Which products does Texas TCEQ universal waste guidance affect?

Texas TCEQ universal waste guidance affects Residential energy storage systems and Commercial and utility energy storage systems.

Texas

TCEQ universal waste guidance

PartialRead in the state’s own source. It stays partial until the passage is on file word for word.

What does Texas TCEQ universal waste guidance do? Explains that businesses may manage waste batteries as universal waste. They may store them for up to one year, must label them, and must keep them from leaking. Household waste is excluded.

Facts

Kind: Agency guidance
Status: Published
Stage: In force
Signed or decided: November 7, 2025
Topics: Recycling and end of life
Products: Residential energy storage systems Commercial and utility energy storage systems
Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (opens in a new tab)
Citation: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Managing Hazardous Waste as Universal Waste

The state’s codes

The codes that reach each product this law names, with the edition Texas is on. Each links to the record.

For information only. Your local building or fire official decides which code applies. We check state records often but can miss a recent change, so confirm with your official before you design, permit, or install. Terms of use