{{Short description|Category of common waste materials designated as hazardous waste}} {{One source|date=December 2022}} '''Universal waste''' is a category of waste materials designated as "hazardous waste", but containing materials that are very common. It is defined in {{USCFR|40|273|9}}, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency but states may also have corollary regulations regarding these materials.
Universal waste includes:
* Batteries; lithium, Silver ion, nickel cadmium (Ni-Cad), mercury-oxide, or sealed lead-acid. Spent Lead-Acid Batteries being reclaimed do not need to be managed as universal waste. * Pesticides; Stocks of a suspended and canceled pesticide that are part of a voluntary or mandatory recall * Mercury Containing Equipment; a device or part of a device (including thermostats) that contains elemental mercury integral to its function. * Lamps; include, but are not limited to, fluorescent, high intensity discharge, neon, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium, and metal halide lamps. * Aerosol cans: a non-refillable receptacle containing a compressed gas, liquid, or solution under pressure for expelling a liquid, paste, or powder. These include, but are not limited to spray paints, lubricants, solvents, adhesives.
Businesses and other generators of such waste are required to provide for their proper disposal.
== References == * {{cite web|title=Universal Wastes|last=|first=|date=25 November 2015|url=https://www.epa.gov/hw/universal-waste|website=|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|access-date=21 June 2021}}
Category:Waste
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