40 CFR § 273.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s273.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 273.1 - Scope."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "273.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "273"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "273"
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# 273.1 Scope.

(a) This part establishes requirements for managing the following:

(1) Batteries as described in 40 CFR 273.2;

(2) Pesticides as described in § 273.3;

(3) Mercury-containing equipment as described in § 273.4;

(4) Lamps as described in § 273.5; and

(5) Aerosol cans as described in § 273.6.

(b) This part provides an alternative set of management standards in lieu of regulation under 40 CFR parts 260 through 272.

[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36488, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005; 84 FR 67217, Dec. 9, 2019]