&EPA
Untied States     Solid Waste and
Environmental Protection Emergency Response  EPA/530-SW-86-019
Agency       (5305)         September 1986
Understanding the Small
Quantity Generator
Hazardous Waste Rules:
           A Handbook for Small Business

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     In 1976. Congress passed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) which directed the U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and implement a program to protect human health and the
 environment from improper hazardous waste management practices. The program is designed to control the manage-
 ment of hazardous waste from its generation to its ultimate disposal—from "cradle-to-grave."
     EPA first focused on large companies, which generate the greatest portion of hazardous waste. Business
 establishments producing less than 1000 kilograms (2.200 pounds) of hazardous waste in a calendar month (known as
 small quantity generators) were exempted from most of the hazardous waste management regulations published by
 EPA in May "1980.                                                                  i
     In recent years, however, public attention has been focused on the potential for environmental and health
 problems that may result from mismanaging even small quantities of hazardous waste. For example, small amounts of
 hazardous waste dumped on the land may seep into the earth and contaminate underground water that supplies
 drinking water wells.
     In November 1984. the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to RCRA were signed into law. With these
 amendments. Congress directed EPA to establish new requirements that would bring small quantity generators who
 generate between 100 and 1000 kilograms (kg) of hazardous waste in a calendar month into the hazardous waste
 regulatory system. EPA issued final regulations for these 100 to 1000 kg/mo generators on March 24. 1986. Most of
 the requirements are effective September 22.  1986.
                             PAY ATTENTION TO THESE DATES!
     September 22,1986
     Most of the new rules for small quantity gen-
erators of hazardous waste become effective.
Noncompliance may lead to fines and legal action.
     March 24,1987
     Small quantity generators that 'decide to store
hazardous waste for longer than six months, per-
form certain kinds of waste treatment, or dispose
of hazardous waste on their property must apply
for a RCRA permit and comply with additional
rules. (See Chapter 4)            ;
                                  ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK
     This handbook was prepared by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help
small business owners and managers understand
how the federal hazardous waste management
laws may affect their businesses.
     The information in this handbook will help
you determine whether your business is a regu-
lated small quantity generator of hazardous waste.
Specific information is provided to help you under-
stand how to:
     >•    Obtain a U.S. EPA Identification
          Number.
     >•    Use the Uniform Hazardous Waste
          Manifest system when shipping hazard-
          ous waste off-site.
     ^    Select hazardous waste transporters
          who have U.S. EPA Identification
          Numbers.
     >•    Accumulate hazardous waste on-site
          for no more than 180 days, or 270 days
          if the waste is to be shipped more than
          200 miles, without obtaining a hazard-
          ous waste storage permit.
     ^>    Ensure that hazardous waste is man-
          aged at a hazardous waste facility with
          interim status or a permit under
          RCRA.               ;
     The chapters in this handbook describe these
new requirements, and provide some step-by-step
instructions to help you meet your responsibilities
as a small quantity generator of hazardous wastes.

This handbook presents a description of the
federal regulations only. You should be sure to
contact your state
hazardous waste
management agency
for additional help and
information on state
requirements. Tele-
phone numbers for
state hazardous waste
management agencies
are listed in
Appendix A.

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                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                   CHAPTER 1
  DOES YOUR BUSINESS GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTE?
                       2
                   CHAPTER 2
       DETERMINING YOUR GENERATOR STATUS
                       6
                   CHAPTER 3
    OBTAINING A U.S. EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
                       1O
                   CHAPTER 4
       MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON-SITE
                       13
                   CHAPTER 5
        SHIPPING HAZARDOUS WASTE OFF-SITE
                       17
                   CHAPTER 6
  "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING" AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
                       21
                  APPENDIX A
     EPA AND STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTACTS
                 FOR ASSISTANCE
                  APPENDIX B
  EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBERS FOR WASTE STREAMS
COMMONLY GENERATED BY SMALL QUANTITY .GENERATORS
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                                         CHAPTER 1
                DOES YOUR BUSINESS GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTE?
     What is a Hazardous Waste?
     A waste is any solid, liquid, or contained
gaseous material that you no longer use. and either
recycle, throw away, or store until you have
enough  to treat or dispose of.
     As a result of doing business, a company may
generate wastes that can cause serious problems if
not handled and disposed of carefully. Such wastes
could:
     ^-   cause injury or death; or
     >•   damage or pollute land, air. or water.
These wastes are considered hazardous, and they
are currently regulated by federal and state public
health and environmental safety laws.
     There are two ways'a waste may be brought
into the  hazardous waste regulatory system: list-
ing, and identification through characteristics.

     ^-   Listed wastes. Your waste is considered
         hazardous if it appears on any one of
         the four lists of hazardous wastes con-
         tained in the RCRA regulations. These
         wastes have been listed because they ei-
         ther exhibit one of the characteristics
         described below or contain any number
         of toxic constituents that have been
         shown to be harmful to health and the
         environment. The regulations list over
         400 hazardous wastes, including wastes
                        derived from manu-
                        facturing processes
                        and discarded
                        commercial chemical
                        products. Many of the
                        listed hazardous
                        wastes that you are
                        likely to generate are
                        included in Appendix
                        B of this handbook.
          Characteristic wastes. Even if a waste
          does not appear on one of the EPA
          lists, it is considered hazardous if it has
          one or more of the following
          characteristics:
It is easily combustible
or flammable. This is
called an ignitable
waste. Examples are
paint wastes, certain
degreasers, or other
solvents.
It is unstable or under-
goes rapid or violent
chemical reaction with
water or other materi-
als. This is called a
reactive waste.  Exam-
ples are cyanide plating
wastes, waste bleaches,
and other waste
oxidizers.
                        It dissolves metals,
                        other materials, or
                        burns the skin. This is
                        called a corrosive waste.
                        Examples are waste
                        rust.removers, waste
                        acid or alkaline clean-
                        ing fluids, and waste
                        battery acid.

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 A waste sample is
 tested and shows EP
 (extraction procedure)
 toxicity. Wastes are EP
 toxic if an extract from
 the waste is tested and
 found to contain high
 concentrations of heavy
 metals (such as mer-
 cury, cadmium, or lead)
 or specific pesticides
 that could  be released
 into the ground water.
Your industry may generate other hazardous
wastes beyond the examples mentioned above. It
is your responsibility to determine whether your
was.tes are hazardous. If you need assistance, call
one of the sources of information listed below in
Table 1. A list of the typical hazardous wastes for
your industry is also provided in Table 2.

See Appendix A for a
complete list of EPA                    '' '  '"'!"
regional offices and                         -  "
state hazardous waste
management agencies.
                                                                    TABLE 1
         While the rules and regulations
         for managing hazardous waste
                  are complex,
                help is available.
          For more information, call:

          Your state hazardous waste manage-
          ment agency (See Appendix A)
          Your EPA regional office
          (See Appendix A)
          The RCRA/Superfund Hotline-
          1-800-424-9346
          (In Washington, D.C.: 382-3000)
          EPA's Small Business Ombudsman
          Hotline -1-800-368-5888
          (In Washington, D.C.: 557-1938)
          Your national trade association
          or its local chapter
     Acutely Hoiardous Wastes
     Some wastes are considered to be "acutely
 hazardous." These are wastes that EPA has deter-
 mined to be so dangerous in small amounts that
 they are regulated the same way as are large
 amounts of other hazardous wastes. Acutely
 hazardous wastes, for example, may be generated
 using certain pesticides. They also include dioxin-
 containing wastes.
     Wastes that appear in Appendix B with an
 asterisk (*) have been designated acutely hazard-
 ous. If your business generates more than 1 kg
 (approximately 2.2 pounds) of acutely hazardous
 wastes in a calendar month or stores more than
 that amount for any period of time, you are subject
to all of the regulations that apply to generators
that generate more than 1000 kilograms of hazard-
ous waste per calendar month. Contact one of the
sources of information listed in Appendix A for
more information about acutely hazardous wastes.

