The EPA's universal waste program provides an alternative set of regulations that reduce the regulatory burdens for select wastes that are:

• generated in a wide variety of settings, not solely industrial,
• generated by a vast community,
• present in significant volumes in non-hazardous management systems.

The federal universal waste regulations include the following hazardous waste:

• Batteries
• Thermostats (Mercury)
• Pesticides
• Lamps

Universal Waste - Pharmaceuticals

Select states have opted to regulate pharmaceutical wastes from healthcare facilities as universal waste. Where permitted, Stericycle provides a complete program for collection, transportaiton and disposal of universal waste pharmaceuticals.