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There are several management options for used drums. They may be reconditioned and reused
as shipping containers, processed for steel scrap recycling, crushed and buried at a permitted TSDF,
or sent to a solid waste disposal facility. Reconditioning or recycling is preferred for handling empty
containers because of the cost involved in the disposal of empty drums at a TSDF.

12.4.14 HAZARDOUS WASTE AT SATELLITE ACCUMULATION POINTS
A satellite accumulation point is a location within the generator’s facility in which wastes are gen-
erated; however, it is not the primary accumulation point. Accumulation is permitted at satellite
points in order to increase the efficiency of waste collection and reduce overall disposal costs.
Wastes may be collected at the satellite point indefinitely until 55 gal of hazardous waste or 1
quart of acutely hazardous waste is accumulated. There is no need to ship partially full drums of
waste off-site because of accumulation time restrictions. All waste at satellite accumulation points
is under the control of the operator of the process generating the waste. The U.S. EPA has estab-
lished the following management standards for wastes collected at satellite accumulation points:
● Containers must be marked with the words “Hazardous Waste” or with other words that
identify their contents.
● Containers must be maintained in good condition.
● Wastes must be compatible with the container.
● The container must always be kept closed during accumulation except when adding or
removing waste.

12.5 REQUIREMENTS OF CESQGs
The CESQG is only required to determine which wastes are hazardous and to treat or dispose of
wastes on-site or deliver wastes to an off-site TSDF that is permitted under 40 CFR 270, and is
authorized to manage hazardous waste by an authorized state. Such a disposal site is not necessarily
a hazardous waste facility; it might be a materials recovery facility or a solid waste management
facility. The state, however, may require that CESQGs dispose their hazardous wastes at a hazardous
waste facility.

REFERENCES

Code of Federal Regulations, Vol. 40, Part 261, Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2004.
Code of Federal Regulations, Vol. 40, Part 262, Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste.
Appendix to Part 262 – Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest and Instructions (EPA forms 8700-22 and
8700-22 and Their Instructions), U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2004.
Code of Federal Regulations, Vol. 40, Part 761, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) manufacturing, processing, dis-
tribution in commerce, and use prohibitions, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2004.
Environment, Health and Safety Online, Diagram of the Current Hazardous Waste Manifest System, 2003.
See: http://www.ehso.com/Hazwaste/hazwaste_Manifest_process.htm
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, State of Indiana Hazardous Waste Manifest Guidance
Manual, Indianapolis, IN, 1994.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Generation and Management of CESQG Waste, Office of Solid Waste,
Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, Washington, DC, 1994.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Waste Requirements for Large Quantity Generators,
EPA530-F-96-032, Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5305W), Washington, DC, 1996.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report (Based on
1999 Data), EPA530-S-01-001, Solid Waste and Emergency Response PB2001-106318 (5305W),
June 2001a.