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    	TABLE 2       	-	;

    TYPICAL WASTE STREAMS GENERATED BY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS*
Type of lusiness
Types of Hazardous
 Wastes Generated

Building Cleaning and
Maintenance
Chemical Manufacturers
Cleaning Agents and Cosmetics
Construction
Educational and Vocational
Shops
Equipment Repair
Fonnulators
Funeral Services
Furniture/Wood Manufacturing
and Refinishing
* Additional information on typical waste streams
Acids/Bases
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Cyanide Wastes
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Reactives
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Pesticides
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Ignitable Wastes
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Ignitable Wastes
Pesticides
Reactives
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Ignitable Wastes
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Cyanide Wastes
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Pesticides
Reactives
Solvents
Solvents
Formaldehyde
Ignitable Wastes
Solvents
is found in Appendix B of this handbook. •.
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                                           TABLE 2
     TYPICAL WASTE STREAMS GENERATED BY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS*
                                           (continued)
Type of Business
Types of Hazardous
 Wastes Generated
Laboratories
Laundries and Dry Cleaners
Metal Manufacturing
Motor Freight Terminals and
Railroad Transportation
Other Manufacturing:
   1) Textiles
   2) Plastics
   3) Leather
Pesticide End Users and
Application Services
Printing and Allied
Industries
 Vehicle Maintenance
Acids/Bases
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Reactives
Solvents
Dry Cleaning Filtration
  Residues
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Cyanide Wastes
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Reactives
Solvents
Spent Plating Wastes
Acids/Bases
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Lead-Acid Batteries
Solvents
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Solvents
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Pesticides
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ink Sludges
Spent Plating Wastes
Solvents
Acids/Bases
Heavy Metals/Inorganics
Ignitable Wastes
Lead-Acid Batteries
Solvents
 Wood Preserving                                  Preserving Agents

 * Additional information on typical waste streams is found in Appendix B of this handbook.
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                                        CHAPTER 2
                        DETERMINING YOUR GENERATOR STATUS
     Categories of Hazardous Waste
     Generators
     In March 1986. the federal rules for hazardous
waste management were modified to bring busi-
nesses that generate small amounts of hazardous
waste into the regulatory system. Previously, these
small quantity generators that generate less than
1000 kilograms (or about 2.200 pounds) of hazard-
ous waste in a calendar month had been exempt
from most hazardous waste regulations.
    The 1986 rules set new requirements specifi-
cally for those generators that generate between
100 and 1000 kilograms of hazardous waste in a
calendar month. Consequently, there are three
categories of hazardous waste generators, shown
in Table 3: (1) generators of no more than 100 kilo-
grams/month (also known as conditionally-exempt
small quantity generators); (2) 100 to 1000 kilo-
grams/month (kg/mo) small quantity generators;
arid (3) generators of 1000'kilograms or more in a
month.
     Determining Your Generator Category
     To determine which category of hazardous
waste generator your business falls into—and what
requirements you must meet—you must measure
or "count" the hazardous wastes your business
generates in  a calendar month. In general, you
must add up the weight of all the hazardous wastes
your business generates during a month; the total
weight will determine your generator category.
Table 4 summarizes the kinds of wastes you must
count and  wastes you do not count when you
determine your generator status.
     When you begin to count your hazardous
wastes each month, it may be confusing at first to
determine what kinds of hazardous wastes you
generate and how much. If you have questions,
call the EPA RCRA/Superfund Hotline or your
state hazardous waste management agency listed
in Appendix A.
     If you decide to accumulate hazardous waste
until you have collected enough to make transport
to a licensed hazardous waste management facility
more economical, make sure that:
     >•    You accumulate no more than 6000 kg
          of hazardous waste in any 180 day
          period (270 days are allowed if you must
          transport your waste over 200 miles to a
          licensed hazardous waste facility) if you
          are a 100-1000 kg/mo generator. Other-
          wise, you will need to obtain a special
          storage permit.
     ^-    You accumulate no more than 1000 kg
          of hazardous waste at any time if
          you are a generator of no more than 100
          kg/mo.

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                                         -TABLES-
                   CATEGORIES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATORS
                KEY:
1 barrel = about 200 kilograms of hazardous waste
          which is about 55 gallons
    Generators off No More
    Than 100 kg/mo
    If you generate no more
than 100 kilograms (about 220
pounds or 25 gallons) of hazard-
ous waste and no more than 1 kg
(about 2 pounds) of acutely
hazardous waste in any calendar
month, you are a conditionally-
exempt small quantity generator
and the federal hazardous waste
laws require you to:
^  Identify all hazardous waste
    you generate.
>•  Send this waste to a hazard-
    ous waste facility, or a
    landfill or other facility
    approved by the state for
    industrial or municipal
    wastes.
^  Never accumulate more
    than 1000 kg of hazardous
    waste on your property. (If
    you do, you become subject
    to all the requirements
    applicable to 100-1000 kg/
    mo generators  explained in
    this handbook.)
     100-1000 kg/mo
     Generators
     If you generate more than
100 and less than 1000 kg (be-
tween 220 and 2.200 pounds or
about 25 to under 300 gallons) of
hazardous waste and no more
than 1 kg of acutely hazardous
waste in any month, you are a
100-1000 kg/mo generator and
the federal hazardous waste laws
require you to:
^>   Comply with the 1986 rules
     for managing hazardous
     waste, including the
     accumulation, treatment,
     storage, and disposal
     requirements described in
     this handbook.
    Generators of 1000 kg/mo
    or More
    If you generate 1000 kg
(about 2,200 pounds or 300 gal-
lons) or more of hazardous
waste, or more than 1 kg of
acutely hazardous waste in any
month, you are a generator of
1000 kg/mo or more and the fed-
eral hazardous waste laws
require you to:
>•  Comply with all applicable
    hazardous waste manage-
    ment rules.

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                         	TABLE 4       	
                          COUNTING YOUR HAZARDOUS WASTE
Do Count
Don't Count
You do count all quantities of
"Listed" and "Characteristic"
hazardous wastes as defined on
page 2 that you:
>•   Accumulate on-site for
     any period of time
     prior to subsequent
     management.
^-   Package and transport
     off-site.
>•   Place directly in a regulated
     on-site treatment or dis-
     posal unit.
>>   Generate as still bottoms or
     sludges and remove from
     product storage tanks.
You do not have to count wastes that:

^-   Are specifically exempted from counting. Examples of these
     exempted wastes are:

     • spent lead-acid batteries that will be sent offcsite for
     reclamation.

     • used oil that has not been mixed with hazardous waste.

^   May be left in the bottom of containers that have been com-
     pletely emptied through conventional means, for example, by
     pouring or pumping. Containers that held an acute hazardous
     waste must be more thoroughly cleaned.

^-   Are left as residue in the bottom of product storage tanks, if the
     residue is not removed from the product tank,

>•   You reclaim continuously on-site without storing the waste
     prior to reclamation, such as dry cleaning solvents. (You do
     have to count any residue removed from the machine as well as
     spent cartridge filters.)                     '

^-   You manage in an elementary neutralization unit; a totally
     enclosed treatment  unit, or a wastewater treatment unit. An
     elementary neutralization unit is a regulated tank^ container, or
     transport vehicle (including ships) which is designed to contain
     and neutralize corrosive wastes.
^   Are discharged directly to a publicly-owned treatment works
     (POTW) without being stored or accumulated first. This dis-
     charge to a POTW must comply with the Clean Water Act.
     POTWs are public utilities, usually owned by the city, county,
     or state, that treat industrial and domestic sewage for disposal.
^-   You have already counted once during the calendar month, and
     treated on-site or reclaimed in some manner, and used again.

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     Changing Generator Categories
     Under the federal hazardous waste manage-
ment system, you may be regulated under
different rules at different times, depending on the
amount of hazardous waste you generate in a given
month. For example, if in June, you generate 100
kg or less of hazardous waste, you would be a con-
ditionally-exempt small quantity generator for
June. If, in July, your waste totals more than 100
kg but less than 1000 kg, your status changes and
your July wastes would be subject to the require-
ments for 100-1000 kg/mo generators. If in
September you generate 1000 kg or more of
hazardous waste, your September waste would be
subject to all applicable hazardous waste manage-
ment regulations, as would all other hazardous
waste you generated in previous months and
mixed with your September wastes.
     If, after counting your wastes, you have
determined that you never generate more than 100
kg/mo of hazardous waste, you need not read the
following chapters. As a conditionally-exempt
small quantity generator,  you must:
     ^    Identify your wastes  as hazardous.
     ^    Dispose of them in a hazardous waste
          facility, or a landfill or other facility
          approved by the State for industrial
          or municipal wastes.
    ^    Never accumulate more than 1000 kg
          of hazardous waste at your facility, or
          you become subject to all of the
          requirements for 100-1000 kg/mo
          generators.
     If, however, you do generate between 100
and 1000 kg of hazardous  waste in a month, the
remainder of this handbook will explain what you
must do to handle your hazardous wastes safely
and legally.
Remember, many
states have different
generator categories
and requirements. If
you have any questions
about your generator
status, call your state
agency (See Appendix
A) for assistance.

