New Hazardous Waste Regulations - Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR)

There are over sixty (60) changes to the hazardous waste management program for generators, some of which are sure to surprise unsuspecting generators. Many of these changes are more stringent than the current hazardous waste requirements. …

New Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determinations as a Result of the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR)

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) published the final version of the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR or Rule) on November 28, 2016 and it became effective federally May 30, 2017. States have been allowed up to two (2) years from the effective date of the Rule to incorporate/adopt the more stringent elements of the Rule into their state programs. The Rule significantly changes the hazardous waste determination landscape for companies. …

New HWGIR Contingency Plan Requirements

U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR) ‐ New RCRA Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan Requirements …

7 Changes to SAAs by HWGIR

Seven (7) Significant Changes for the Management of Hazardous Waste in Satellite Accumulation Areas as a Result of the U.S. EPA’s Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule …

New HWGIR LQG Closure Requirements

U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (HWGIR) - New RCRA Hazardous Waste Large Quantity Generator Closure Requirements …

The U.S. EPA “Continued Use” Policy

Materials are not solid wastes until the decision is made to discard them. Materials that are not solid wastes cannot be RCRA regulated hazardous wastes. In the case of solvents, they are used until considered spent at which point they will be discarded. The U.S. EPA has a long established concept that materials are not solid wastes when they qualify for the Agency’s continued use policy, or in similar fashion, the secondary materials exemption regarding source substitution. …