S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-79.273.A.2

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024
Section 61-79.273.A.2 - Applicability-batteries
(a) Batteries covered under part 273
(1) The requirements of this part apply to persons managing batteries, as described in 273.9, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) Spent lead-acid batteries which are not managed under part 266, subpart G, are subject to management under this part.
(b) Batteries not covered under part 273. The requirements of this part do not apply to persons managing the following batteries:
(1) Spent lead-acid batteries that are managed under part 266, subpart G.
(2) Batteries, as described in 273.9, that are not yet wastes under part 261 of this chapter, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in paragraph (c) of this section.
(3) Batteries, as described in 273.9, that are not hazardous waste. A battery is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in 261 Subpart C.
(c) Generation of waste batteries.
(1) A used battery becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation).
(2) An unused battery becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-79.273.A.2

Added by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 5, eff May 24, 1996; Amended by State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 8, eff August 25, 2000.