GENERATOR
(40 CFR 261 and 262 incorporated by ARM 17.53 Subchapter 6)

DISPOSAL

SQGs must:

  • Meet LDR and TSDF standards if you choose to treat your own waste.
  • Ship hazardous waste to a permitted TSDF which has an EPA identification number.
  • If self-transporting your own waste:
    • Properly mark and label your containers for shipment;
    • Placard vehicles transporting your waste in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulation. (49 CFR 172 and 173)
  • Prepare a “Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest” for hazardous waste being shipped.  Many consulting firms or transporters will prepare the form for you.
  • Send, with the initial shipment of waste that is subject to LDRs, an LDR notice to the receiving treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) or recycler.  You must send an additional LDR notice if your waste or receiving facility changes.  The notice must provide the information about your waste such as:  (40 CFR 268)
    • EPA hazardous waste code,
    • The LDR treatment standard.
  • If exporting your hazardous waste out of the country you must follow the export requirements in 40 CFR 262.50 or transfrontier requirements in 40 CFR 262.80.
Note:  As a generator you are responsible for all shipping requirements of your hazardous waste.