How the Reclassification of Aerosol Cans Will Affect Your Hazardous Waste Disposal
In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would reclassify used aerosol cans from a hazardous waste to a universal waste.
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Which Set of Requirements Should I Comply with and for How Long if I Changed from an SQG to an LQG Status?
Q. Because of removing excess chemical inventories one month this year, I changed from being a small quantity generator (SQG) to a large quantity generator (LQG). Which set of requirements should I comply with and for how long?
EPA Publishes Final Rules for Hazardous Waste Generators and Hazardous Waste Exports/Imports
On November 28, 2016, the U.S. EPA published in the Federal Register (FR) the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (Final Rule). Proposed in September 2015, the Final Rule overhauls and updates the decades-old EPA regulations for hazardous waste generators and, in the EPA’s opinion, makes the generator rules easier to understand, facilitates better compliance, and […]
Hazardous Waste Generator Rule Changes Finalized
As frequent visitors to EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Online database already know, the Agency’s hazardous waste regulations prompt a constant stream of questions from both regulated entities and RCRA-authorized states about applicability, lack of clarity, and regulatory gaps. A small fraction of EPA’s answers and interpretations responding to such questions have now […]
Hazwaste Generator Emergency Preparedness
As a hazardous waste generator, are you prepared in the event of an emergency? Does your facility have a “contingency plan”? Both large quantity generators (LQGs) of hazardous waste and small quantity generators (SQGs) of hazardous waste must comply with certain specific emergency preparedness and prevention procedures. These procedures involve use of response equipment and […]
Hazardous Waste Determinations
Q. We generate F006 filter cake that we ship to a recycling facility that recycles 100% of the waste. As a small quantity generator, must we include this hazardous waste toward our 1,000 kg allowed per month or is this exempt because it’s recycled?
Is this Tank Subject to RCRA?
Q. The wrong feedstock was placed in Tank A which holds a different one. The resulting mixed ignitable material (D001) is not usable. We intend to move this mixture out of Tank A quickly. Is Tank A subject to RCRA, or is it still a product tank?
Fee Methodology Proposed for e-Manifest System
The EPA has moved one step closer to implementing an electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system intended to replace the existing paper manifest system used for cradle-to-grave tracking of hazardous waste. Specifically, the Agency is proposing a methodology for imposing fees on users of the e-Manifest system. The fee would cover the use of either e-manifests or […]
Closure Plan
Q. Are there compliance issues that would prevent our installation of a compressor on a concrete slab on which our (now clean-closed) RCRA-permitted hazardous waste boiler sat? Our Closure Plan states that we will close the slab when the facility closes.
Fluorescent Bulbs: Hazardous or Universal Waste?
Q. What states require broken fluorescent bulbs to managed as hazardous waste, instead of Universal Waste?