A generator of hazardous waste is defined in the regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) at 40 CFR 260.10 as any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste identified or listed in Part 261 or whose act first causes a hazardous waste to become subject to regulation.

This may seem straightforward, but there are four important terms in this definition that must be properly understood. (more…)