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                                        CHAPTER 3
                   OBTAINING A U.S. EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
                       THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU
                      SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OBTAINING YOUR EPA
                                        ID NUMBER
                                                /.  Call your state agency or
                                                   EPA regional office to get a
                                                   notification form.

                                                2.  Fill out the form and sign it.

                                                3.  Send the form to the hazardous
                                                   waste contact listed for
                                                   your state.
    If your business generates more than 100 kg
of hazardous waste in any calendar month, you
will need to obtain a U.S. EPA Identification
Number. Transporters and facilities that store.
treat, or dispose of regulated quantities of hazard-
ous waste must also have U.S. EPA Identification
Numbers. These twelve-character identification
numbers used by EPA and states are part of a na-
tional data base on hazardous waste activities.
    To obtain your U.S. EPA Identification
Number:
    ^-   Call or write your state hazardous waste
management agency or EPA regional office (see
Appendix A) and ask for a copy of EPA Form
8700-12, "Notification of Hazardous Waste Activ-
ity." You will be sent a booklet containing the two-
page form and instructions for filling it out. Figure
1 provides a sample copy of a completed notifica-
tion form to show  you the kind of information
required. (Note: A few states use a form that is
different from the  form shown in Figure 1. Your
state will send you the appropriate form to
complete.)
    >•   Fill in the form with the same kinds of
information shown in  the sample form in Figure 1.
This information covers your "installation" (your
business site) and your hazardous wastes. To com-
plete Item X of the form, you need to identify your
hazardous waste by the EPA hazardous waste
number. Appendix B  contains some common
waste types generated by small quantity gen-
erators, along with their EPA hazardous waste
numbers. If you do not understand the  informa-
tion in Appendix B, or if you cannot match your
wastes with those listed, seek help from one of the
sources listed in Appendix A.
    >>   Complete one copy of the form for each
of your plant sites or business locations where you
generate or handle hazardous wastes. Each site or
location will receive its own U.S. EPA Identifica-
tion Number.
    >.   Make sure your form is filled out com-
pletely and correctly and sign the certification in
Item XI. Send the form to your state hazardous
waste contact. This address is listed in the informa-
tion booklet  you received with the form.
    This information will be recorded by EPA
and the state, and you will be assigned a U.S. EPA
Identification Number. This number will be
unique to the site identified on your form. Use this
number on all  hazardous waste shipping papers.
    The U.S.  EPA Identification Number will
stay with the business site or location. If you move
your business to another  location; you must notify
EPA or the state of your new location and submit a
new-form. If .hazardous waste was previously han-.
died at the new location, and it already has a U.S.
EPA Identification Number, you will be. assigned
that number for the site after you have notified -
EPA.
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                                                   FIGURE 1
                          SAMPLE "NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS
                                      WASTE ACTIVITY" FORM*
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 II. Installation Mailing Address
                               United States Environmental Protection Agency
                                        Washington. DC 20460
  ^9C PA    Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity
                                                      Please refer to the Instructions for
                                                      Filing Notification before completing
                                                      this form. The information requested
                                                      here  is required  by law (Section
                                                      3010 of the Resource Conservation
                                                      and Recovery Act).
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 VII. Type of Regulated Waste Activity (Mark 'X' in the appropriate boxes. Refer to instructions.)
                 A. Hazardous W»«t» Activity                I                  B. U««d Oil Fuel Activity
[ 1b. Less than 1.000 kg/mo.
JSl la. Generator

O 2. Transporter

O 3. Treater/Storer/Disposer

Q 4. Underground Injection

D 5. Market or Burn Hazardous Waste Fuel
     (enter 'X' and mark appropriate boxes below)

      LJ a. Generator Marketing to Burner

      D b. Other Marketer

      D c. Burner	-
                                                           D 6. Off-Specification Used Oil Fuel
                                                               (enter 'X' ami mark appropriate boxes below) .

                                                                LJ a. Generator Marketing to Burner

                                                                D b. Other Marketer

                                                                CH c. Burner

                                                           O 7, Specification Used Oil Fuel Marketer (or On site Burner)
                                                               Who First Claims the Oil Meets the Specification
 VII. Waste Fuel Burning: Type Of Combustion Device (enter 'X'in all appropriate boxes to indicate type of combustion device(s) in
 which hazardous waste fuel or off-specification used oil fuel is burned. See instructions for definitions of combustion devices.)

                O A. Utility Boiler               CD B. Industrial Boiler               O C. Industrial Furnace

 VIII. Mode of Transportation (transporters only — enter 'X' in the appropriate box

  DA. Air   OB. Rail    Oc. Highway   Do. Water  D E. Other (specify)
 IX. First or Subsequent Notification
 Mark 'X' in the appropriate box to indicate whether this is your installation's first notification of hazardous waste activity or a subsequent
 notification. If this is not your first notification, enter your installation's EPA ID Number in the space provided below.
  13 A. First Notification   O B. Subsequent Notification (complete item C)
                                                                               C. Installation's EPA ID Number
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* Instructions for filling out this form are provided, along with the form, by EPA.
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                                                   FIGURE  1
                              SAMPLE "NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS
                                         WASTE ACTIVITY" FORM*
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 X. Description of Hazardous Wastes (continued from front,
 A. Hazardous Wastes from Nonspecific Sources. Enter the four-digit number from 40 CPU Part 261.31 for each listed hazardous waste
   from nonspecific sources your installation handles. Use additional sheets if necessary.
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 B. Hazardous Wastes from Specific Sources. Enter the four-digit number from 40 CFR Part 261.32 for each listed hazardous waste from
   specific sources your installation handles. Use additional sheets if necessary.
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 C. Commercial Chemical Product Hazardous Wastes. Enter the four-digit number from 40 CFR Part 261.33 for each chemical substance
   your installation handles which may be a hazardous waste. Use additional sheets if necessary.
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 X listed Infectious Wastes Enter the four-digit number from 40 CFR Part 261.34 for each hazardous waste from hospitals, veterinary hos-
   pitals, or medical *nd research laboratories your installation handles. Use additional sheets if necessary.
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 !. Characteristics of NcnltsUKl Hazardous Wastes. Mark 'X' in the boxes corresponding to the characteristics of nonlisted hazardous wastes
   your installation handles ISte 4O CFR Parts 261.21 — 261.24)
            1 Ignitable
              IDOOll
              LJ 2. Corrosive
                   (0002)
EH 3. Reactive
    (D003)
D 4. Toxic
   10000)
XI. Certification
   / certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in
   this and all attached documents, and that based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for
   obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete, lam aware that
   there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.
Signature
                          A
                      Name and Official Title /type or print)

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                                                                                           Date Signed
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* Instructions for filling out this form are provided, along with the form, by EPA.
 Additional information is found in Appendix B of this handbook.

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                                        CHAPTER 4
                       MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON-SITE
                          THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
                          YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MANAGING
                            YOUR HAZARDOUS WASTES ON-SITE
                      /. Comply with storage time, quantity, and handling
                              requirements for containers and tanks.

                      2. Obtain a storage, treatment, or disposal permit if you
          store, treat, or dispose of your hazardous waste on-site in a manner requiring a permit.

