8 CAR § 60-709
8 CAR § 60-709. Lights containing mercury
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(a) After January 1, 2008, no person or entity shall knowingly place or dispose of the bulb or tube portion of an electric lighting device containing hazardous levels of mercury in a landfill if the device contains more than two-tenths milligram per liter (0.2 mg/L) of leachable mercury as measured by the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure as set out in United States Environmental Protection Agency test Method 1311.
(b) Adequate facilities exist for the public to properly dispose of the devices.
(c) Facilities must update their hazardous waste exclusion plan as necessary for collection of these devices.