On its website the US Government Printing Office makes a wealth of Federal publications available for review and download; one of these is the Federal Register. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the…
What Counts When Counting Hazardous Waste?
If you discard anything from your home, business, or government office you are a generator of a solid waste. As a generator of solid waste you are required to conduct a Hazardous Waste Determination to determine if your solid waste…
What are USEPA Special Wastes and the Bentsen & Bevill Wastes?
When the US Congress passed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) on October 21, 1976 it did not identify hazardous waste. Instead it required the USEPA (founded December 2, 1970) to identify a hazardous waste (either by meeting a…
Components of Compliance: The Law, Regulations, and Guidance & Policy Documents
While most of the regulated community have some knowledge of the applicable regulations which with they must comply; and a passing familiarity with USEPA Guidance and Policy Documents; and a vague awareness of the law upon which they are all…
Retail Sector: USEPA Wants to Hear From you re. Your Hazardous Waste Management
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is aware of the difficulties faced by the retail sector in complying with the hazardous waste regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Complications specific to the retail sector include: A large…
KC Company Pleads Guilty To Illegally Transporting Hazardous Waste
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., company pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally transporting hazardous waste. Z-Group, LLC, is a Kansas company registered…
EPA Proposes Remedy at World Resources Company, Pottsville, Norwegian Township, PA
News Release: Public Information and Availability Session 08/06/2013 What: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present information and take questions from the community on the proposed remedy for the World Resources Company (WRC) facility, located at 170 Walnut Lane,…
The Management of Hazardous Waste Generated Off-Shore
The regulations of the the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) apply generally to any hazardous waste generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of within the US. But what of a hazardous waste generated in waters off the coast of…
The History of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
In the beginning…there was unregulated disposal of waste generated by commercial and industrial facilities, both public and private. Today there are the hazardous waste regulations written and enforced by the US Environmental Protection Agency and individual states if they have…
Free Stuff From the US EPA – RCRA in Focus
Contrary to what you may believe, the US EPA is not all about enforcement. Part of US EPA’s mission is to provide information to the regulated community in the form of guidance documents whose purpose is to summarize the regulations…