On November 15, 2019, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a final rule to classify and regulate hazardous aerosol can wastes as “universal wastes” under the ...

"Universal wastes" are a special group of hazardous wastes that are widely generated by many different segments of EPA regulated businesses. In an effort to make it easier and more cost effective to ...

Universal Waste (UW) is a hazardous waste that is widely generated in a variety of settings, is generated by another community, and is present in significant volumes in nonhazardous management systems ...

Universal wastes are waste streams that meet the definition of a hazardous waste but are very common and can be easily recycled. Universal waste includes: Batteries Pesticides Mercury-containing ...