[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR273.15]

[Page 415]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 273--STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Standards for Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
 
Sec. 273.15  Accumulation time limits.

    (a) A small quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate 
universal waste for no longer than one year from the date the universal 
waste is generated, or received from another handler, unless the 
requirements of paragraph (b) of this section are met.
    (b) A small quantity handler of universal waste may accumulate 
universal waste for longer than one year from the date the universal 
waste is generated, or received from another handler, if such activity 
is solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of 
universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, 
or disposal. However, the handler bears the burden of proving that such 
activity is solely for the purpose of accumulation of such quantities of 
universal waste as necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment, 
or disposal.
    (c) A small quantity handler of universal waste who accumulates 
universal waste must be able to demonstrate the length of time that the 
universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a waste or 
is received. The handler may make this demonstration by:
    (1) Placing the universal waste in a container and marking or 
labeling the container with the earliest date that any universal waste 
in the container became a waste or was received;
    (2) Marking or labeling each individual item of universal waste 
(e.g., each battery or thermostat) with the date it became a waste or 
was received;
    (3) Maintaining an inventory system on-site that identifies the date 
each universal waste became a waste or was received;
    (4) Maintaining an inventory system on-site that identifies the 
earliest date that any universal waste in a group of universal waste 
items or a group of containers of universal waste became a waste or was 
received;
    (5) Placing the universal waste in a specific accumulation area and 
identifying the earliest date that any universal waste in the area 
became a waste or was received; or
    (6) Any other method which clearly demonstrates the length of time 
that the universal waste has been accumulated from the date it becomes a 
waste or is received.