---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 261.9"
title: "40"
number: "261.9"
heading: "Requirements for Universal Waste."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/261.9"
---

# §261.9. Requirements for Universal Waste.


The wastes listed in this section are exempt from regulation under parts [262](/cfr/40/part262.md) through [270](/cfr/40/part270.md) of this chapter except as specified in [part 273](/cfr/40/part273.md) of this chapter and, therefore are not fully regulated as hazardous waste. The wastes listed in this section are subject to regulation under [40 CFR part 273](/cfr/40/part273.md):

- (a) Batteries as described in [40 CFR 273.2](/cfr/40/273.2.md);
- (b) Pesticides as described in [§ 273.3](/cfr/40/273.3.md) of this chapter;
- (c) Mercury-containing equipment as described in [§ 273.4](/cfr/40/273.4.md) of this chapter;
- (d) Lamps as described in [§ 273.5](/cfr/40/273.5.md) of this chapter; and
- (e) Aerosol cans as described in [§ 273.6](/cfr/40/273.6.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 25541, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36487, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005; 84 FR 67217, Dec. 9, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y) and 6938.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33119, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 25541, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36487, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45520, Aug. 5, 2005; 84 FR 67217, Dec. 9, 2019]