The EPA – and most states with an authorized hazardous waste program – identify two types of hazardous waste: Listed: Hazardous waste from non-specific sources (F-codes). Hazardous waste from specific sources (K-codes). Discarded commercial chemical products, off-specification species, container residues,…
Oregon Companies Settle with EPA for Illegal Disposal of Millions of Pounds of Reactive Hazardous Waste
Release Date: 12/17/2013 Contact Information: Wyn Hornbuckle, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 202-514-5007, wyn.hornbuckle@usdoj.gov Mark MacIntyre, EPA Public Affairs, 206-553-7302, macintyre.mark@epa.gov (SEATTLE – December 17, 2013) – Oregon Metallurgical of Albany, Ore. and TDY Industries of Millersburg, Ore. have agreed to pay…
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…