[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: 40CFR273.61]



[Page 475]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

             Subpart E_Standards for Destination Facilities

 

Sec.  273.61  Off-site shipments.



    (a) The owner or operator of a destination facility is prohibited 

from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than a universal 

waste handler, another destination facility or foreign destination.

    (b) The owner or operator of a destination facility may reject a 

shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment 

containing universal waste. If the owner or operator of the destination 

facility rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact 

the shipper to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of 

the load. The owner or operator of the destination facility must:

    (1) Send the shipment back to the original shipper, or

    (2) If agreed to by both the shipper and the owner or operator of 

the destination facility, send the shipment to another destination 

facility.

    (c) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a 

shipment containing hazardous waste that is not a universal waste, the 

owner or operator of the destination facility must immediately notify 

the appropriate regional EPA office of the illegal shipment, and provide 

the name, address, and phone number of the shipper. The EPA regional 

office will provide instructions for managing the hazardous waste.

    (d) If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a 

shipment of non-hazardous, non-universal waste, the owner or operator 

may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable 

federal or state solid waste regulations.