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18.9 DESTINATION FACILITIES
A universal waste destination facility is defined as a facility that treats, disposes of, or recycles a
particular category of universal waste. The operator of a destination facility is subject to the require-
ments of Parts 264, 265, 266, 268, 270, and 124, and the notification requirement under section
3010 of RCRA.
The formal requirements for a Universal Waste Destination Facility are very limited in scope.
This contrasts with the extensive body of requirements for RCRA-regulated TSDFs, for hazardous
wastes (40 CFR Parts 265 and 265). The destination facility is prohibited from sending or taking
universal waste to a site other than a universal waste handler, another destination facility, or foreign
destination. If the destination facility receives a shipment containing hazardous waste that is not a
universal waste the operator must notify the state regulatory office of the shipment.
The destination facility must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at the
facility. The record for each shipment received must include:

● The name and address of the universal waste handler, destination facility, or foreign ship-
per from whom the universal waste was sent
● The quantity of each type of universal waste received (e.g., batteries and pesticides)
● The date of receipt of the shipment of universal waste

Records must be retained by the destination facility for at least 3 years from the receipt of
the shipment.
As should be obvious at this point, the Universal Waste Rules were designed to coincide with
the RCRA regulations for the management of hazardous wastes; however, the former were designed
to be more business-friendly in order to promote recycling and streamline waste management. The
differences between the Universal Waste and hazardous waste rules are highlighted in both Table
18.1 and Table 18.2.

18.10 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATES

When the U.S. EPA issues a new rule, states authorized to implement the RCRA program are
expected to adopt the rule as well. A state rule-making procedure is required in order to implement

TABLE 18.2
Significant Differences Between Universal Waste and Hazardous Waste Rules
Universal Waste Transporters Hazardous Waste Transporters
(40 CFR part 273 subpart D) (40 CFR part 263)
Compliance with DOT Yes Yes
(§273.52(a) cites DOT requirements (§263.10 DOT requirements
49 CFR parts 171–180) 49 CRF parts 171–179)
EPA ID number None Yes
(§263.11)
Allow to store up to 10 days Yes Yes
at transfer facility §273.53 (§263.12)
Manifest requirements None Yes
(§263.20–22)
Response to releases Yes Yes, with more complex
requirements
§273.54 (§263.30–31)
Source: U.S. EPA, 2002. With permission.