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Resources for Small Quantity Generators
Generator Background Information
This Web page provides a list of guidance documents and tools that provide
information applicable to all hazardous waste generators.
The Hazardous
Waste Manifest System
The Manifest System is a set of forms, reports, and procedures designed
to seamlessly track hazardous waste from the time it leaves the generator
facility where it was produced, until it reaches the offsite waste management
facility that will store, treat, or dispose of the hazardous waste.
Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations: A User-Friendly Reference Document, September 1, 2006 (PDF) (335 pp, 3,040 KB, About PDF).
Hazardous
Waste Manifest System Final Rule
This Web page summarizes the revision of the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
regulations and the manifest and continuation sheet forms used to track
hazardous waste from a generator’s site to the site of its disposition.
Managing
Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses
This manual helps small businesses determine whether they generate hazardous
waste and provides comprehensive information on how to comply with the
federal hazardous waste regulations for small quantity generators.
Understanding
the Hazardous Waste Rules: Guidance for Hospital and Environmental Health
and Safety Professionals (PDF) (85 pp, 771 K, About PDF)
This presentation explains RCRA's hazardous waste rules applicability
to hospitals.
Lab
Waste at Educational Institutions
EPA is engaged in several efforts to facilitate improved reuse and recycling
of chemicals in educational institutions and better waste management overall.
This Web page describes programs at two institutions and includes links
to additional information.
External Resources
Florida
Department of Environmental Protection - SQG Requirements
This Web page provides an explanation of requirements for SQGs in Florida,
however, much of the information pertains to all 50 states.
Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency - Personnel Training for Small Quantity Generators (PDF) (3 pp, 100 K, 3 pages, About PDF)
This document provides training guidance for facility personnel needing
to gain familiarity with the requirements for SQGs.
