(a) This subchapter applies to a used oil filter only if the filter has not been:
(1) separated into its component parts; or
(2) burned for:
(A) steel recovery; or
(B) energy recovery.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) an industrial generator that is:
(A) registered with the commission as an industrial or hazardous waste facility; or
(B) under the waste management authority of a state agency other than the commission; or
(2) a do-it-yourselfer.