                      3. Take adequate precautions to prevent accidents, and be
                   prepared to handle them properly in the event that they do occur.
    Storing Hazardous Waste Cm-She
    You may store no more than 6000 kg of
hazardous waste on your site for up to 180 days, or
for up to 270 days if the waste must be shipped to a
treatment, storage, or disposal facility that is
located over 200 miles away. If you exceed these
time or quantity limits, you will be considered a
storage facility and you must obtain a storage per-
mit (see below) and meet all of the RCRA storage
requirements. These time limits on storage are
longer than the 90 days allowed generators of 1000
kg/mo or more. You are allowed to store your
waste for as long as 180 or 270 days so that you will
have time to accumulate enough hazardous waste
to ship it off-site for treatment or disposal
economically.
    You can store hazardous waste in 55-gallon
drums, tanks, or other containers suitable for the
type of waste generated if you follow certain com-
mon sense rules that are meant to protect human
health and the environment, and reduce the likeli-
hood of damages or injuries caused by leaks or
spills of  hazardous wastes.
    If you store your
hazardous waste in                       	
containers, you must:
^ Clearly mark each
   container with
   the words
   "HAZARDOUS
   WASTE," and
   with the date you
   began to collect
   waste in that
   container.
S>-   Keep containers in good condition,
     handle them carefully, and replace any
     leaking ones.
0-   Not store hazardous waste in a con-
     tainer if it may cause rupture, leaks,
     corrosion, or other failure.
>•   Keep containers closed except when
     you fill or empty them.
^-   Inspect the container for leaks or corro-
     sion every week.
^   Make sure that  if you are storing ignit-
     able or reactive wastes, containers are
     placed as far as possible from your facil-
     ity property line to create a buffer zone.
&•   NEVER store wastes in the same con-
     tainer that could react together to cause
     fires,  leaks, or other releases.
>>   Make sure that the stored waste is taken
     off-site or treated on-site within 180 (or
     270) days.
     If you store your
waste in tanks, you
must follow similar
common sense rules:
^ Do not store
   hazardous waste
   in a tank if it
   may cause rup-
   ture, leaks,
   corrosion, or
   otherwise cause
   the tank to fail.
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          Keep a tank covered or provide at least
          two feet of freeboard (space at the top
          of the tank) in uncovered tanks.
          If your tanks have equipment that allow
          the waste to flow into them continu-
          ously, provide waste feed cutoff or
          bypass systems to stop the flow in case
          of problems.
          Inspect any monitoring or gauging sys-
          tems on each operating day and inspect
          the tanks themselves for leaks or corro-
          sion every week.
          Use the National Fire Protection
          Association's (NFPA) buffer zone
          requirements for tanks containing ignit-
          able or reactive wastes. These
          requirements specify distances consid-
          ered as safe buffer zones for various
          liquids based on the characteristics of
          all combustible arid flammable liquids.
          Call your local fire department or EPA
          regional office (see Appendix A) if you
          need help.
          Make sure that the stored waste is taken
          off-site or treated on-site within 180 (or
          270) days.
     Treating Hazardous Waste On-She
     You may treat your hazardous wastes on your
site without a special permit providing:
     >•    You treat the accumulated hazardous
          waste within 180 (or 270) days.
     ^-    You comply with the container and tank
          regulations described above.
     >•    You take steps to prepare for and pre-
          vent accidents as described below.
     If you do not meet each of these requirements
and you treat your hazardous wastes on your site,
you must obtain a hazardous waste treatment per-
mit as described below.
     Disposing of Hazardous Waste On-SHe
     You may not dispose of your hazardous waste
 on your site unless you have obtained a disposal
 permit as described below.  Under certain circum-
 stances, it may be legal to dispose: of certain types
 of hazardous waste on your site without a permit:
 Farmers may dispose of their own waste pesticide
 provided they triple rinse the empty pesticide con-
 tainer and dispose of the pesticide residue on their
 own farm in a manner consistent with the instruc-
 tions on the pesticide label. Even if you are not a
 farmer, you may be allowed to dispose of certain
 hazardous wastes by discharging them directly into
 your sewer drain. However, this is not considered
 good management practice and in many commu-
 nities it may be illegal. For more information
 concerning wastes which may be disposed of in this
 manner, contact your local wastewater or sewage
 treatment office or your state hazardous waste
 management agency (see Appendix A).
     Obtaining a Permit to Store, Treat, or
     Dispose of Hazardous Waste On-Sfte
     If you store, treat, or dispose of your hazard-
ous waste on-site in any manner other than those
permissible ones described above, you must obtain
a permit. Obtaining a permit to store, treat, or dis-
pose of your hazardous wastes on your site can be
a costly and time consuming process. The process
is described in Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (40 CFR) Part 270. To obtain such a
permit you must:
     >•    Notify EPA or your state of your
          hazardous waste activity.
     ^-    Complete Part A of the permit
          application.
     ^-    Comply with the interim status stan-
          dards as described in 40 CFR Part 265.
     ^    Complete Part B of the permit
          application.
     ^    Comply with the standards described in
          40 CFR Parts 264 and 266.
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     If you are not sure whether you need such a
 permit, or if you are interested in finding out more
 about it, call your state hazardous waste manage-
 ment agency or EPA regional office (see
 Appendix A) for help.
     Preparing for and Preventing Accidents
     Whenever you generate hazardous waste and
store it on-site, you must take the precautions and
steps necessary to prevent any sudden or acciden-
tal release to the environment. This means that
you must carefully operate and maintain your
facility to reduce the possibility of fire, explosion,
or release of hazardous waste.
     Your facility must have appropriate types of
emergency communication and fire equipment for
the kinds of waste handled at  your site. You must
also attempt to make arrangements with local fire,
police, or hospital officials as needed to ensure
that they will be able to respond to any potential
emergencies that could arise. Some of the steps
you may need to take to prepare for emergencies
at your facility include:
    ^-   Installing and  maintaining emergency
         equipment such as an alarm, a tele-
         phone or a two-way portable radio, fire
         extinguishers (using water, foam, inert
         gas, or dry chemicals as appropriate to
         your waste type), hoses, automatic
         sprinklers, or spray equipment in your
         plant so that it is immediately available
         to your employees if there is an
         emergency.
    ^>   Providing enough room for emergency
         equipment and response teams to get
         into any area in your facility in the
         event of an emergency.
    >•   Writing to local fire, police, and hos-
         pital officials or state or local
         emergency response teams explaining
         the types of wastes you handle and ask-
         ing for their cooperation and assistance
         in  handling emergency situations.
     Planning for Emergencies
     A contingency plan is a plan that attempts to
 look ahead and prepare for any accidents that
 could possibly occur. It can be thought of as a set
 of answers to a series of "what if questions. For
 example: "What if there is a fire in the area where
 hazardous waste is stored?" or "What iff I have a
 spill of hazardous waste or one of my containers
 leaks?" Emergency procedures are the steps you
 should  follow if you have an emergency, that is, if
 one of the "contingencies" or  "what ifs" occurs.
 While a specific written contingency plan is not
 required, it may be a good idea to make a list of
 these questions and answer them on paper. This
 also may be helpful in informing your employees
 about their responsibilities  in the event of an
 emergency.

     If you have an emergency in  your plant:
     1.  In the event of a fire, call the  fire depart-
        ment or attempt to  extinguish it using the
        appropriate type of fire extinguisher.
     2.  In the event of a spill, contain the flow of
        hazardous waste to the extent possible and
        notify the National Response Center. The
        Center operates a 24-hour toll free num-
        ber: 800-424-8802, or in Washington,
        D.C.: 426-2675. As soon as possible, clean
        up the hazardous waste and any contami-
       nated materials or soil.
     3. In the event of a fire, explosion, or other
       release, immediately notify the National
       Response Center as required by
       Superfund regulations.  (Superfund is the
       law that deals with the cleanup of spills and
       leaks of hazardous waste at abandoned
       hazardous waste sites.)

     Emergency phone numbers and locations of
emergency equipment must be  posted near tele-
phones and all employees must know proper waste
handling and emergency procedures. You must ap-
point an employee to act as emergency coordinator
to ensure that emergency procedures are carried
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 out in the event an emergency arises. The
 responsibilities of the emergency coordinator are
 generally that he/she be available 24 hours a day
 (at the facility or by phone) and know whom to
 contact and what steps to follow in an emergency.
 For most small businesses, the owner or operator
 may already perform these functions. Thus, it is
 not intended nor is it likely that you will need to
 hire a new employee to fill this role.
     It is important to avoid potential risks in this
 area.-If you have a serious  emergency and you
 have to call your local fire department or you have
 a spill that extends outside your plant or that could
 reach surface waters, IMMEDIATELY CALL THE
NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (800-424-8802)
AND GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY
ASK FOR. If you didn't need to call, they will tell
you so. BUT ANYONE WHO WAS SUPPOSED
TO CALL AND DOES NOT IS SUBJECT TO A
510,000 FINE, A YEAR IN JAIL, OR BOTH. An
owner or manager of a business who fails to report
a release also may have to pay for the entire cost of
repairing any damage, even if the facility was not
the single or the main cause of the damage.
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                                         CHAPTER 5
                         SHIPPING HAZARDOUS WASTE OFF-SITE
                         THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU
                         SHOULD REMEMBER ABOUT SHIPPING YOUR
                                HAZARDOUS WASTE OFF-SITE
                           1. Choose a hauler and facility which have
                                   EPA identification numbers.

                           2, Package and label your wastes for shipping.

