RCRA Empty

Q&A: Can my customer return empty HazMat packagings to me for reuse?

Q&A: Can my customer return empty HazMat packagings to me for reuse?

eMail of May 13, 2020: As discussed on the phone this afternoon, <<Company>> is a specialty chemical company supplying a wide range of Industrial Chemicals, some of which are considered hazardous (most because they contain either caustic or acidic components…

Got a Question? Dear Mr. Daniels…The Empty Packaging Exception and the HazMat Endorsement on the CDL

One of the things I love about my business is being able to answer someone’s question about the transportation of hazardous materials or the management of hazardous waste.  Some questions have an easy answer, but a complicated explanation, and those…

EPA Obtains Warrant to Address Over 1000 Drums and Containers at New Jersey Facility; Ongoing Investigation Reveals Presence of Hazardous Materials

Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), US EPA Region 2 and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have undertaken a clean-up of a container & packaging re-conditioner in Elk Township, NJ. RCRA is typically…

The “RCRA Empty” Exemption from Hazardous Waste Regulation

The “RCRA Empty” Exemption from Hazardous Waste Regulation

The federal regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) at 40 CFR 261.7(a)(1) read, “Any hazardous waste remaining in either: an empty container; or an inner liner removed from an empty container, as defined in paragraph (b) of this…