What reduced requirements are applicable to generators of very few waste lamps?
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Requirements A generator that produces no more than 100 kg [220 lb] of hazardous waste, or no more than 1 kg [2.2 lb] of acutely hazardous waste, per calendar month is a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG). This amount includes all hazardous waste, generated in a calendar month. Under federal regulations, this type of generator is exempt from the majority of hazardous waste regulations. However, CESQGs must ensure that their waste is sent to a permitted hazardous waste management facility, a permitted municipal or industrial solid waste facility, or a recycling facility. Contact your state environmental regulatory agency to see if your local municipal solid waste facility is permitted. While federal regulations allow some mercury-containing lamps to be landfilled, certain states may prohibit this. Many states apply the CESQG requirement in a more stringent manner than the federal government and in other states the
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Requirements A generator that produces no more than 100 kg [220 lb] of hazardous waste, or no more than 1 kg [2.2 lb] of acutely hazardous waste, per calendar month is a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG). This amount includes all hazardous waste, generated in a calendar month. Under federal regulations, this type of generator is exempt from the majority of hazardous waste regulations. However, CESQGs must ensure that their waste is sent to a permitted hazardous waste management facility, a permitted municipal or industrial solid waste facility, or a recycling facility. Contact your state environmental regulatory agency to see if your local municipal solid waste facility is permitted. While federal regulations allow some mercury-containing lamps to be landfilled, certain states may prohibit this. Many states apply the CESQG requirement in a more stringent manner than the federal government and in other states the
