[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 25]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR273.18]

[Page 417]
 
                   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. 273.18  Off-site shipments.

    (a) A small quantity handler of universal waste is prohibited from 
sending or taking universal waste to a place other than another 
universal waste handler, a destination facility, or a foreign 
destination.
    (b) If a small quantity handler of universal waste self-transports 
universal waste off-site, the handler becomes a universal waste 
transporter for those self-transportation activities and must comply 
with the transporter requirements of subpart D of this part while 
transporting the universal waste.
    (c) If a universal waste being offered for off-site transportation 
meets the definition of hazardous materials under 49 CFR parts 171 
through 180, a small quantity handler of universal waste must package, 
label, mark and placard the shipment, and prepare the proper shipping 
papers in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation 
regulations under 49 CFR parts 172 through 180;
    (d) Prior to sending a shipment of universal waste to another 
universal waste handler, the originating handler must ensure that the 
receiving handler agrees to receive the shipment.
    (e) If a small quantity handler of universal waste sends a shipment 
of universal waste to another handler or to a destination facility and 
the shipment is rejected by the receiving handler or destination 
facility, the originating handler must either:
    (1) Receive the waste back when notified that the shipment has been 
rejected, or
    (2) Agree with the receiving handler on a destination facility to 
which the shipment will be sent.
    (f) A small quantity handler of universal waste may reject a 
shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment 
containing universal waste that he has received from another handler. If 
a handler rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact 
the originating handler to notify him of the rejection and to discuss 
reshipment of the load. The handler must:
    (1) Send the shipment back to the originating handler, or
    (2) If agreed to by both the originating and receiving handler, send 
the shipment to a destination facility.
    (g) If a small quantity handler of universal waste receives a 
shipment containing hazardous waste that is not a universal waste, the 
handler must immediately notify the appropriate regional EPA office of 
the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of 
the originating shipper. The EPA regional office will provide 
instructions for managing the hazardous waste.
    (h) If a small quantity handler of universal waste receives a 
shipment of non-hazardous, non-universal waste, the handler may manage 
the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal, 
state or local solid waste regulations.