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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Managing your hazardous wastes. A Guide for Small Businesses,
EPA-530-K-01-005, Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5305W), Washington, DC, 2001b.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Land Disposal Restrictions: Summary of Requirements, EPA-530-R-
01-007, Solid Waste and Emergency Response and Enforcement and Compliance Assurance,
Washington, DC, 2001c.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Notification of Regulated Waste Activity. Instructions and Forms, EPA
form 8700-12 (Revised 5/2002), Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC, 2002.
Woodside, G., Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Management: A Practical Guide, John Wiley and
Sons, New York, NY, 1993.

SUGGESTED READINGS AND WEB SITES

Business and Legal Reports, Federal Hazardous Waste Generators, 2003. See: http://enviro2.blr.com/
topic.cfm/topic/179/state/155
California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Hazardous Waste
Generator Requirements, 2002. See: http://www.coastal.ca.gov/ccbn/Apndx11.pdf
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, A Summary of Requirements for Small Quantity
Waste Generators of Hazardous Waste, Bureau of Waste Prevention, Boston, MA, 2000. See: www.
state.ma.us/dep.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Generate and Transport, 2003. See: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
generate.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCRAINFO File Specification Guide, 2001 Hazardous Waste Report
Submissions, 2001. See: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/brs01/8-01spec.pdf
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RCRA Environmental Indicators Progress Report: 1995 Update, Office
of Solid Waste, Washington, DC, June 1996. See: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/ei/env-
ind.pdf
Washington State Department of Ecology, No date, Hazardous Waste Generator Checklist.
Washington’s Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program, See: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/9112b.pdf

QUESTIONS

1. Define “cradle-to-grave responsibility” for a hazardous waste generator. Discuss the reg-
ulatory requirements for packaging, storage, transportation, and manifesting. How long
is the generator responsible for this waste?
2. Why is it advisable to use a separate container for each type of hazardous waste being
accumulated? Provide at least two reasons.
3. After a satellite container becomes full, within what time period must it be removed and
transferred to the central accumulation area or shipped to an off-site facility?
4. List the criteria required for a satisfactory secondary containment unit or device.
5. A “small quantity generator,” as defined under RCRA, generates at least __ pounds of
hazardous waste in a calendar month, whereas a large quantity generator generates at
least __ pounds of hazardous waste in a month.
6. The hazardous waste accumulation period normally begins at what point?
(a) when wastes are first added to the container or tank; (b) when the container is full; (c)
when the hazardous label is affixed to the drum; (d) when the waste is determined to be
listed hazardous waste.
7. How often is a facility hazardous waste report to be submitted to the U.S. EPA?
8. List instances when containers of hazardous waste can be opened at the generator’s facility.
9. Under RCRA, up to what height should drums containing ignitable wastes be stacked
(i.e., 2 drums, 3 drums, etc.)?
10. An LQG may ship its hazardous wastes to a landfill that is approved by the state to han-
dle municipal or industrial waste (true or false).