LAC 33:V.3810. Applicability―Electronics

A. Electronics Covered under This Chapter. The requirements of this Chapter apply to persons managing electronics as described in LAC 33:V.3813, except material listed in Subsection B of this Section. Discarded electronics not managed under LAC 33:V.Chapter 41 are subject to management under this Chapter. B. Electronics Not Covered under This Chapter. The requirements of this Chapter do not apply to persons managing the following categories of electronics: 1. discarded electronics that are managed under LAC 33:V.Chapter 41; 2. electronics, as described in LAC 33:V.3813, that are not yet wastes under LAC 33:V.4901, including those that do not meet the criteria for waste generation in Subsection C of this Section; and 3. electronics, as described in this Chapter, that are not hazardous waste. Electronics are hazardous waste if they exhibit one or more of the characteristics identified in LAC 33:V.4903. C. Generation of Waste Electronics 1. An electronic device becomes a waste on the date it is discarded (e.g., when sent for reclamation). 2. An unused electronic device becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it. 3. An electronic device is a universal waste if destined for recycling or dismantling.