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Land Ban Land Ban <br /> • In May of 1985,EPA began banning land disposal of all liquid LDR is not required for non-RCRA hazardous wastes or <br /> hazardous wastes. California hazardous wastes because they are not <br /> -This"land ban"approach began with prohibiting the land disposal of subject to RCRA's land disposal prohibitions and can be <br /> bulk and non-containerized liquid hazardous wastes and was extended <br /> to Include;cyanide containing wastes,metals containing wastes, land filled. <br /> wastes containing PCB's,other halogenated organics,or wastes with a The ultimate goal of the"land ban"approach was to <br /> PH of 2 or less <br /> • This requires that wastes being sent to disposal sites have an LDR prohibit the land disposal of all specified untreated <br /> form accompanying them. liquid wastes by August 1990(to date,this goal has not <br /> -LDR stands for Land Disposal Restrictions been reached). <br /> -U)R states that the waste has been properly treated prior to disposal <br /> I <br /> 1 <br /> Universal Waste Universal Waste <br /> Universal waste is divided into 3 categories: Hazardous waste batteries: <br /> -Thermostats containing mercury switches .�• -Virtually all batteries that exhibit a characteristic of a hazardous waste <br /> -Batteries `:fix•'` including: <br /> •. •Rechargeable nickeMadmlum batteries <br /> -Lamps <br /> •Silver button batteries <br /> As of February 2006 even small quantity Mercury batteries <br /> universal waste generators and households Small sealed lead acid batteries(burglar alarm and emergency light <br /> are required to handle universal wastes batteries) <br /> according to the new regulations. Most alkaline batteries <br /> •Carbon-tint batteries which also exhibit the characteristic of corrosiveness <br /> -Spent lead acid storage batteries of the automotive type are not <br /> universal waste.They are regulated differently. <br /> Universal Waste Universal Waste <br /> • Universal waste lamps include: Small quantity generators: <br /> —Most(but not all)fluorescent tubes —Do not accumulate more than 11,000 pounds of total <br /> universal wastes at anyone time <br /> —High intensity discharge lamps -Can accumulate and store universal waste for up to one year <br /> of waste generation or receipt of the waste <br /> —High pressure 50dIUm lamps,and Must label universal wastes with the date that they are <br /> —Any other lamps which exhibit a characteristic of a generated <br /> hazardous waste -Musttra)n employees in proper management of universal <br /> waste <br /> -Must prepare proper shipping papers <br /> -Are not required to track or keep records of shipments of <br /> universal waste <br /> 12 <br />