Just another skip bin in an industrial setting. Nothing to see here. But I always have to look inside. At first look, nothing seems amiss: Mostly empty. Some rain water. A few pieces of what appears to be metal scrap.…
USEPA Final Rule: Aerosol Cans as Universal Waste
Effective February 07, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is adding hazardous waste aerosol cans to the universal waste program. The Final Rule includes the following: Defines an aerosol can. Includes aerosol cans with existing management standards for other…
Waste Management in New Jersey
Introduction: A summary of the regulations of New Jersey pertaining to the management of hazardous waste, universal waste, used oil, and non-hazardous waste. Disclaimer: This information is provided as guidance only. I recommend its use as a first step in the determination…
Everything About the Generator Improvements Rule
This site will serve as a single location for information related to the Generator Improvements Rule. Articles providing more information are available through the links below. Daniels Training Services, Inc. 815.821.1550 Info@DanielsTraining.com https://www.danielstraining.com/ General Information and Background: Summary of Proposed…
Palmetto Health Fined for Mishandling Hazardous Waste
The Bullet: The Palmetto Health Richland has been fined $28,000 by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for mismanagement of hazardous waste. Read the full article in The State. Who: Palmetto Health Richland located in Columbia,…
Five RCRA Hazardous Waste Violations You’re Probably Making Right Now — and can fix today!
I don’t mean to scare you, but this is important and I had to get your attention with the title. I’ve provided training and seen businesses all over this country in the past few years and I’ve observed these same…
Q&A: Do I have a P-Listed Hazardous Waste?
A Question (way back on February 16th) requesting help with the annual hazardous waste report (Due March 1st!): I am completing the annual hazardous waste report and am trying to determine whether the material is non-acute or acute. Hopefully you…
FAQ: Onsite Treatment of Hazardous Waste and Generator Status
A question from a past Training Seminar attendee (sorry, my Seminars are Kaput for now) on September 16, 2015: Daniel, I have an urgent question I could use some clarification on. Our facility sends waste out as F006 except for a…
IDEM’s Top Ten Hazardous Waste Violations for Generators in Indiana
This list, compiled by the Compliance Branch of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, shows in descending order the ten violations found most frequently at Indiana facilities in calendar year 1989. (Old, I know, but I think it represents the…
Common RCRA Violations From the USEPA
You hear from guys like me all the time that the regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) – both State and Federal – are important. But which ones are the most important? Which of all of the…