In a press release dated July 23, 2013 the USEPA announced a modification of the RCRA regulations to conditionally exclude solvent-contaminated wipes from certain hazardous waste requirements. This long-awaited final rule makes the following changes to the USEPA’s hazardous waste…
The Management of Hazardous Waste Generated Off-Shore
The regulations of the the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) apply generally to any hazardous waste generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of within the US. But what of a hazardous waste generated in waters off the coast of…
RCRA Recordkeeping Requirements – Emergency Preparedness & Prevention
The RCRA regulations @ 40 CFR 265, Subpart C – Preparedness and Prevention apply to both Large Quantity Generators and Small Quantity Generators of hazardous waste [via §262.34(a)(4) & §262.34(d)(4), respectively]. A close review of the entire Subpart reveals little in the…
EPA Reduces Regulatory Burden for Industrial Facilities Using Solvent Wipes
This is big news! The regulated industry has been waiting for this Final Rule for some time. This will affect the Federal RCRA regulations that most states with authorized hazardous waste programs “adopt by reference” into their state regulations. Prior…
40 CFR 261.4(b)(5) – The Hazardous Waste Exclusion for Oil, Gas, & Geothermal E&P Waste
The Requirements of 40 CFR 265.37 Arrangements with Local Authorities for Hazardous Waste Generators
In the previous article of this series I described the requirements of 40 CFR 265.35 – Required aisle space. That section of Part 265 indicated what was needed to provide the necessary aisle space within a facility. Though §265.36 exists, it is reserved,…
The Manufacturing Process Unit (MPU) Exclusion of 40 CFR 261.4(c)
In most situations a hazardous waste is generated as a recognizable by-product, spent material, sludge, or residue of a manufacturing process. Typically, the the moment a hazardous waste is generated (its point of generation) it is immediately contained in a…
North Carolina Used Oil Recycling Business and Owner Plead Guilty to Unlawful Handling of PCB-Contaminated Used Oil and Other Crimes
Benjamin Franklin Pass, 60, and P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. of Wilmington, N.C., pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina for violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act, as well as for making false…
Missouri Man Sentenced for Abandoning Hazardous Waste – EPA Bulletin June 2013
On June 4, 2013, MICHAEL J. REDDING, JR., was sentenced to complete a three-year term of probation with a special condition of six months’ home detention. He also was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution for clean-up costs. Redding previously pleaded…
The Requirement to Submit a Written HazMat Incident Report (DOT Form F 5800.1)
In an earlier article I wrote about the two types of HazMat Incident Reports required by 49 CFR 171.15 & 171.16, respectively: Telephonic & Written. The article continued by revealing that the responsibility to submit a HazMat Incident Report will…