NERC | Northeast Recycling Council

Text Size:

QUICK REFERENCE TO NERC STATES'
UNIVERSAL WASTE RULES

November 2005

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN STATES' UNIVERSAL WASTE RULES
 
CT
DE
ME
MA
NH
NJ
NY
PA
RI
VT
Batteries
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
Pesticides
checkmark
checkmark
 
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
Thermostats
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
Motor Vehicle Mercury Switches     checkmark     checkmark checkmark     checkmark
Mercury-containing Lamps checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Other Mercury-containing Devices   checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Ballasts     checkmark             checkmark
Cathode Ray Tubes checkmark   checkmark   checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark
Consumer Electronics checkmark         checkmark        
Antifreeze         checkmark          
Oil-based Finishes           checkmark        

POTENTIAL ADDITIONS TO STATES' UNIVERSAL WASTE RULES
Vermont - Cathode ray tubes and other mercury containing devices within the next year.
New York - Will have Program Policy in place allowing management as
Universal Waste by early 2006.

UNIVERSAL WASTE FACT SHEETS
Delaware
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont - Mercury Devices

UNIVERSAL WASTE STATE CONTACTS

CT - Tom Metzner, Department of Environmental Protection, 860-424-3242

DE - Karen J'Anthony, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, 302-739-9403

ME - Sam Morris, State Planning Office, 207-287- 8054 and
Stacy Ladner, Department of Environmental Protection, 207-287-2651,

MA - James Paterson, Department of Environmental Protection, 617-556-1096

NH - Paul Lockwood, Department of Environmental Services, 603-271-2956

NJ - Robin Heston, Department of Environmental Protection, 609-984-6650

NY - Mark Moroukian, Department of Environmental Conservation, 518-402-8633

PA - Jim Roof, Department of Environmental Protection Agency, 717-787-6239

RI - Tom Armstrong, Department of Environmental Management, 401-222-4700, Ext. 4412

VT - Steve Simoes, Agency of Natural Resources, 802-241-3878

Back to Top

http://www.nerc.org