WTS has long advocated individual state adoption of USEPA’s 2018 Definition of Solid Waste Rule. We believe that this rule promotes responsible recycling and contributes to the Circular Economy by allowing for generators and others to… Read More »Regulatory Update – 06/23/23
We have previously published articles regarding the HWGIR and its impacts (Part I, Part II & Part III) on Hazardous Waste generators. A key facet of the rule is having the individual states adopt the… Read More »State Adoption of Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule Update
Please note that on January 12, 2002 and effective that date, USEPA announced the new maximum monetary civil penalties for violations in its chemical, air, water, and of particular interest to WTS and our stakeholders, hazardous… Read More »New USEPA Penalty Structure For Non-Compliance Announced
USEPA recognizes that unforeseen events may occur that could lead to a temporary change in Generator Status for Very Small and Small Quantity generators. This is very common at warehouses or distribution centers due to… Read More »Generator Status and Episodic Events
The Generator Improvement Rule was signed and codified into the Federal Register in November of 2016. Since then, States who have adopted this rule now have updates or clarifications for several provisions governed under RCRA… Read More »The Generator Permit Rule and Waste Determination
The ever evolving world of a regulatory framework for PFAS material underwent a potentially significant update on October 26th when EPA announced that they are undertaking a rule making process to identify certain PFAS materials… Read More »EPA Announces Plan for RCRA Controls of Certain PFAS Materials
As referenced in one of our previous Stakeholder Communications, Small Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste are now required to submit a Re-Notification of their activities every four years. The first submission was due on September… Read More »Re-Notification Requirement for Small Quantity Generators
What’s new? In October of 2016, the EPA’s Generator Improvements Rule was signed and was soon after published into the Federal Register. The rule changes updated several aspects of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act… Read More »Getting Ready for Biennial Report 2021
On October 18 the EPA formalized its plan to address the emerging PFAS issue by announcing its “PFAS Strategic Roadmap” which details and summarizes its planned actions starting this year and running through 2024. Amongst… Read More »EPA Announces Whole of Agency Approach to Addressing PFAS
As a follow up to last month’s article on PFAS Regulatory Updates, note that on September 9, 2001 USEPA released a Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Preliminary Plan 15), which identifies three new rulemakings to… Read More »Recent Regulatory Developments on PFAS
PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals that were created starting back in the 1940’s. They contain an alkyl group where all or most of the hydrogen atoms have been… Read More »PFAS Regulatory Update
As a result of the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements Rule , Small Quantity Generators of Hazardous Waste are required to re-notify the EPA of their hazardous waste activities every four years. SQGs are categorized… Read More »Small Quantity Generator ReNotification
