CLEANUP CLOUDS

The G5 MACT regulates air emissions of volatile organic hazardous air pollutants from site remediation activites. Because this includes emissions from the cleanup of spills, the applicability and implication of the G5 MACT are important to understand—before they apply at your facility. Our white paper on this CAA standard will help you prepare.

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

Very small quantity generators (VSQGs) are still subject to RCRA, but the applicable requirements are considerably less burdensome than those for larger quantity generators. So what exactly are VSQGs required to do? Look here for answers.

BENCH-SCALE RCRA

If you work in a laboratory, you know RCRA can be difficult to manage. It’s one area where the regulations and the unique nature of labs pose a significant challenge (small amounts of diverse chemicals and complex waste streams). Our white paper will help you make RCRA less of an experiment.

OIL AND GAS AND RCRA

The petroleum industry, from exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas liquids through refining and marketing, entails a wide variety of operations. And many of those operations generate materials that may be hazardous. However, the petroleum industry benefits from a few notable exemptions in the RCRA regulations that shield some of those materials from RCRA regulation. To refine your understanding of what materials can and can’t be managed outside of RCRA, sit down with our detailed white paper.

FERTILE SOIL FOR RCRA

Twenty-first century agriculture uses a variety of pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals to boost crop yields. And the producers of these chemicals face some interesting RCRA challenges. Let our white paper plow the RCRA field for you, so you can focus on growing your compliance efforts.

DIG INTO MINING

The mining and mineral processing industry enjoys significant exemptions from RCRA. But not all wastes produced in this industry are exempt. So, which wastes are subject to RCRA and which are not? We’ve put together a detailed white paper that explores the nuances of this question. Dig into our mining white paper and enrich your knowledge.

CALIFORNIA DREAMING    JUST UPDATED!

California’s hazardous waste program is more complex and confusing than the federal program. First, the California regs are both more stringent and broader in scope than the federal RCRA regs. Second, the way regulations are structured in the state is somewhat confusing. This white paper helps demystify the California regs and their additional requirements.

TEXAS HAZARDOUS WASTE/CLASS 1 REGS

The axiom that everything’s bigger in Texas also applies to their solid waste management regs. Texas has a special “Class 1” designation for nonhazardous industrial wastes. To find out more about the Texas hazardous waste and Class 1 regs, download this white paper.
 

CARIBBEAN RULES

The island commonwealth of Puerto Rico is also subject to RCRA. However, being a U.S. territory, some of the traditional state-federal relationships are messier. EPA Region 2 administers the federal portion of the RCRA regulations in Puerto Rico via its Caribbean Environmental Protection Division. In addition, Puerto Rico has its own regulations administered by its Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. We’ve provided a guide to how RCRA works in Puerto Rico in this white paper.

PHARM FRESH

EPA promulgated new Part 266, Subpart P regulations targeting hazardous waste pharmaceuticals on February 22, 2019. The impacts of this rule are still a bit uncertain because it is unclear exactly how certain provisions are intended to work until the agency issues more guidance. We’ve crafted a white paper that explains the new regs and summarizes EPA’s accompanying preamble guidance on how to comply.

GENERATOR IMPROVEMENTS

EPA’s generator improvements rule was promulgated on November 28, 2016. This rule makes significant changes to the hazardous waste generator regulations, and we’ve put together a detailed white paper to help you understand the new requirements, guidance, and best management practices.

DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE

Over the past decade, EPA has amended the definition of solid waste (DSW) rules to promote recycling. Due to multiple court challenges, the rules have been changed and tweaked several times, making it hard to understand exactly what the current rules say. To help, we’ve outlined the current iteration of the DSW rules in the federal regulations, including the 2018 vacaturs.

WHAT’S UP WITH WIPES

In July 2013, EPA issued a final rule that creates two conditional exclusions from RCRA for solvent-contaminated wipes. In this paper, we review how solvent-contaminated wipes have been regulated in the past and provide a detailed explanation of the new exclusions that many states have already adopted.