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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) universal waste rules are set forth in 40 CFR Part 273. These regulations streamline hazardous waste management standards for federally designated “universal wastes.” Although other wastes have been mentioned for inclusion into the universal waste rules at the federal level, the current universal wastes include batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing equipment and bulbs (lamps). States can modify the universal waste rule and add additional universal waste(s) to individual state regulations.

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