The off-site shipment of a hazardous waste from a Large or Small Quantity Generator of hazardous waste (an LQG or SQG, respectively) requires the use of the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (the manifest).  The purpose of the manifest is to provide documentation to track the hazardous waste from its “Cradle”, ie. its point of generation to its “Grave” or its point of final disposal.  A component of this “Cradle to Grave” tracking is the Exception Report.  Its purpose is to confirm the acceptance of a hazardous waste shipped from an LQG or SQG, and carried by one or more transporters, by the facility designated on the manifest as the destination for the hazardous waste (the designated facility).  This article will explain how an LQG or SQG must comply with the 40 CFR 262.42 – Exception Reporting, and what records are required to be maintained. (more…)