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Collecting, Processing and Recycling UNIVERSAL WASTE <br /> UNIVERSAL WASTE <br /> Complimance Guide <br /> oniversal vvdstes <br /> IF YOUR FACILITY GENERATES any of the wastes listed in this section <br /> and the wastes qualify as "hazardous wastes", as described in fed- <br /> eral regulations Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 261 (40 <br /> CFR 261) or similar state regulations, and if your state recognizes <br /> these wastes as "universal wastes", you may choose to handle these <br /> wastes according to the standards for universal wastes. <br /> The federal (EPA) Universal Waste rule is described in federal regula- <br /> tion 40 CFR 273 and in California statutes CCR Title 22 Division 4.5 <br /> chapter 23, and the HSC at 25201.16, as well as the California <br /> Department of Toxic Substances and Control (DTSC). Universal Waste <br /> standards are less stringent than the standards for other types of <br /> hazardous waste and usually result in cost savings as well as <br /> reductions in workload. <br /> List of Universal Wastes (as specified in California regulations): <br /> a.Any burned out or discarded electric lamps (the bulb or tube portion <br /> only including the metal end caps or connectors)that contains mer- <br /> cury,lead or any other hazardous constituent that would cause it to <br /> be a hazardous waste if disposed . Used lamps that often qualify <br /> include: <br /> • fluorescent • mercury vapor <br /> • high intensity discharge • metal halide <br /> • high pressure sodium vapor • neon <br /> 1 <br /> Leader Guide:eviscpruc_vod <br />