# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 13 — Disposal of Controlled Hazardous Substances

### Chapter 10 — Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

#### Regulation .09 Applicability — Lamps, Mercury-Containing Equipment, and PCB-Containing Lamp Ballasts.

*COMAR 26.13.10.09*

A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the requirements of Regulations .06—.25 of this chapter apply to persons managing lamps, mercury-containing equipment, or PCB-containing lamp ballasts as defined in COMAR 26.13.01.03B.

B. The requirements of Regulations .06—.25 of this chapter do not apply to management of an item that is:

  (1) A lamp, mercury-containing equipment, or a PCB-containing lamp ballast if the item is:

    (a) Not yet a waste under COMAR 26.13.02, as described in §C of this regulation; and

    (b) Not hazardous waste as defined in COMAR 26.13.02.03; and

  (2) Mercury-containing equipment from which all mercury-containing components have been removed.

C. Determination of When a Lamp, Mercury-Containing Equipment, or a PCB-Containing Lamp Ballast Becomes a Waste.

  (1) A used lamp, used mercury-containing equipment, or a used PCB-containing lamp ballast becomes a waste on the date it is discarded, with “discard” being defined by the criteria in COMAR 26.13.02.02A(2).

  (2) An unused lamp, unused mercury-containing equipment, or an unused PCB-containing lamp ballast becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.