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Guidance for Managing, Treating, or Recycling Specific Common Wastes

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CRT's (TV & Computer Monitors) 

Interim Enforcement Policy Conditional Exclusion for Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and Related Electronic Wastes   This document outlines how Ecology will regulate the management, recycling, and disposal of computer monitors and televisions containing CRTs and other electronic devices.
General Information for recycling TV and computer monitors from Massachusetts Computer monitors and TV tubes are considered hazardous waste mainly because of lead content.

Dry Cell Batteries

Universal Waste Rule for Dry Cell Batteries
(Open Document)

Dry Cell Battery Recycling                   

Dry Cell Battery, Inc.

 Some types of dry cell batteries are classified as hazardous waste and must be managed as hazardous waste UNLESS they are recycled and other simple rules specified in the Universal Waste Rule for Hazardous Waste Batteries are followed.

Fluorescent Light Tubes

Universal Waste Rule for DW lamps (comprehensive guide)
(Open Document)

 

 Fluorescent light tubes, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium, neon tubes, etc. are classified as hazardous waste and must be managed as hazardous waste UNLESS they are recycled and other simple rules specified in the Universal Waste Rule for Hazardous Waste Lamps are followed

Waste Oil

Flowchart Explaining How to Manage Used Oil

 Please note that PCB and/or halogen compounds in oil can greatly change management standards that must be applied to used oils.

PCB Waste
Guidance on Management of PCB Wastes 
(Open Document) 		 Electrical equipment-related PCBs are regulated as state Dangerous Waste at 2.0 (or more) parts per million. This discusses options for managing sure wastes.

 

 

 

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