40 CFR § 273.8 - Applicability—household and very small quantity generator waste.

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title: "40 CFR § 273.8 - Applicability—household and very small quantity generator waste."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "273.8"
section_name: "Applicability—household and very small quantity generator waste."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 273.8 Applicability—household and very small quantity generator waste.

(a) Persons managing the wastes listed below may, at their option, manage them under the requirements of this part:

(1) Household wastes that are exempt under § 261.4(b)(1) of this chapter and are also of the same type as the universal wastes defined at § 273.9; and/or

(2) Very small quantity generator wastes that are exempt under § 262.14 of this chapter and are also of the same type as the universal wastes defined at § 273.9.

(b) Persons who commingle the wastes described in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section together with universal waste regulated under this part must manage the commingled waste under the requirements of this part.

[64 FR 36488, July 6, 1999, as amended at 81 FR 85828, Nov. 28, 2016]