Disposal Guidelines

Who Is Regulated And Who Is Not?

Households that dispose of CRTs are exempt from hazardous waste management. They may therefore send their used computer and television monitors to any facility or collector for recycling or disposal without being subject to regulation.

Non-residential generators of less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste (including CRTs) in a calendar month are known as Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators and are not subject to most RCRA subtitle C hazardous waste management standards. The agency notes that about 7 or 8 CRTs would be sufficient to weigh 220 pounds. (Assuming that each monitor weighed 30 pounds)

Generators of more than 220 pounds and less than 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste (including CRTs) in a calendar month are subject to the RCRA hazardous waste management standards, but are allowed to comply with certain reduced regulatory requirements.

Large Quantity Generators are those who produce more than 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in a calendar month and are subject to all of the applicable hazardous waste regulations for generators.

For Information on EPA Regulations Contact:

Environmental Protection Agency
Region VIII
(800) 227-8917
http://www.epa.gov/region8/

(or)

North Dakota Household Hazardous Waste State Contact
Division of Waste Management
Department of Health Management and Special Studies
1200 Missouri Ave, Room 302
PO Box 5520
Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5520
Phone: (701) 328-5166
Fax: (701) 328-5200
http://www.health.state.nd.us/ndhd/environ/wm/hwp/hhw.htm