A question on June 24, 2020: Daniel, I’ve come across some of your training online – quite informative – and was wondering if I could run a RCRA question past you. I have a client with some sodium-sulfur batteries that…
Q&A: Is Specification Packaging Required for the Transport of a Non-Hazardous Waste?
A unique situation. One where I assist a company provide a service to its customers who wish to purchase packaging for the transport of their waste or other hazardous materials. I’m the guy the supplier contacts when they are unsure…
The New Definition of “Contained” From the 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule
In the January 13, 2015 Federal Register the USEPA announced its Final Rule for the Definition of Solid Waste (2015 DSW) which revised – and is supposed to correct deficiencies in – the 2008 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule…
Categories of Waste to Consider When Determining a RCRA Recycling Exclusion From Solid Waste
The definition of a solid waste at 40 CFR 261.2(a)(1) includes any discarded material that is not excluded from regulation by: The conditional exclusions for certain solid waste at §261.4(a). A variance granted under §260.30 and §260.31. A non-waste determination under…
The Identification of Solid Waste in Texas
Though very similar to those of the USEPA, as a state with an authorized hazardous waste program under RCRA, Texas waste regulations – created and enforced by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) – have their own state-specific nuances.…
40 CFR 261.4(b)(12) The RCRA Exclusion from Hazardous Waste for Used Chlorofluorocarbons
MassDEP Enforces the Massachusetts Landfill Ban With 98 Notices of Non-Compliance in the Past Year
Even those states without authorized hazardous waste programs under RCRA (Iowa, Alaska, & Puerto Rico) are responsible for the management of non-hazardous solid waste within their state. While regulations for hazardous waste find their authority in Subtitle C of the…
Company to Pay More Than $93,000 Over Claims of Illegal Dumping of Construction Waste at Methuen Site
BOSTON — A waste hauling firm based in Essex will pay more than $93,000 to settle claims that it illegally dumped multiple loads of construction and demolition waste at an unpermitted site in Methuen, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today. According…
EP Fines Ohio Company $12,000 for Illegal Open Burning in Lycoming County
Company Ignored Agency Warning and Repeated Violation WILLIAMSPORT — The Department of Environmental Protection today announced that it has fined Welded Construction LP of Perrysburg, Ohio, $12,000 for illegally burning wood mats on two occasions in August at its facility…
What is a Sludge? The US EPA Definition
Like the term “solid waste”, “sludge” when used by the EPA can be confusing. It can be found in 40 CFR 261.2 as part of EPA’s description of what wastes may and may not be a solid waste (more on that below) .…