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Our mission is to provide the highest level ofsafety, and to protect public health and the environment from toxic harm. <br />Regulatory Standards for Universal Waste <br />The UWR has separate requirements for of each of the three types of regulated entities: <br />1. Universal waste handlers <br />2. Universal waste transporters <br />3. Destination Facilities <br />Universal Waste Handlers <br />A universal waste handler is a generator of universal waste or the owner or operator of a facility <br />that receives universal waste from another universal waste handler, accumulates universal waste, <br />and sends universal waste to another universal waste handler, a facility that accepts hazardous <br />waste, or a foreign country. <br />A universal waste handler may be: <br />1. A person (e.g., a household or business) who generates universal waste but does not <br />accept universal waste from others <br />2. A person who accepts and accumulates universal waste generated by others at his or her <br />facility <br />3. A person who accepts universal waste generated by others and conducts certain treatment <br />and recycling activities allowed by the universal waste handler regulations <br />Management Requirements for Universal Waste Handlers (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 22, sections <br />66273.30-66273.39; additional requirements for handlers who conduct authorized treatment, <br />Cal. Code Regs, tit. 22, sections 66273.70-.77) <br />• Do not dispose of universal waste or treat universal waste except as provided for in the <br />regulations <br />• Notify DTSC and/or obtain an EPA identification number <br />• Use proper containment—non-leaking, compatible containers <br />• Segregate universal waste in distinct areas <br />• Determine if materials generated when handling/recycling are hazardous wastes <br />• Comply with applicable requirements for hazardous waste <br />• If applicable, comply with zoning requirements when storing universal wastes <br />• Have spill kits readily available to deal with accidental spills (mercury -containing <br />devices) <br />• Use proper labeling and markings <br />• Accumulate universal waste no longer than one year L Lt?'l' <br />SEP 08 2015 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />I.Irgi- -i nr!Dj0TAACA1T <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br />