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BoReTech)m Another handler of universal waste. Examples include offsite consolidation points operated by your organization or another business. For example: A business with many locations can designate one location as the consolidation point for the universal wastes from all their locations. You (and other businesses) may send your universal wastes to another business that specializes in collecting, consolidating, and shipping universal wastes to a proper destination facility. A hazardous waste land disposal facility. A hazardous waste recycling facility. • Do not treat or clean up universal wastes. If assistance is needed, contact the Boretech Facility Manager. Determine if your universal waste is a hazardous material under the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) rules. If the universal waste is an U.S. DOT hazardous material, the small quantity handler must properly mark the packaging and must placard the transportation vehicle. The applicable U.S. DOT regulations are found in Title 49 CFR Parts 171 through 180. Contact the Boretech Facility Manager for further assistance. Prepare proper shipping papers. These papers may be a bill of lading. A Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest is not needed for universal waste shipments. • You may self -transport universal waste or may use any common carrier allowed by U.S. DOT and California law to transport non -hazardous waste. A registered hazardous waste hauler is not required for transportation of universal waste. The universal waste must be shipped to another small quantity handler of universal waste, a large quantity handler of universal waste, or a destination facility. When shipping or receiving universal waste, specific rules apply regarding accepting shipments containing hazardous wastes which are not universal wastes and shipments which are rejected. • You are not required to track or keep records of shipments of universal waste. • You must comply with hazardous waste storage requirements. Storage Universal waste lamps may be accumulated onsite for up to one year. If the lamps are stored for longer than one year, the handler must be able to demonstrate that such accumulation is solely for the purpose of accumulating such quantities of universal waste as are necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal (handlers are not required to notify EPA or the authorized state of storage for longer than one year). • Do not accumulate more than 11,000 lbs (approximately 17,000 48 -inch lamps) of universal waste at any one time. You may accumulate and store universal waste for up to one year after the small quantity handler of universal waste generates or receives the waste. In some cases, more time is allowed (section Boretech Hazardous Materials & Hazardous Waste Management Operations Plan Page 122