US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) promulgated the final rule (40 CFR 273) for “Universal Waste” that established streamlined collection and management requirements for universal waste batteries, aerosol cans, pesticides, mercury-containing thermostats, mercury containing fluorescent lamps, and other mercury containing equipment such as thermometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers, and light switches. Accumulation rules are similar to those … Continue reading Universal Waste