aerosol cans

What’s wrong with this picture?

What’s wrong with this picture?

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

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…

Q&A: Hazardous Waste (Aerosol Cans) in an Office Environment

First contact March 15, 2016: Daniel, Do empty aerosol cans that are generated in an office environment have to be treated the same as if they were generated in a manufacturing environment? We generate empty aerosol cans in our manufacturing…

Empty Steel Aerosol Cans as a Reactive Hazardous Waste (D003)

Pursuant to 40 CFR 262.11 it is the responsibility of the generator to determine if the waste they generate is hazardous.  This responsibility applies to empty steel aerosol cans that are likely generated somewhere within your facility (think:  Maintenance).  While…