Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials
Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste
Chapter 38 - Universal Wastes
Subchapter E - Standards for Destination Facilities
Section V-3875 - Off-Site Shipments

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-3875

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The owner or operator of a destination facility is prohibited from sending or taking universal waste to a place other than a universal waste handler, another destination facility, or a foreign destination.

B. The owner or operator of a destination facility may reject a shipment containing universal waste, or a portion of a shipment containing universal waste. If the owner or operator of the destination facility rejects a shipment or a portion of a shipment, he must contact the shipper to notify him of the rejection and to discuss reshipment of the load. The owner or operator of the destination facility must:

1. send the shipment back to the original shipper; or

2. if agreed to by both the shipper and the owner or operator of the destination facility, send the shipment to another destination facility.

C. If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a shipment containing hazardous waste that was shipped as a universal waste, the owner or operator of the destination facility must immediately notify the Office of Environmental Compliance of the illegal shipment, and provide the name, address, and phone number of the shipper. The administrative authority will provide instructions for managing the hazardous waste.

D. If the owner or operator of a destination facility receives a shipment of nonhazardous, nonuniversal waste, the owner or operator may manage the waste in any way that is in compliance with applicable federal or state Solid Waste Regulations.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.

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