ARTICLE · 17 OCTOBER 2016

U.S. EPA Issues Revisions To Hazardous Waste Generator Rule, To Be Finalized In October 2016

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Revisions to definitions, hazardous waste identification requirements, and hazardous waste generator standards could impact any facility that generates hazardous waste.

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The following post is provided by our guest author, Karen Lutz from TRC Environmental Corporation. Karen can be reached at [email protected].

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published proposed revisions to Hazardous Waste Generator regulations in September 2015. The public comment for the proposed revisions closed at the end of December 2015 and the revisions are currently planned to be published as final in October 2016. Revisions to definitions, hazardous waste identification requirements, and hazardous waste generator standards could impact any facility that generates hazardous waste.

The intent of the proposed rule revisions are to address gaps in the regulations, provide greater flexibility managing hazardous waste in a cost-effective manner, and making general language updates (e.g. technical corrections, removal of obsolete references, improved readability, and clarification of ambiguities). While some items like hazardous waste

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U.S. EPA Issues Revisions To Hazardous Waste Generator Rule, To Be Finalized In October 2016

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