{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-appendix-xiii-to-part-266","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR Appendix XIII to Part 266","heading":"Appendix XIII to Part 266—Mercury Bearing Wastes That May Be Processed in Exempt Mercury Recovery Units","body":"These are exempt mercury-bearing materials with less than 500 ppm of 40 CFR Part 261, appendix VIII organic constituents when generated by manufacturers or users of mercury or mercury products.\n1. Activated carbon\n2. Decomposer graphite\n3. Wood\n4. Paper\n5. Protective clothing\n6. Sweepings\n7. Respiratory cartridge filters\n8. Cleanup articles\n9. Plastic bags and other contaminated containers\n10. Laboratory and process control samples\n11. K106 and other wastewater treatment plant sludge and filter cake\n12. Mercury cell sump and tank sludge\n13. Mercury cell process solids\n14. Recoverable levels of mercury contained in soil","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 266—STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS WASTES AND SPECIFIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES"],"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":"9a638758d61718f87559b5adff6d9deabc3ea2a4a1ad0eafe4a666c628f29714","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-appendix-xii-to-part-266","next":"us/40-cfr-267.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}