1. UNIVERSAL WASTE and ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Rebecca Wenner
Compliance and Enforcement Unit Chief KDHE, Bureau of Waste Management

2. UNIVERSAL WASTE (UW) RULE
EPA’s UW Rule streamlines hazardous waste management standards for federally designated “Universal Wastes”
Wastes include:
Batteries
Pesticides
Mercury-containing equipment
Lamps

3. UW RULE UW regulations designed by EPA to:
Ease regulatory burdens on businesses
Promote recycling

4. UW RULE Reduce paperwork burden
No manifest is required for transport
Small Quantity Handlers are not required to keep records of UW shipments
Registered Transporter not required for shipping
DOT shipping standards DO apply
UW may be consolidated at one facility
UW waste may be accumulated for up to one year
Universal Waste does not count towards generator status

5. (Kansas to adopt July 1, 2006 version)
UW RULE
Specific UW Regulations can be found in:
40 CFR part 273
(Kansas to adopt July 1, 2006 version)

6. UW RULE Two types of UW Handlers:
Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (SQHUW) may accumulate up to ,000 pounds (5,000 kilograms)
Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (LQHUW) may accumulate 11,000 pounds or more

7. REQUIREMENTS
Package in closed container that will minimize breakage and be compatible with contents. (Leaking batteries should not be stored in fiberboard containers).
Label each container as follows:
“Universal Waste – Lamp(s),” “Waste Lamp(s),” or “Used Lamp(s).”
“Universal Waste – Battery(ies),” “Waste Battery(ies),” or “Used Battery(ies)”
“Universal Waste – Mercury Containing Equipment” “Waste Mercury Containing Equipment” or “Used Mercury Containing Equipment”
Date each container with the earliest date waste in the container was generated (or alternatively maintain a tracking system).

8. REQUIREMENTS Respond to releases of universal wastes;
Comply with employee training requirements (for all employees responsible for handling UW):
Describe proper handling
Describe emergency procedures;
Must send universal waste to a another universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign destination.
May accumulate universal waste for up to one year. If UW are stored longer than one year, the handler must be able to demonstrate that such accumulation is necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal.

9. OTHER RESOURCES http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/guidance/hw95-01.pdf

10. OPEN CONTAINERS

11. CONTAINER EXAMPLES

12. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Computers Televisions Microwaves
Monitors
CPUs
Motherboards
Televisions
Microwaves
Any other type of electronics, excluding large appliances (refrigerator, washer, etc.)

13. DISPOSAL??? First choice is re-use Second choice is recycling
Have it refurbished
Donate to a charity if it is in useable condition
Second choice is recycling
Will generally be a cost
Check out your recycler to ensure that they really are recycling the equipment (some are required to obtain permits from KDHE)
Last choice is disposal
Can go to a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Kansas
Can also hire a hazardous waste contractor

14. Questions?