A question from a former coworker (way back a looong time ago we both worked for a hazardous waste transportation and disposal company that no longer exists: Laidlaw Environmental Services) on August 8, 2016: Hey Dan, hope you are doing…
Q&A: Using the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest for Shipments of Special Waste in Illinois
A question from a past Onsite Training attendee on April 26, 2016: Does the generator need to provide a manifest for non hazardous industrial waste? What elements are required in the manifest? Can a bill of lading be sufficient? A…
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…
Wastes Generated from the Exploration, Development, and Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, & Geothermal (E&P Wastes) that are Excluded from Regulation as Hazardous Waste
The regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enforced by the USEPA and states with an authorized hazardous waste program (Does Your State Have an Authorized Hazardous Waste Program?) requires the cradle-to-grave management of all hazardous waste. For…