Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 733 - STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subpart A - GENERAL
Section 733.104 - Applicability: Mercury-Containing Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024

a) Mercury-containing equipment covered under this Part. The requirements of this Part apply to persons managing mercury-containing equipment, as described in Section 733.109, except those listed in subsection (b).

b) Mercury-containing equipment not covered under this Part. The requirements of this Part do not apply to persons managing the following mercury-containing equipment:

1) Mercury-containing equipment that is not yet waste pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721. Subsection (c) describes when mercury-containing equipment becomes waste;

2) Mercury-containing equipment that is not hazardous waste. Mercury-containing equipment is a hazardous waste if it is a waste (see subsection (b)(1)) and it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in Subpart C of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 or is listed in Subpart D of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721; and

3) Equipment and devices from which the mercury-containing components have been removed.

c) Generation of Waste Mercury-Containing Equipment.

1) A used mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date it is discarded.

2) Unused mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.

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