The EPA published its proposed Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement rule on September 25, 2015, that it says addresses problems the Agency identified with the current generator regulations:
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- Ambiguities, inconsistencies, and gaps;
- Not enough flexibility for generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner; and
- Complicated organization of regulations that is not user-friendly and readable.
The EPA has proposed over 60 changes to the hazardous waste generator regulations, and many of them will include additional responsibilities for generators that will, in the opinion of many generators, require more compliance time and effort.
However, the proposed rule adds two new “voluntary” programs that that you may not have heard about but that could be very beneficial to you, especially if you’re a conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) or a small quantity generator (SQG).
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