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Universal wastes that must be recycled: Do not store universal waste for longer than one year after generating or receiv- cathode ray tubes (TV and computer glass) ing the waste. If you think you need more time, contact your Certified Unified Pro- _ "pF lamps gram Agency (CUPA)well before your " mercury thermometers oldest universal waste will be held for • y� mercury switches y one year. , s mercury gauges A '" dilators and weighted tubing � -- b Document the length of time you have flow ow regulators -; accumulated universal waste from the .: q counterweights and dampers date you accepted it from someone else, r, discarded it yourself after it was "used Mtu If you do not plan to recycle these wastes, you up,"or decided to discard it. The regula- r must manage them as hazardous waste rather tions contain several options for docu- than as universal waste. This includes notifying menting accumulation time. . a:. DTSC, using a manifest and a registered hazard- . ft. d ous waste hauler, complying with shorter accu- Label or mark universal wastes, or con- mulation times, and shipping only to an tainers or packages of universal waste, to PP� b . F authorized destination facility. identify their types. The regulations pro- vide several options for labeling. The What rules must I follow to manage purpose of labeling is to ensure that o"i1y universal wastes? emergency response personnel or an in- , x spector can identify the universal waste. Unless you are a household or a conditionally- Do not"treat"universal waste except exempt small quantity universal waste generator, P you must follow the rules for either small quan_ when cleaning up releases or managing an handlers of universal waste or for large specific wastes as provided in the regula- Wit Nyy� quantity handlers of universal waste. tions (for example,removing mercury ampoules from thermostats or removing Most households and businesses are small quan- electrolyte from batteries) (Treatment in- titY handlers of universal waste. The rules they eludes any activity that changes the char- follow are in sections 662 73.10 through acteristics of the waste.) = 66273.21. A summary of the requirements is be- low;however, small quantity handlers of univer- Clean up any releases such as leaking ;x f ..{,; sal waste must comply with the full regulations; batteries or broken fluorescent tubes. Re- _r not just this short summary. package the damaged universal waste and manage it as universal waste. Manage . : If you are a small quantity handler of universal o-: any other materials generated, such as waste: cleanup supplies and contaminated soil, Send all universal waste to a facility au- as hazardous wastes if they are identified thorized to collect, or recycle dispose of as hazardous waste. Y P universal waste. Train employees in proper universal q � {� Like everyone else, you can not dispose waste management including handling, - "` of universal waste in the trash packaging, storing and labeling the uni- ' ' versa] waste, as well as how to respond to Yom" releases. This training may be accom- plished by simply giving employees writ - U ten instructions or posting these f � instructions in the universal waste man- agement areas of the building.