| Description: | This fact sheet discusses the August 5, 2005, final rule that adds mercury-containing equipment to the list of universal wastes (70 FR 45508). The universal waste regulations provide streamlined management requirements tailored to several different kinds of waste. Although the proposed rule from June 12, 2002 (67 FR 40507), also addressed cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), the portion of the proposed rule that relates to CRTs will be finalized at a later date. |