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A Guidance Manual: Waste Analysis at Facilities that Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of Hazardous Wastes

*** NOTE ****

EPA finalized a rulemaking that made several changes to the hazardous waste generator regulations. This document has not been updated to reflect these changes. Check out the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule.

This guidance manual discusses how a person can perform waste analyses and develop waste analysis plans (WAPs) in accordance with federal hazardous waste regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. 

  • Waste Analysis at Facilities that Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of Hazardous Waste: A Guidance Manual, Final (pdf) (April 2015, EPA 530-R-12-001)
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Last updated on February 12, 2022
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