How to Follow Hazardous Waste Disposal Regulations
Businesses who generate hazardous waste are required by law to follow strict disposal regulations. The Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 was created to track hazardous waste from "cradle to grave" and to protect humans and the environment from ramifications of hazardous wastes. Hazardous waste disposal is regulated and enforced by the EPA or your state's hazardous regulatory agency. The information below will help you follow these regulations.
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Determine if the waste you are generating is hazardous. Classification's of hazardous wastes are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title 40 (Protection of Environment) Part 261.3. EPA defines hazardous wastes as, wastes which exhibit characteristics of ignitability, corositivity, reactivity or toxicity.
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Establish what kind of hazardous waste you are producing and need to dispose of. RCRA has four lists of hazardous waste, F-list, K-list, P-list and U-list. These list are found in 40 CFR Part 261.31 through 261.33
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Fill out all required information for a RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. For new hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) this is EPA Form 8700-23. Submit maps, drawings and photographs along with this application, as per 40 CFR Part 270.13.
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Complete RCRA Hazardous Waste Par B Permit Application. This is a narrative form containing information in 40 CFR Part 270.27
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Contact your state hazardous waste program for compliance with its permitting. EPA provides a list of contacts for each state. A link for federal and state requirements is listed below in the resource section.
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Permit applications A and B must be submitted at least 180 days prior to construction of new TSDF.