                           3. Prepare a hazardous waste manifest.
     Under federal regulations, if you are a 100-
 1000 kg/mo generator, you are allowed to
 accumulate your hazardous wastes on your
 premises without a permit for up to 180 days (or
 270 days if you must ship it more than 200 miles) as
 long as you never accumulate more than 6000 kilo-
 grams. These limits are set so that a small business
 can accumulate enough waste to make shipping
 and disposal more economical.

     Choosing a Hazardous Waste  Hauler and
     Designated Waste Management fadlrty
     Carefully choosing a hauler and designating a
 waste management facility is important. The
 hauler will be handling your wastes beyond your
 control while you are still responsible for their
 proper management. Similarly, the waste manage-
 ment facility will be
 the final destination of
 your hazardous waste
 for treatment, storage,
or disposal. Before
choosing a hauler or
designating a facility,
check with the follow-
ing sources:
         Your friends and colleagues in business
         who may have used a specific hazardous
         waste hauler or designated facility in
         the past.
         Your trade association(s) which may
         keep a file on companies that handle
         hazardous wastes.
         Your Better Business Bureau  or
         Chamber of Commerce to find out if
         any complaints have been registered
         against a hauler or facility.
     ^-   Your state hazardous waste manage-
          ment agency or EPA regional office,
          which will be able to tell you whether or
          not a company has a U.S. EPA Identi-
          fication Number, and may know
          whether or not the company has had
          any problems.

 After checking these sources, contact the hauler
 and designated hazardous waste management
 facility directly to verify that they have"U.S. EPA
 Identification Numbers, and that'they can and will
 handle your waste. Also make sure that they have
 the necessary permits and insurance, and that the
 hauler's vehicles are in good  condition. Checking
 sources and choosing a hauler and designated facil-
 ity may take some time—try to begin checking well
 ahead of the time you will need to ship your waste-
 Careful selection is very important.
     Preparing Your Hazardous Wastes
     for Shipment
     When you prepare hazardous wastes for ship-
ment, you must put the wastes in containers
acceptable for transportation and make sure the
containers are properly labeled. Your hauler
should be able to assist you. If you need additional
information, you may wish to consult the require-
ments for packaging and labeling hazardous wastes
found in the Department of Transportation
(DOT) regulations (49 CFR Part 172). To find out
what these requirements are for your wastes, you
should contact your state hazardous waste
management agency for the name and telephone
number of your state transportation agency. Your
state transportation agency, your hauler, or your
designated facility can help you understand the
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    The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
    A hazardous waste manifest is a multicopy
shipping document that you must fill out and use
to accompany your hazardous waste shipments.1
    The manifest form is designed so that ship-
ments of hazardous waste can be tracked from
their point of generation to their final
destination—the so-called "cradle-to-grave" sys-
tem. The hazardous waste generator, the hauler.
and the designated facility must each sign this
document and keep a copy. The designated facility
operator also must send a copy back to you. so that
you can be sure that your shipment arrived. You
must keep this copy, which will be signed by the
hauler and designated facility,  on file for three
years.
     If you do not receive a signed copy from the
designated hazardous waste management facility
within 30 days, it is a good idea for you tc find out
why and. if necessary, let the state or EPA know.
REMEMBER: Just because you have shipped the
hazardous waste off your site and it is no longer in
your possession, your liability has not ended. You
are potentially liable under Superfund for any mis-
management of your hazardous waste. The
manifest will help you to track your waste during
shipment  and make sure it arrives at the proper
destination.
     You can obtain blank copies of the manifest
from several sources. To determine which source
you should use. use this system:

     1. If the state to which you are shipping your
       waste has its own manifest, use that mani-
       fest form. Contact the hazardous waste
       management agency of that state (see
       Appendix A), your hauler, or the des-
       ignated facility you intend to use for
       manifest forms.
 'There is an exception to this requirement. You may be able
 to use a contract recycling agreement instead of a manifest.
 For more information about this, contact one of the informa-
 tion sources identified in Appendix A*-
    2. If the state to which you are shipping your
       waste does not have its own manifest, use
       the manifest of the state in which your
       waste was generated. Contact your hauler
       or your state hazardous waste agency for
       blank forms.
    3. If neither state requires a state-specific
       manifest, you may use the "general"
       Uniform Hazardous Waste
       Manifest—EPA Form 8700-22. Copies are
       available from some haulers and des-
       ignated hazardous waste  management
       facilities, or may be purchased from some
       commercial printers.
    A sample copy of a hazardous waste manifest
has been filled out'for you in Figure 2. When you
sign the certification in ITEM 16 you are person-
ally confirming that:
    ^   The manifest is complete and accurately
         describes the shipment.
    ^   The shipment is ready for transport.
    >•   You have considered whether, given
         your budget, your waste management
         arrangements are the best to reduce the
         amount and hazardous nature of your
         wastes.
States, haulers, recyclers. and designated facilities
may require additional information; check with
them  before you prepare a hazardous waste ship-
ment. Your hazardous waste hauler often will be
the best source for packaging and shipping
information and will help in completing the mani-
fest. EPA has also prepared some industry-specific
information to help you in completing the mani-
fest. This industry-sp'ecific information is available
from  EPA Regional Offices and a number of trade
associations. If you have any trouble obtaining.
filling out. or using the manifest, ask your hauler,
your  designated facility operator, or one of the
contacts listed in Appendix A for help.
      Federal regulations allow you to haul your
 hazardous waste to a designated facility yourself.
 You  must, however, obtain an EPA, transporter
 identification number and comply with applicable
 DOT requirements for packaging, labeling, mark-
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ing, and placarding your shipment. There are also
financial responsibility and liability requirements
under the Federal Motor Carrier Act, but you may
be exempt from these if you:
     1. Use a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight
       Rating of less than 10,000 pounds (van or
       pick-up truck).
     2. Transport your wastes for commerce
       within your state in non-bulk shipments
       (i.e. containers with capacities of less than
       3,500 gallons).
     3. Transport hazardous wastes which meet
       the "limited quantity exclusion" require-
       ments of Section 172.101 of the DOT
       regulations.
     If you decide to transport your own hazard-
 ous wastes, call your state hazardous waste
 management agency (See Appendix A) to find out
 what state regulations apply to you. Not all states
 will allow you to transport your own hazardous
 wastes. You should also note that if you have an
 accident during transport, you are responsible for
 the clean-up.

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                                         CHAPTER 6
                 "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING" AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
                           THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT THINGS
                             YOU SHOULD REMEMBER ABOUT
                           MANAGING YOUR WASTES PROPERLY
                          /.  Reduce the amount of your hazardous waste.
                          2.  Conduct your own self-inspection.
                          3.  Cooperate with state and local inspectors.
                          4.  Call your state hazardous waste management
                             agency or the U.S. EPA with your questions.
     Good hazardous waste management can be
thought of simply as using ''good housekeeping"
practices such as: using and reusing materials as
much as possible; recycling or reclaiming waste;
treating waste to reduce its hazards; or reducing
the amount of waste you generate. To reduce the
amount of waste you generate:

