Can an eligible academic entity that has opted into Subpart K also accumulate universal waste in its laboratories as unwanted material?
No. The universal waste regulations in 40 CFR Part 273 provide optional, alternative regulations that operate in lieu of the standard RCRA generator regulations of Part 262 for the management of certain “universal wastes” (such as batteries, fluorescent lamps, etc.). If an eligible academic entity chooses to manage its laboratory hazardous waste (unwanted materials) under Subpart K, it can not accumulate batteries or fluorescent lamps in the laboratory as unwanted materials and then manage them as universal wastes upon removing them from the laboratory. If an eligible academic entity chooses to manage universal wastes under Part 273, it must manage them as universal wastes from the point of generation.
Related Questions
- If an eligible academic entity is a large quantity generator (LQG) and it opts into Subpart K, how does it report laboratory hazardous waste on it Biennial Report?
- If an eligible academic entity that has opted into Subpart K has a print shop on campus, can the print shop operate under Subpart K?
- How does an eligible academic entity notify that it will have its laboratories opt into Subpart K?
