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Send all other universal wastes to one of three types of destinations: <br /> 1. another location for consolidation or storage; a business with many <br /> locations can designate one location as the consolidation point for the <br /> universal wastes from all of its locations; universal wastes may be sent to <br /> a business that specializes in collecting, consolidating, and shipping <br /> universal wastes to a destination facility. <br /> 2. a hazardous waste recycling facility. <br /> 3. a hazardous waste land disposal facility for universal wastes that are not <br /> required to be recycled. <br /> SJMC's is not exempt from these rules; we must not send universal waste to a <br /> municipal solid waste (garbage) landfill or to a non-hazardous waste recycling <br /> center. <br /> Instruct staff on what rules must we follow to manage our universal wastes. We <br /> must follow the rules for small quantity handlers of universal waste. They are <br /> found in sections 66273.10 through 66273.21. A summary of the requirements is <br /> below; however, small quantity handlers of universal waste must comply with the <br /> full regulations, not just this short summary. If you are a small quantity handler of <br /> universal waste: <br /> Send all universal waste to a facility authorized to collect, recycle or <br /> dispose of universal waste. <br /> `- Do not dispose of universal waste in the trash <br /> Do not accumulate more than 5,000 kilograms of universal waste at any <br /> one time. <br /> Do not store universal waste for longer than one year after generating or <br /> receiving the waste. If you think you need more time, contact your <br /> Certified <br /> Unified Program Agency (CUPA) well before your oldest universal waste <br /> will be held for one year (§66273.15). <br /> Document the length of time you have accumulated universal waste from <br /> the date you accepted it from someone else, discarded it yourself after it <br /> was "used up," or decided to discard it (§66273.15(c)). The regulations <br /> contain several options for documenting accumulation time. <br /> Label or mark universal wastes, or containers or packages of universal <br /> waste, to identify their types. The regulations provide several options for <br /> labeling. The purpose of labeling is to ensure that emergency response <br /> personnel or an inspector can identify the universal waste (§66273.14). <br /> Generally, you may not treat universal waste except when cleaning up <br /> releases or managing specific wastes as provided in section 66273.13 (for <br /> example, removing mercury ampules from thermostats or removing <br />