    ^    Do not mix nonhazardous wastes with
          hazardous ones. For example, do not
          put nonhazardous cleaning agents or
          rags in the same container as  a hazard-
          ous solvent or the entire contents
          becomes subject to the hazardous waste
          regulations.
    >•    Avoid mixing several different hazard-
          ous wastes. Doing so may make
          recycling very difficult, if not  impos-
          sible,  or make disposal more expensive.
    ^    Avoid spills or leaks of hazardous prod-
          ucts. (The materials used to clean  up
          such spills or leaks also will become
          hazardous.)
    ^-    Make sure the original containers of
          hazardous products are completely
          empty before you throw them away.
          Use ALL the product.
    >•   Avoid using more of a hazardous prod-
         uct than you need. For example, use no
         more  degreasing solvent or pesticide
         than you need to do the job. Also, do
         not throw away a container with unused
         solvent or pesticide in it.
Reducing your hazardous waste means saving
money on raw materials and reducing the costs to
your business for managing and disposing of your
hazardous wastes.
     Another aspect of "good housekeeping" is
cooperating with inspection agencies and using a
visit by an inspector as an opportunity to identify
and correct problems. Accompanying state or
local inspectors on a tour of your facility will
enable you to ask any questions you may have and
receive advice on more effective ways of handling
your hazardous products and  wastes. In addition,
guiding the inspectors through your property and
explaining your operations may help them to be
more sensitive to the particular problems or needs
of your business. Inspectors can also serve as a
valuable source of information on recordkeeping,
manifests, and safety requirements specific to your
facility.
     The best way to prepare  for a visit from an
inspector is to conduct your own  self-inspection.
This handbook can serve as a  basic guide to
developing a self-inspection checklist. Make sure
you can answer correctly the following questions,
and make sure you have met the  requirements
described in the handbook:
    0   Do you have some  documentation on
         the AMOUNTS and KINDS of hazard-
         ous waste you generate and on how you
         determined that they are hazardous?
    ra   Do you have a U.S. EPA IDENTI-
         FICATION NUMBER?
    0   Do you SHIP waste OFF-SITE? If so,
         by which HAULER and to which DES-
         IGNATED HAZARDOUS WASTE
         MANAGEMENT FACILITY?
    0   Do you have copies of MANIFESTS
         used to ship your hazardous  waste off-
         site? Are they filled  out correctly? Have
         they been signed by the designated
         facility?
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Is your hazardous waste stored in the
PROPER CONTAINERS?
Are the containers properly DATED
and MARKED?
Have you designated an EMERGENCY
COORDINATOR?
Have you posted EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS and the loca-
tion of EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT?
Are your EMPLOYEES thoroughly
FAMILIAR with proper waste handling
and emergency procedures?
Do you understand when you may need
to contact the NATIONAL RESPONSE
CENTER?
    Remember: If you are still uncertain
about how to handle your hazardous waste, or
have any questions concerning the rules for
100-1000 kg/mo generators, there are several
sources listed in Appendix A that you can
contact for answers. Taking responsibility for
proper handling of hazardous waste will not
only ensure a safer environment and
workplace for everyone, but will save your
business money. So write or call your state
hazardous waste management agency or the
U.S. EPA with your questions today.
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                                         APPENDIX A
                     EPA AND STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTACTS
                                       FOR ASSISTANCE
   RCRA/Superfund Hotline
        1-800-424-9346
(In Washington, D.C.:382-3000)
         EPA Small Business Ombudsman
              Hotline 1-800-368-5888
         (In Washington, D.C.:557-1938)
                     National Response Center
                          1-800-424-8802
                 (In Washington, D.C.: 426-2675)
     Regions

 4 — Alabama
10 — Alaska
 9 — Arizona
 6 — Arkansas
 9 — California
 8 — Colorado
 1 — Connecticut
 3 — Delaware
 3 —D.C.
 4 — Florida
 4 — Georgia
 9 — Hawaii
10 — Idaho
 5 — Illinois
    Regions

5 — Indiana
7 — Iowa
7 — Kansas
4 — Kentucky
6 — Louisiana
1 — Maine
3 — Maryland
1 — Massachusetts
5 — Michigan
5 — Minnesota
4 — Mississippi
7 — Missouri
8 — Montana
7 — Nebraska
    Regions

 9 — Nevada
 1 — New Hampshire
 2 — New Jersey
 6 — New Mexico
 2 — New York
 4 — North Carolina
 8 — North Dakota
 5 — Ohio
 6 — Oklahoma
10 — Oregon
 3 — Pennsylvania
 1 — Rhode Island
 4 — South Carolina
 8 — South Dakota
     Regions

 4 — Tennessee
 6 —Texas
 8 — Utah   '
• 1 — Vermont
 3 —. Virginia •
10 — Washington
 3 — West Virginia
 5 — Wisconsin
 8 — Wyoming
 9 — American Samoa
 9 — Guam
 2 — Puerto Rico
 2 — Virgin Islands
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                                         APPENDIX A
                                 U.S. EPA REGIONAL OFFICES
EPA Region I
State Waste Programs Branch
JFK Federal Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(617) 223-3468
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

EPA Region II
Air and Waste Management Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278
(212) 264-5175
New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands

EPA Region III
Waste Management Branch
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
(215)  597-9336
Delaware, Maryland. Pennsylvania,
Virginia. West Virginia,
District of Columbia

EPA Region IV
Hazardous Waste Management Division
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365
(404)  347-3016
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
EPA Region V
RCRA Activities
230 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 353-2000
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
EPA Region VI
Air and Hazardous Materials Division
1201  Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75270
(214) 767-2600
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma,  Texas

EPA  Region VII
RCRA Branch
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66101
(913) 236-2800
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

EPA  Region VIII
Waste Management Division (8HWM-ON)
One Denver Place
999 18th Street, Suite 1300
Denver, Colorado 80202-2413
(303)293-1502
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

EPA Region IX
Toxics and  Waste Management Division
215 Fremont Street                   :
San  Francisco, California 94105
(415) 974-7472
Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, American Samoa, Guam,
Trust Territories of the Pacific

EPA Region X
Waste Management Branch—MS-530
 1200 Sixth  Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
 (206) 442-2777  ,
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

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                                          APPENDIX A
                   STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
 ALABAMA
 Alabama Department of
   Environmental Management
 Land Division
 1751 Federal Driye
 Montgomery. Alabama 36130
 (205) 271-7730

 ALASKA
 Department of Environmental
   Conservation
 P.O. Box 0
 Juneau, Alaska 99811
 Program Manager: (907) 465-2666
 Northern Regional Office
   (Fairbanks): (907) 452-1714
 South-Central Regional Office
   (Anchorage): (907) 274-2533
 Southeast Regional Office
   (Juneau): (907) 789-3151

 AMERICAN  SAMOA
 Environmental Quality Commission
 Government of American Samoa
 Pago Pago,  American Samoa 96799
 Overseas Operator
 (Commercial Call (684) 663-4116)

ARIZONA
 Arizona Department of  .
   Health Services
Office of Waste and Water Quality
2005 North Central Avenue
   Room 304
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Hazardous Waste Management:
   (602) 255-2211

ARKANSAS
Department of Pollution Control
   and Ecology
Hazardous Waste Division
P.O. Box 9583
8001 National Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72219
(501) 562-7444
 CALIFORNIA
 Department of Health Services
 Toxic Substances Control Division
 714 P Street, Room 1253.
 Sacramento, California 95814
 (916) 324-1826
 State Water Resources Control Board
 Division of Water Quality
 P.O.  Box 100
 Sacramento, California 95801
 (916) 322-2867

 COLORADO
 Colorado Department of Health
 Waste Management Division
 4210 E. llth Avenue
 Denver, Colorado 80220
 (303) 320-8333 Ext. 4364

 CONNECTICUT
 Department of Environmental
   Protection
 Hazardous Waste Management
   Section
 State Office Building
 165 Capitol Avenue
 Hartford, Connecticut 06106
 (203) 566-8843, 8844
 Connecticut Resource Recovery
   Authority
 179 Allyn Street, Suite 603
 Professional Building
 Hartford, Connecticut 06103
 (203) 549-6390

DELAWARE
Department of Natural  Resources
   and Environmental Control
Waste Management Section
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 736-4781
 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 Department of Consumer and
   Regulatory Affairs
 Pesticides and Hazardous Waste
   Materials Division
 Room 114
 5010 Overlook Avenue, S.W.
 Washington, D.C. 20032
 (202) 767-8414

 FLORIDA
 Department of Environmental
   Regulation
 Solid and Hazardous Waste Section
 Twin Towers Office Building
 2600 Blair Stone Road
 Tallahassee, Florida 32301
 RE: SQG's
 (904) 488-0300

 GEORGIA
 Georgia Environmental Protection
   Division
 Hazardous Waste Management
   Program
 Land Protection Branch
 Floyd Towers East, Suite 1154
 205 Butler Street, S.E.
 Atlanta, Georgia 30334
 (404) 656-2833
 Toll Free: (800) 334-2373

 GUAM
 Guam Environmental Protection
   Agencv
 P.O. Box" 2999
 Agana, Guam 96910
 Overseas Operator
 (Commercial Call (671) 646-7579)

HAWAII
Department of Health
Environmental Health Division
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
(808) 548-4383
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                                             APPENDIX A
I   IDAHO
   Department of Health and Welfare
   Bureau of Hazardous Materials
   450 West State Street
   Boise. Idaho 83720
   (208)334-5879

   ILUNOIS
   Environmental Protection Agency
   Division of Land Pollution Control
   2200 Churchill Road. #24
   Springfield. Illinois 62706
   (217) 782-6761

   INDIANA
   Department of Environmental
      Management
    Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste
    105 South Meridian
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
    (317) 232-4535

    IOWA
    U.S. EPA Region VII
    Hazardous Materials Branch
    726 Minnesota Avenue
    Kansas City, Kansas 66101
    (913) 236-2888
    Iowa RCRA Toll Free:
       (800) 223-0425

    KANSAS
    Department of Health and
       Environment
    Bureau of Waste Management
    Forbes Field. Building 321
    Topeka. Kansas 66620
    (913) 862-9360 Ext. 292

