Ask the Expert: Land Disposal Requirements for Your Wastewater Tank
Are sediments from wastewater treatment and storage tanks required to follow land disposal restrictions (LDR) if they are nonhazardous but ignitable? Continue reading to find out.
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LDR Notifications
Do You Need a Containment Building for Your Hazardous Waste?
Wastes with Land Disposal Restrictions
Do Land Disposal Restrictions Apply to You?
Company Fined $40K for RCRA Violations
Getting a Handle on Handling Universal Wastes
The goal of EPA‘s universal waste rule (40 CFR 273) is to reduce the amount of hazardous waste items in the municipal solid waste wastestream and encourage recycling and proper disposal of certain common or widely generated hazardous wastes. Wastes regulated under the universal waste rules include: Batteries Pesticides Thermostats Fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps […]
The Controversial Contained-In Policy
One way, called the contained-in policy, attempted to smooth over the pre-existing position held by the Agency that contaminated soil that either contained a listed hazardous waste or exhibited a hazardous waste characteristic must be managed and disposed of according to all regulations governing hazardous waste (RCRA Subtitle C). Also, soil that contained listed hazardous […]