- (a) Mercury-containing equipment covered under Rule R315-273. The requirements of Rule R315-273 apply to persons managing mercury-containing equipment, as described in Section R315-273-9, except those listed in Subsection R315-273-4(b).
- (b) Mercury-containing equipment not covered under Rule R315-273. The requirements of Rule R315-273 do not apply to persons managing the following mercury-containing equipment:
- (1) Mercury-containing equipment that is not yet a waste under Rule R315-261. Subsection R315-273-4(c) describes when mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste;
- (2) Mercury-containing equipment that is not a hazardous waste. Mercury-containing equipment is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in Sections R315-261-20 through 24 or is listed in Sections R315-261-30 through 35; and
(3) Equipment and devices from which the mercury-containing components have been removed.
- (c) Generation of waste mercury-containing equipment.
- (1) Used mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date it is discarded.
- (2) Unused mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.
KEY: hazardous waste, universal waste
Date of Last Change: December 9, 2021
Notice of Continuation: December 11, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-105; 19-6-106