A small quantity handler of universal waste must label or mark the universal waste to identify the type of universal waste as specified below:
(a) Universal waste batteries (i.e., each battery), or a container in which the batteries are contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any one of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Battery(ies),'' or ``Waste Battery(ies),'' or ``Used Battery(ies);''
(b) A container, (or multiple container package unit), tank, transport vehicle or vessel in which recalled universal waste pesticides as described in 40 CFR 273.3(a)(1) are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with:
(1) The label that was on or accompanied the product as sold or distributed; and
(2) The words ``Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)'' or ``Waste-Pesticide(s);''
(c) A container, tank, or transport vehicle or vessel in which unused pesticide products as described in 40 CFR 273.3(a)(2) are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with:
(1)(i) The label that was on the product when purchased, if still legible;
(i) The label that was on the product when purchased, if still legible;
(ii) If using the labels described in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section is not feasible, the appropriate label as required under the Department of Transportation regulation 49 CFR part 172;
(iii) If using the labels described in paragraphs (c)(1) (i) and (ii) of this section is not feasible, another label prescribed or designated by the waste pesticide collection program administered or recognized by a state; and
(2) The words ``Universal Waste-Pesticide(s)'' or ``Waste-Pesticide(s).''
(d)(1) Universal waste mercury-containing equipment (i.e., each device), or a container in which the equipment is contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Mercury Containing Equipment,'' ``Waste Mercury-Containing Equipment,'' or ``Used Mercury-Containing Equipment.''
(1) Universal waste mercury-containing equipment (i.e., each device), or a container in which the equipment is contained, must be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Mercury Containing Equipment,'' ``Waste Mercury-Containing Equipment,'' or ``Used Mercury-Containing Equipment.''
(2) A universal waste mercury-containing thermostat or container containing only universal waste mercury-containing thermostats may be labeled or marked clearly with any of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Mercury Thermostat(s),'' ``Waste Mercury Thermostat(s),'' or ``Used Mercury Thermostat(s).''
(e) Each lamp or a container or package in which such lamps are contained must be labeled or marked clearly with one of the following phrases: ``Universal Waste--Lamp(s),'' or ``Waste Lamp(s),'' or ``Used Lamp(s)''. [60 FR 25542, May 11, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 36489, July 6, 1999; 70 FR 45521, Aug. 5, 2005; 71 FR 40280, July 14, 2006]