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Do you know that new labeling requirements were finalized under the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule? This infographic provides a view into what is required for hazardous waste containers and tanks. Click here to register! Join us on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, for BLR’s webinar, Hazardous Waste Labeling and Marking: Old and New Requirements that […]
California is in the process of amending its regulations for facilities that treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste. The added compliance costs will most likely be passed on to hazardous waste generator customers. With the federal government taking a back seat on environmental regulations, your state regulators may look to states like California for […]
On June 30, 2018, the EPA will begin accepting electronic hazardous wastes manifests (e-manifests), a process that Congress set in motion in 2012 with passage of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (e-Manifest Act). Under the Act, the Agency was authorized to collect fees from users of the hazardous waste manifest to recover the […]
As hazardous waste large quantity generators (LQGs) and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) know all too well, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires them to report every 2 years on the quantities, types, and management methods of hazardous wastes generated on-site and hazardous wastes received from off-site sources. Referred to […]
The Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (Rule), finalized this time last year, is in the process of being adopted in each state. A lot of focus has been on the numerous changes that affect hazardous waste large quantity generators (LQGs) (e.g., contingency plans, biennial reports) and those that affect both LQGs and hazardous waste small […]
Q. I am an SQG of hazardous waste. When should the accumulation date be written on the hazwaste label placed on a 55-gallon drum that would apply to my allowable monthly accumulation amount which is 1,000 kilograms? Is it when the drum becomes full at the satellite area and is sealed and moved to the hazwaste […]
So, you’ve cleaned up a contaminated property. What do you do with the polluted material? In one state, it might be wise to temporarily store some of it, at least for purposes of litigation.
The fear of becoming entangled in the potentially unending quagmire that can be a Superfund cleanup has kept many folks from purchasing a remediated Superfund site. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to provide new incentives for private investors and developers to purchase these contaminated properties. Let’s take a […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Scott Pruitt has set its sights on Superfund cleanups. A recently released Task Force report recommends 42 actions to streamline and improve the Superfund program established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and a memo from Pruitt shows how he expects these cleanups […]
On November 28, 2016, the EPA published the final Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, providing a much-needed update to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste generator regulations. By enhancing facility safety and the communication of onsite risks to emergency responders, the revisions are a significant attempt to address the challenges hazardous waste […]