This training module: 

• Describes the universal waste program, found in 40 Code of Federal Regulation part 273
• Defines which hazardous wastes may be handled under these streamlined regulations

When you have completed this module, you will be able to:

• Recognize the wastestreams subject to the universal waste program
• Identify the participants in the universal waste program
• Understand the regulations for each type of participant
• Understand the state authorization procedures
• Understand the relationship of The Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (P.L. 104-142) to EPA's universal waste program

• Introduction to Universal Waste (PDF)(14 pp, 59 K, September 2005, EPA530-K-05-019)