Co-authored by Michael Blankestyn
of TRC Environmental Corporation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published
revisions to hazardous waste generator regulations on November 28,
2016. These revisions went into effect at a federal level and for
non-delegated states on May 30, 2017. Authorized states are
required to adopt the more stringent provisions by July 1, 2018.
The revisions may apply to any facility that generates hazardous
waste.
EPA intended the rule revisions to provide greater flexibility
in managing hazardous waste in a cost-effective manner, and to
provide technical corrections, remove obsolete references, improve
readability, and clarify a number of ambiguities. These changes
made some regulatory requirements, including hazardous waste
determinations, labeling requirements, closure requirements, and
contingency planning more stringent; other requirements including
waste consolidation at Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
Generators
