Waste Classification Session 5 Universal Waste Texas Commission

Waste Classification Session 5 Universal Waste Texas Commission On Environmental Quality October 9, 2018 Waste Permits Division Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section

Universal Waste Presentation 4 Topics 1. Facts about UW 2. Categories of UW 3. Benefits of UW Management 4. UW Handlers and Generator Categories

Topic 1: Facts About UW

Facts About UW 1. One condition for being a UW is that a waste be a hazardous waste; 2. Federal UW regulations are found in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 273; 3. Texas UW regulations are found in Title 30 Chapter 335, Subchapter H, Division 5; 4. Except for most hazardous waste batteries, managing qualifying hazardous wastes as UW is optional but not required.

Facts About UW Goals of the UW Rule Two primary goals were identified by EPA for establishing the UW management program: 1. Increased recycling by reducing complex waste regulatory requirements; and 2. Reduce illegal disposal of UW in municipal landfills and combustors.

Topic 2: Categories of UW

Universal Wastes There are 5 categories of UW in Texas: HW batteries (e. g. , Ni-Cd batteries); Recalled pesticides (see 40 CFR § 273. 3); Mercury containing equipment (e. g. , Hg thermostats); Hazardous waste lamps (e. g. , older type fluorescent lamps); and Hazardous waste paint and paint related materials

Categories of Universal Waste - 5 Categories (1) Batteries described in 40 CFR § 273. 2 Batteries must be intact. It does not include spent lead-acid batteries when managed under 30 TAC Chapter 335, Subchapter H, Division 4. (2) Pesticides described in 40 CFR § 273. 3 Only pesticides that have been recalled or come from stocks of unused products gathered as part of a waste pesticide collection program are classified as UW.

Categories of Universal Waste (3) Mercury-containing equipment described in 40 CFR § 273. 4 A device or part of a device that contains elemental mercury integral to its function (includes thermostats, but not batteries or lamps). (4) Lamps described in 40 CFR § 273. 5 The bulb or tube portion of an electric lighting device. All waste lamps that exhibit a characteristic are UW, including incandescent lamps.

Categories of Universal Waste (5) Paint and paint related waste (P&PRW) Texas only 30 TAC 335. 262(b) P&PRW is: (1) any mixture of pigment and suitable liquid that forms a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface (i. e. , paint and sometimes ink); or (2) any material that results from painting activities that are the following:

Categories of Universal Waste (30 TAC 335. 262(b)) (5) Paint and paint related wastes include: 1. Spent solvents used in painting; 2. Personal protective equipment (PPE), gloves, contaminated rags and debris; 3. Coating waste paint, paint filters, paint booth stripping materials, paint sludge; and 4. Paint & Paint related cleanup residues.

Topic 3: UW Management Benefits

UW Management Benefits When managing UW, Handlers are not required to: • Count UW towards your HW generation status; • Identify UW on your NOR; • Report UW on you annual waste summary; • Except for P&PR UW going out-of-state, manifest the waste; • Use a registered waste hauler within Texas; • Pay a hazardous waste generation fee on UW; or • Ship UW off site within 90/180 days (UW may be kept on site for up to one year).

Topic 4: UW Handlers and Generator Categories

UW Handlers and Generator Categories Generators of UW are Called Handlers • Each separate facility, whether it be the original “generator”, a collection facility, or a transfer facility, is a “Handler” under the UW rule. • Handlers are prohibited from treating, recycling (on-site processing), or disposing of UW.

UW Handlers and Generator Categories

How to Contact Us Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section MC-130 * P. O. Box 13087 * Austin, TX 78711 -3087 Phone: 512 -239 -6412 (Queue) E-Mail: IHWPER@tceq. texas. gov