Section 673.04. Applicability — mercury thermostats.

 

(1)   Thermostats covered under this chapter. The requirements of this chapter apply to persons managing thermostats, as described in s. NR 673.09 , except those listed in sub. (2) .

(2)   Thermostats not covered under this chapter. The requirements of this chapter do not apply to persons managing any of the following thermostats:

(a) Thermostats that are not yet wastes under ch. NR 661 . Subsection (3) describes when thermostats become wastes.

(b) Thermostats that are not hazardous waste. A thermostat is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in subch. C of ch. NR 661 .

(3)   Generation of waste thermostats.

(a) A used thermostat becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., sent for reclamation).

(b) An unused thermostat becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.

CR 05-032 : cr. Register July 2006 No. 607 , eff. 8-1-06.