October 29, 2019

Updated RCRA Guide for Small Businesses

EPA has updated Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses to reflect its 2016 generator improvements rule, 2018 e-manifest rule, and 2019 pharmaceuticals rule. The document provides a summary of key RCRA requirements for small businesses: making hazardous waste determinations, counting hazardous waste, preparing a waste shipment, completing a site identification form, and much more. Contained within the document are links to other useful EPA websites on:

EPA’s RCRA guide for small businesses is a good starting point for those who are new to RCRA and provides a valuable summary of hazardous waste issues. Check it out.

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This document addresses issues of a general nature related to the federal RCRA regulations. Persons evaluating specific circumstances dealing with the RCRA regulations should review state and local laws and regulations, which may be more stringent than federal requirements. In addition, the assistance of a qualified professional should be enlisted to address any site-specific circumstances.