    KENTUCKY
    Natural Resources and
       Environmental Protection Cabinet
    Division of Waste Management
    18 Reilly Road
    Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
    (502) 564-6716
LOUISIANA
Department of Environmental
  Quality
Hazardous Waste Division
P.O. Box 44307
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
(504) 342-1227

MAINE
Department of Environmental
  Protection
Bureau of Oil and Hazardous
  Materials Control
State House Station #17
Augusta, Maine 04333
(207) 289-2651
MARYLAND
Department of Health and Mental
   Hygiene
Maryland Waste Management
   Administration
Office of Environmental Programs
201 West Preston Street, Room A3
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(301) 225-5709
MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Environmental
   Quality Engineering
Division of Solid and Hazardous
   Waste
One Winter Street, 5th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617) 292-5589
(617) 292-5851

MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Natural
   Resources
 Hazardous Waste Division
 Waste Evaluation Unit
 Box 30028
 Lansing, Michigan 48909
 (517) 373-2730

 MINNESOTA
 Pollution Control Agency
 Solid and Hazardous Waste Division
 1935 West County Road, B-2
 Roseville, Minnesota 55113
 (612) 296-7282
MISSISSIPPI
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Solid and Hazardous
  Waste Management
P.O. Box 10385   :
Jackson, Mississippi 39209
(601) 961-5062

MISSOURI       [
Department of Natural Resources
Waste Management Program
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(314)751-3176   :
Missouri Hotline:
(800)334-6946   :

MONTANA
Department of Health and
   Environmental Sciences
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bureau
Cogswell Building, Room B-201
Helena, Montana '59620
.(406) 444-2821

NEBRASKA
Department of Environmental
   Control
Hazardous Waste Management
   Section
P.O. Box 94877  ;
State House Station
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186    [

NEVADA
Division of Environmental Protection
Waste  Management Program
Capitol Complex
Carson City. Nevada 89710
(702) 885-4670

NEW HAMPSHIRE
 Department of Health and Human
   Services      i
 Division of Public Health Services
 Office of Waste Management
 Health and Welfare Building
 Hazen Drive
 Concord. New Hampshire 03301-6527
 (603) 271-4608
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  NEW JERSEY
  Department of Environmental
    Protection
  Division of Waste Management
  32 East Hanover Street, CN-028
  Trenton, New Jersey 08625
  Hazardous Waste Advisement
    Program: (609) 292-8341

  NEW MEXICO
  Environmental Improvement
    Division
 Ground Water and Hazardous
    Waste Bureau
 Hazardous Waste Section
 P.O. Box 968
 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0968
 (505) 827-2922

 NEW YORK
 Department of Environmental
   Conservation
 Bureau of Hazardous Waste
   Operations
 50 Wolf Road, Room 209
 Albany, New York 12233
 (518) 457-0530
 SQG Hotline: (800) 631-0666

 NORTH CAROLINA
 Department of Human  Resources
 Solid and Hazardous Waste
  Management Branch
 P.O. Box 2091
 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
 (919) 733-2178

 NORTH DAKOTA
 Department of Health
 Division of Hazardous Waste
  Management and Special Studies
 1200 Missouri Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-5520
(701) 224-2366
  NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS,
  COMMONWEALTH OF
  Department of Environmental and
    Health Services
  Division of Environmental Quality
  P.O. Box 1304
  Saipan, Commonwealth of ,
    Mariana Islands 96950
  Overseas call (670) 234-6984

 OHIO
 Ohio EPA
 Division of Solid and Hazardous
    Waste Management
 361 East Broad Street
 Columbus, Ohio 43266-0558
 (614) 466-7220

 OKLAHOMA
 Waste Management Service
 Oklahoma State Department of
   Health
 P.O. Box 53551
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152
 (405) 271-5338

 OREGON
 Hazardous and Solid Waste Division
 P.O. Box 1760
 Portland, Oregon 97207
 (503) 229-6534
 Toll Free: (800) 452-4011

 PENNSYLVANIA
 Bureau of Waste Management
 Division of Compliance Monitoring
 P.O. Box 2063
 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
 (717) 787-6239

 PUERTO RICO
 Environmental Quality Board
 P.O. Box 11488
 Santurce, Puerto Rico 00910-1488
 (809) 723-8184
     -or —
 EPA Region II
 Air and Waste Management Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278
(212) 264-5175
  RHODE ISLAND
  Department of Environmental
    Management
  Division of Air and Hazardous
    Materials
  Room 204, Cannon Building
  75 Davis Street
  Providence, Rhode Island 02908
  (401) 277-2797

 SOUTH CAROLINA
 Department of Health and
    Environmental Control
 Bureau of Solid and Hazardous
    Waste Management
 2600 Bull Street
 Columbia,  South Carolina 29201
 (803) 734-5200

 SOUTH DAKOTA
 Department of Water and Natural
   Resources
 Office of Air Quality and Solid Waste
 Foss Building, Room 217
 Pierre, South Dakota 57501
 (605) 773-3153

 TENNESSEE
 Division of Solid Waste Management
 Tennessee Department of Public
   Health
 701 Broadway
 Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5403
 (615) 741-3424

 TEXAS
 Texas Water Commission
 Hazardous and Solid Waste Division
 Attn: Program Support Section
 1700 North Congress
 Austin, Texas 78711
 (512) 463-7761

 UTAH
 Department of Health
 Bureau of Solid and Hazardous
  Waste Management
P.O. Box 16700
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116-0700
(801) 538-6170

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                                         APPENDIX A
VERMONT
Agency of Environmental
  Conservation
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, Vermont 05676
(802) 244-8702

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Department of Conservation and
  Cultural Affairs
P.O. Box 4399
Charlotte Amalie. St. Thomas
Virgin Islands 00801
(809) 774-3320
     —or—
EPA Region II
Air and Waste Management Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York. New York 10278
(212) 264-5175

VIRGINIA
Department of Health
Division of Solid and Hazardous
   Waste Management
Monroe Building, llth Floor
 101 North 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 225-2667
Hazardous Waste Hotline:
(800) 552-2075

WASHINGTON
Department of Ecology
Solid and Hazardous Waste Program
Mail Stop PV-11
 Olympia. Washington 98504-8711
 (206) 459-6322
 In-State: 1-800-633-7585

WEST VIRGINIA
 Division of Water Resources
 Solid and Hazardous Waste/
   Ground Water Branch
 1201 Greenbrier Street
 Charleston, West Virginia 25311
WISCONSIN
Department of Natural Resources
Bureau of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
(608) 266-1327

WYOMING
Department of Environmental Quality
Solid Waste Management Program
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-7752
     —or-
EPA Region VIII
Waste Management Division
   (8HWM-ON)
One Denver Place
999 18th Street
Suite 1300
Denver, Colorado 80202-2413
(303) 293-1502
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                                        APPENDIX B
                 EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBERS FOR WASTE STREAMS
              COMMONLY GENERATED-BY SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS
      The Environmental Protection Agency rec-
 ognizes that generators of small quantities of
 hazardous waste, many of which are small busi-
 nesses, may not be familiar with the manner in
 which hazardous waste materials are identified.
 This Appendix has been assembled to aid 100-1000
 kg/mo small quantity generators in determining
 the EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for their
 wastes. These numbers are needed to complete the
 "Notification of Hazardous  Waste Activity,"
 Form 8700-12.
     This Appendix contains lists of EPA Hazard-
 ous Waste Numbers for each waste stream
 identified in Table 2 in Chapter 1 of the handbook.
 Note that acutely hazardous wastes are identified
 with an asterisk (*).

