40 CFR 261.4(a)(9) – The Hazardous Waste Exclusion for Spent Wood Preservatives
Waste Characterization and Generator Status: What You Need to Know. Wednesday September 25, 2013, 10 – 11 a.m., EST
Hosted by Ohio EPA’s Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention (OCAPP). This free 1-hour webinar will discuss the basics of how to determine if a waste meets the definition of hazardous waste, how to properly characterize those wastes, and how…
RCRA Conditional Exclusion for Solvent-Contaminated Wipes
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…
40 CFR 261.4(b)(5) – The Hazardous Waste Exclusion for Oil, Gas, & Geothermal E&P Waste
RCRA Exclusions From the Definition of Hazardous Waste @ 40 CFR 261.4(b)
The regulations of the USEPA include exclusions from the definition of hazardous waste for certain discarded materials. This exclusion is limited to specific industries, processes, and chemicals identified by regulation. This exclusion is important since if a discarded material is…
The Used Oil Filter Exclusion from Regulation as a Hazardous Waste @ 40 CFR 261.4(b)(13)
40 CFR 261.4(b)(13) excludes non-terne plated used oil filters, a solid waste, from regulation as a hazardous waste if the requirements of the regulations are met. This presentation briefly summarizes the requirements of this RCRA exclusion from regulation.
The Hazardous Waste Determination for a Waste that Changes from Non-Hazardous to Hazardous
A generator of any solid waste is required to complete a hazardous waste determination according to the procedure at 40 CFR 262.11. This determination is typically made at the point of generation, ie., at the moment the solid waste is…
40 CFR 261.4(a)(11) The Splash Condenser Dross Residue for Recycling Exclusion from Regulation as a Solid Waste
What Does RCRA Mean by a Commercial Chemical Product?
The phrase “Commercial Chemical Product” is used in two critical positions in the hazardous waste regulations of the USEPA. In either position it may play an important role in your Hazardous Waste Determination which is required by 40 CFR 262.11 for…