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Pollution Prevention - Universal Waste Management

"Universal wastes" are a special group of hazardous wastes that are generated by all segments of the population and, unfortunately, often improperly disposed by the people who generate them. In an effort to make it easier and more cost effective to properly manage these wastes, the "Universal Waste Rule" exempts the wastes from the more burdensome Hazardous Waste Rules requirements, as long as they are managed to prevent release to the environment and properly recycled or disposed. more …

Hot Topics

• Ace and TrueValue Hardware stores that recycle fluorescent lamps

Publications (Complete List)

• Proper Management of Cathode Ray Tubes from Computer Monitors and Televisions
• Mercury-containing (Universal Waste) Devices: Management Requirements for Handlers and Transporters
• "Universal Waste" Batteries: Management Requirements for Handlers and Transporters
• Universal Waste Lamps: Information for Small Businesses
• Universal Waste Lamps: Management Requirements for Handlers and Transporters

Rules/Regulatory

• Universal Waste Rules

Education/Outreach

• Antifreeze Management
• Battery Management
• Cathode Ray Tube Management
• Lamp Management
• Mercury-Containing Devices Management

Technical Assistance (Complete List)

• Antifreeze Recycling Companies
• Antifreeze Recycling Equipment Vendors
• Cleaning Up a Mercury Spill
• Cleanup Procedures for Broken Fluorescent Bulbs and Lamps

FAQs

• What do I do with my waste antifreeze?
• What do I do with my waste batteries?
• What do I do with my waste cathode ray tubes?
• What do I do with my waste lamps?
• What do I do with my waste mercury-containing devices?

Contact Us (Complete List)

• NHDES Pollution Prevention Program
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  In State: (800) 273-9469
  (603) 271-6460
  (603) 271-2667 (fax)
  nhppp@des.nh.gov

 

 

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