Section R315-273-4 - Standards for Universal Waste Management - Applicability - Mercury-Containing Equipment(a) Mercury-containing equipment covered under Rule R315-273. The requirements of Rule R315-273 apply to persons managing mercury-containing equipment, as described in Section R315-273-9, except those listed in Subsection R315-273-4(b).(b) Mercury-containing equipment not covered under Rule R315-273. The requirements of Rule R315-273 do not apply to persons managing the following mercury-containing equipment: (1) Mercury-containing equipment that is not yet a waste under Rule R315-261. Subsection R315-273-4(c) describes when mercury-containing equipment becomes a waste;(2) Mercury-containing equipment that is not a hazardous waste. Mercury-containing equipment is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in Sections R315-261-20 through 24 or is listed in Sections R315-261-30 through 35; and(3) Equipment and devices from which the mercury-containing components have been removed.(c) Generation of waste mercury-containing equipment. (1) 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. Utah Admin. Code R315-273-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-9, effective 4/15/2016