRCRAHW.Noonemay
crushthirdpartylampswithouttreatmentauthorization.
Nomobiletreatmentunits.
Alabama same Same same CrushingbygeneratorallowedasUW.Arkansas
same same same Nocrushingallowed.Florida Exemptiononlyfor
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GeneralComparisonofGeneratorRequirementstoUniversalWasteRequirements.UniversalWasteRequirements
HazardousWasteGeneratorRequirements
SmallQuantityHandlerofUniversalWaste(SQHUW)
LargeQuantityHandlerofUniversalWaste(LQHUW)
ConditionallyExemptSmallQuantityGenerator(CESQG)
SmallQuantityGenerator(SQG)
LargeQuantityGenerator(LQG)
QuantityHandledbyCategory
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The Purpose of This GuideGeneral Universal Waste
InformationRegulation of UW HandlersSmall Quantity Handler of
Universal Waste Requirements:Large Quantity Handler of Universal
Waste Requirements:
Transportation & DOT
InformationLamps:Batteries:Mercury-Containing Equipment:
Frequently Asked Questions State By State Stringency Table For
UW Lamps Central & Southeast US General Comparison of Generator
Requirements to Universal Waste Requirements.About LEIWhy LEI?Our
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