{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-273.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 273.5","heading":"Applicability—lamps.","body":"(a) Lamps covered under this part 273. The requirements of this part apply to persons managing lamps as described in § 273.9, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) Lamps not covered under this part 273. The requirements of this part do not apply to persons managing the following lamps:\n(1) Lamps that are not yet wastes under part 261 of this chapter as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.\n(2) Lamps that are not hazardous waste. A lamp is a hazardous waste if it exhibits one or more of the characteristics identified in part 261, subpart C of this chapter.\n(c) Generation of waste lamps. (1) A used lamp becomes a waste on the date it is discarded.\n(2) An unused lamp becomes a waste on the date the handler decides to discard it.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 273—STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"69e14cc4b153f1f3f6afae246a60c09fc479f91f26fb128fa2191cc092604539","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-273.4","next":"us/40-cfr-273.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}