Full Document:
RCRA Online Number: 14155
Title: CLARIFICATION OF REGULATORY STATUS OF WHOLE CIRCUIT BOARDS
Document Date: 1997-08-08
To: Isaacs
From: Cotsworth
Organization of Recipient: Electronic Industries Association
Description: Whole circuit boards containing minimal quantities of mercury and batteries that are protectively packaged to minimize dispersion of metal constituents would qualify for the scrap metal exemption in Section 261.6(a)(3). Shredded circuit boards must be free of mercury switches, mercury relays, nickel-cadmium batteries and lithium batteries to qualify for the exclusion from the definition of solid waste in Section 261.4(a)(14).
Regulatory Citation(s): 261.4(a)(14), 261.6(a)(3)
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Exclusions (RCRA),
Hazardous Waste Recycling |