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There are no current rules specific to
electronic waste. |
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Solid waste rules (329 IAC 10-12) and hazardous
waste rules (329 IAC 3.1) do not distinguish between electronic wastes and
any other wastes. |
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If from a household, the household hazardous
waste exemption applies. |
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Household waste is municipal solid waste and can
be disposed of in a municipal solid waste landfill. |
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Solid waste management districts may have
special programs to promote/increase recycling of electronic wastes (i.e.
collection days or exchange/reuse programs). |
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If the generator is exempt, the waste may go to
a municipal solid waste landfill. |
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If the generator is not exempt, the generator
must make a waste determination based on specific knowledge or appropriate
testing. |
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Discarded, intact, electronic devices and parts
are classified variously as scrap metals, commercial chemical products and
by-products (varies by state and within states). |
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IDEM has no position regarding which of these
classifications is best, as there is no discernable regulatory advantage
between them. |
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A facility that accepts intact e-devices or
e-parts for legitimate reuse or reclamation does not need a hazardous waste
permit. |
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Solid waste rules do not require a permit for
waste that is segregated from the general solid waste stream prior to
arrival at the processing site per 329 IAC 11-3-1(5). |
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Generators shipping e-devices for reuse or
reclamation do not need to use a hazardous waste manifest. |
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The regulatory status of reclaimed or partially
reclaimed materials requires a case-by-case evaluation to determine
regulatory status. |
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All activities should be managed in a manner
which prevents the release of contaminates to the environment, regardless
of regulatory status. |
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