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Our mission is to provide the highest level ofsafety, and to protect public health and the environment from toxic harm. Households and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Universal Waste Generators (CESQUWG) Two categories of universal waste handlers—households and CESQUWGs—are exempt from most of the requirements of the universal waste regulations provided they comply with certain conditions. Handlers who qualify for these exemptions are not required: • To obtain an EPA ID number or otherwise notify DTSC; • To keep records of shipments or provide annual reports to DTSC; or • To label their universal waste. A household is defined to include a single detached residence (e.g., a house) or a single unit of a multiple residence unit (e.g., an apartment or condominium). Households that generate hazardous wastes other than universal wastes (e.g., paints and motor oil) can visit DTSC's household hazardous waste Web page (httu://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/UniversalWaste/HIIW.cfin) for information on how to properly dispose of them. A Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Universal Waste Generator (CESQUWG) is a universal waste generator who produces less than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of RCRA hazardous waste, including universal waste that is RCRA universal waste and less than 1 kilogram of acutely hazardous waste in a calendar month. (RCRA hazardous waste is hazardous waste that is regulated under the hazardous waste regulations adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protections Agency.) Pursuant to section 66273.8 of title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, a generator who meets the definition of a household or a CESQUWG is exempt from universal waste handler requirements provided he or she: 1) Does not dispose of universal waste; 2) Relinquishes universal waste only to another universal waste handler, a universal waste transporter, a destination facility, or a curbside household hazardous waste collection program; and 3) Does not conduct treatment of universal waste, except for limited activities enumerated in the regulations (e.g., removing batteries, light bulbs, or mercury switches). This exemption applies only to universal waste generated by the household (e.g. light bulbs, computers, televisions, thermostats, cell phones, etc.), not to universal waste accepted from other people. Where can I send universal wastes? A handler may not send universal waste to a municipal solid waste (garbage) landfill or a non -hazardous waste recycling center. All handlers of universal waste mu h zhei+r , universal waste to one of the following: SEP 0 8 2015 '=r STATE OF CALIFORNIA toNVIROl\11Pi1lCNTA k jr #0 "rV J nrn"7 rg Rfq�T