[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: 40CFR273.18]



[Page 467-468]

 

                   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.  273.18  Off-site shipments.



    (a) A small quantity handler of universal waste is prohibited from 

sending or taking universal waste to a place



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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.