[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR273.14]



[Page 466-467]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 273_STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart B_Standards for Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste

 

Sec.  273.14  Labeling/marking.



    A small quantity handler of universal waste must label or mark the 

universal waste to identify the type of universal waste as specified 

below:

    (a) Universal waste batteries (i.e., each battery), or a container 

in which the batteries are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly 

with any one of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Battery(ies), 

or ``Waste Battery(ies),'' or ``Used Battery(ies);''

    (b) A container, (or multiple container package unit), tank, 

transport vehicle or vessel in which recalled universal waste pesticides 

as described in 40 CFR 273.3(a)(1) are contained must be labeled or 

marked clearly with:

    (1) The label that was on or accompanied the product as sold or 

distributed; and

    (2) The words ``Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)'' or ``Waste-

Pesticide(s);''

    (c) A container, tank, or transport vehicle or vessel in which 

unused pesticide products as described in 40 CFR 273.3(a)(2) are 

contained must be labeled or marked clearly with:

    (1)(i) The label that was on the product when purchased, if still 

legible;

    (ii) If using the labels described in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this 

section is not feasible, the appropriate label as required under the 

Department of Transportation regulation 49 CFR part 172;

    (iii) If using the labels described in paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and 

(ii) of this section is not feasible, another label prescribed or 

designated by the waste pesticide collection program administered or 

recognized by a state; and

    (2) The words ``Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)'' or ``Waste-

Pesticide(s).''

    (d)(1) Universal waste mercury-containing equipment (i.e., each 

device), or a container in which the equipment is



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contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following 

phrases: ``Universal Waste--Mercury Containing Equipment,'' ``Waste 

Mercury-Containing Equipment,'' or ``Used Mercury-Containing 

Equipment.''

    (2) A universal waste mercury-containing thermostat or container 

containing only universal waste mercury-containing thermostats may be 

labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: ``Universal 

Waste--Mercury Thermostat(s),'' ``Waste Mercury Thermostat(s),'' or 

``Used Mercury Thermostat(s).''

    (e) Each lamp or a container or package in which such lamps are 

contained must be labeled or marked clearly with one of the following 

phrases: ``Universal Waste--Lamp(s),'' or ``Waste Lamp(s),'' or ``Used 

Lamp(s)''.



[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36489, July 6, 1999; 70 

FR 45521, Aug. 5, 2005]