---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 273.14"
title: "40"
number: "273.14"
heading: "Labeling/marking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/273.14"
---

# §273.14. Labeling/marking.


A small quantity handler of universal waste must label or mark the universal waste to identify the type of universal waste as specified below:

- (a) Universal waste batteries (i.e., each battery), or a container in which the batteries are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any one of the following phrases: “Universal Waste—Battery(ies),” or “Waste Battery(ies),” or “Used Battery(ies);”
- (b) A container, (or multiple container package unit), tank, transport vehicle or vessel in which recalled universal waste pesticides as described in [40 CFR 273.3(a)(1)](/cfr/40/273.3.md?p=a-1) are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with:
  - (1) The label that was on or accompanied the product as sold or distributed; and
  - (2) The words “Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)” or “Waste-Pesticide(s);”
- (c) A container, tank, or transport vehicle or vessel in which unused pesticide products as described in [40 CFR 273.3(a)(2)](/cfr/40/273.3.md?p=a-2) are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with:
  - (1)
    - (i) The label that was on the product when purchased, if still legible;
    - (ii) If using the labels described in [paragraph (c)(1)(i)](#c-1-i) of this section is not feasible, the appropriate label as required under the Department of Transportation regulation [49 CFR part 172](/cfr/49/part172.md);
    - (iii) If using the labels described in [paragraphs (c)(1)](#c-1) (i) and (ii) of this section is not feasible, another label prescribed or designated by the waste pesticide collection program administered or recognized by a state; and
  - (2) The words “Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)” or “Waste-Pesticide(s).”
- (d)
  - (1) Universal waste mercury-containing equipment (i.e., each device), or a container in which the equipment is contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: “Universal Waste—Mercury Containing Equipment,” “Waste Mercury-Containing Equipment,” or “Used Mercury-Containing Equipment.”
  - (2) A universal waste mercury-containing thermostat or container containing only universal waste mercury-containing thermostats may be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: “Universal Waste—Mercury Thermostat(s),” “Waste Mercury Thermostat(s),” or “Used Mercury Thermostat(s).”
- (e) Each lamp or a container or package in which such lamps are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with one of the following phrases: “Universal Waste—Lamp(s),” or “Waste Lamp(s),” or “Used Lamp(s)”.
- (f) Universal waste aerosol cans (i.e., each aerosol can), or a container in which the aerosol cans are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: “Universal Waste—Aerosol Can(s),” “Waste Aerosol Can(s),” or “Used Aerosol Can(s)”.

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36489, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45521, Aug. 5, 2005; 71 FR 40280, July 14, 2006; 84 FR 67219, Dec. 9, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6922, 6923, 6924, 6925, 6930, and 6937.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36489, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45521, Aug. 5, 2005; 71 FR 40280, July 14, 2006; 84 FR 67219, Dec. 9, 2019]