     To Use This Appendix
     1. Locate your business type in Table 2 in
       Chapter 1. This will help you to identify
       the waste streams common to your
       activities.
     2. Find each of the waste streams that you
       identified in Table 2  in the more detailed
       descriptions in this Appendix. Review the
       more detailed descriptions of typical
       wastes to determine which waste streams
       actually result from your activities.
     3. If you determine that you actually do gen-
       erate a particular waste stream, report the
       four-digit EPA Hazardous Waste Number
       in Item X of Form 8700-12, "Notification
       of Hazardous Waste Activity."
     The specific instructions for completing Item
X (Description of Hazardous Wastes) of the noti-
fication form are included in the notification
package. You should note, however, that specific
EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers beginning with:
     ^   "F" should be entered in Item X,
         Section A.
     >>   "K" should be entered in Item X,
         Section B.
    *   "P" or "U" should be entered in
         Item X, Section C.
    »>   "D" should be entered in Item X,
         Section E.
      The industries and waste streams described
  here do not provide a comprehensive list, but
  rather serve as a guide to potential small quantity
  generators in determining which of their wastes, if
  any, are hazardous. Except for the pesticide and
  wood preserving categories, this Appendix does
  not include EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for
  commercial chemical products that are hazardous
  when discarded unused. These chemicals and their
  EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers are listed in Title
  40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) in
  Section 261.33.
      If the specific EPA Hazardous Waste Num-
  ber that should be applied to your waste stream is
  unclear, please refer to 40 CFR Part 261, reprinted
  in the Notification Form 8700-12 package. In those
  cases where more than one EPA Hazardous Waste
  Number is applicable, all should be used. If you
  have any questions, or if you are unable to deter-
  mine the proper EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers
 for your wastes, contact your state hazardous
 waste management agency, or the RCRA/
 Superfund Hotline (see Appendix  A).

     Solvents:
     Solvents, spent solvents, solvent mixtures, or
 solvent still bottoms are often hazardous. This
 includes solvents used in degreasing (identified as
 F001) and paint brush cleaning and distillation
 residues from reclamation. The following are some
 commonly used hazardous solvents (also see ignit-
 able wastes for other hazardous solvents, and 40
 CFR 261.31 for most listed hazardous waste
 solvents):
Benzene
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Cresols
Cresylic Acid
O-Dichlorobenzene
Ethanol
2-Ethoxyethanol
Ethylene Bichloride
Isobutanol
 F005
 F005
 F001
 F002
 F004
 F004
 F002
D001
 F005
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 F005

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                                       APPENDIX B
Isopropanol
Kerosene
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methylene Chloride

Naphtha
Nitrobenzene
2-Nitropropane
Petroleum Solvents
   (Flashpoint less than 140°F)
Pyridine
1,1,1-Trichloroethane

1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
   (Perchloroethylene)

Toluene
•Trichloroethylene

Trichlorofluoromethane
Trichlorotrifluoroethane
   (Valclene)
White Spirits
                 D001
                 D001
                 FOOS
                 F001
                 F002
                 D001
                 F004
                 FOOS
                 D001

                 FOOS
                 F001
                 F002
                 F002

                 F001
                 F002
                 FOOS
                 F001
                 F002
                 F002

                 F002
                 D001
     Adds/Bases:
     Acids, bases, or mixtures having a pH less
 than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5,
 are considered corrosive (for a complete descrip-
 tion of corrosive wastes, see 40 CFR 261.22,
 Characteristic of corrosivity). All corrosive
 materials and solutions have the EPA Hazardous
 Waste Number D002. The following are some of
 the more commonly used corrosives:
 Acetic Acid
 Ammonium Hydroxide
 Chromic Acid
 Hydrobromic Acid
 Hydrochloric Acid
 Hydrofluoric Acid
Nitric Acid
Oleum
Perchloric Acid
Phosphoric Acid
Potassium Hydroxide
Sodium Hydroxide
Sulfuric Acid
    Dry Cleaning.
    filtration Residues:
    Cooked powder residue (perchloroethylene
plants only), still residues, and spent cartridge fil-
ters containing perchloroethylene or valclene are
hazardous and have the EPA Hazardous Waste
Number F002.
    Still residues containing petroleum solvents
with a flashpoint less than 140°F are considered
hazardous and have the EPA Hazardous Waste
Number D001.
     Heavy Metals/Inorganics:
     Heavy metals and other inorganic waste
materials exhibit the characteristic of EP Toxicity
and are considered hazardous if the extract from a
representative sample of the waste has any of the
specific constituent concentrations as shown in 40
CFR 261.24, Table 1. This may include dusts, solu-
tions, wastewater treatment sludges, paint wastes,
waste inks, and other such materials which contain
heavy metals/inorganics .(note that, wastewater
treatment sludges from electroplating operations
are identified as F006). The following are EP
Toxic:
                          Arsenic
                          Barium
                          Cadmium
                          Chromium
                          Lead
                          Mercury
                          Selenium
                          Silver
                                        D004
                                        D005
                                        D006
                                        D007
                                        D008
                                        D009
                                        D010
                                        D011
     Ign'rtable Wastes:
     Ignitable wastes include any liquids that have
 a flashpoint less than WOT, any non-liquids that
 are capable of causing a fire through friction,
 absorption of moisture, or spontaneous chemical
 change, or any ignitable compressed gas as de-
 scribed in 49 CFR 173.300 (for a complete
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                                          APPENDIX B
 description of ignitable wastes, see 40 CFR 261.21,
 Characteristic of ignitability). Examples are spent
 solvents (see also solvents), solvent still bottoms,
 ignitable paint wastes (paint removers, brush
 cleaners and stripping agents), epoxy resins and
 adhesives (epoxies, rubber cements and marine
 glues), and waste inks containing flammable sol-
 vents. Unless otherwise specified, all ignitable
 wastes have the EPA Hazardous Waste Number of
 D001.
     Some commonly used ignitable compounds
 are:

 Acetone                                 F003
 Benzene                                 F005
 n-Butyl Alcohol                          F003
 Chlorobenzene                           F0021
 Cyclohexanone                           F003
 Ethyl Acetate                            F003
 Ethylbenzene                            F003
 Ethyl Ether                             F003
 Ethylene Dichloride                     D001
 Methanol                                F003
 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone                   F003
 Petroleum Distillates                     D001
 Xylene                                  F003
     Ink Sludges Containing
     Chromium and Lead:
     This includes solvent washes and sludges,
caustic washes and sludges, or water washes and
sludges from cleaning tubs and equipment used in
the formulation of ink from pigments, driers,
soaps, and stabilizers containing chromium and
lead. All ink sludges have the EPA Hazardous
Waste Number K086.
      Lead-Add Batteries:
      Used lead-acid batteries should be reported
 on the notification form only if they are not re-
 cycled. Used lead-acid batteries that are recycled
 do not need to be counted in determining the
 quantity of waste that you generate per month, nor
 do they, require a hazardous waste manifest when
 shipped off your premises. (Note: Special require-
 ments do apply if you recycle your batteries on
 your own premises—see 40 CFR Part 266.)

 Lead Dross                              D008
 Spent Acids                             DQ02
 Lead-Acid Batteries                      D008
     Pesticides:
     The pesticides listed below are hazardous.
 Wastes marked with an asterisk (*) have been des-
 ignated acutely hazardous. For a more complete
 listing, see 40 CFR 261.32 and 261.33 for specific
 listed pesticides, and other wastes, wastewaters,
 sludges,  and by-products from pesticide for-
 mulators. (Note that while many of these
 pesticides are no longer in common use, they are
 included here for those cases where they may be
 found in storage.)
*Aldicarb
*Aldrin
1 Chlorobenzene is listed by EPA as a hazardous waste due to
its toxicity and has been assigned EPA Hazardous Waste
Number F002. It has a flashpoint, however, of less than 140°F
and is therefore included here as an ignitable waste.
Amitrole
* Arsenic Pentoxide
* Arsenic Trioxide
Cacodylic Acid
Carbamic Acid, Methylnitroso-,
  Ethyl Ester
Chlordane
* Copper Cyanides
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloropropene
2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid
DDT
*Dieldrin
Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride
 P070
 P004
 U011
 P011
 P012
 U136

 U178
 U036
 P029
 U066
 U083
 U084
U240
U061
 P037
U097

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                                       APPENDIX B
    Pesticides (Continued):

* Dinitrocresol
*Dinoseb
Disodium Monomethanearsenate
*Disulfoton
*Endosulfan
*Endrin
Ethylmercuric Chloride
*Famphur
"Heptachlor
Hexachlorobenzene
Kepone
Lindane
2-Methoxy Mercuric Chloride
Methoxychlor
* Methyl Parathion
Monosodium Methanearsenate
* Nicotine
* Parathion
Pentachloronitrobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Phenylmercuric Acetate
"Phorate
'Strychnine
2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy
   Acetic Acid
2-(2.4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)-
   Propionic Acid
 'Thallium Sulfate
Thiram
 'Toxaphene
 Warfarin
P047
P020
D004
P039
P050
P051
D009
P097
P059
U127
U142
U129
D009
DOW
P071
D004
P075
P089
U185
U242
D009
P094
P108

U232

U233
 P115
U244
 P123
U248
     Reactives:
     Reactive wastes include reactive materials or
 mixtures which are unstable, react violently with
 or form explosive mixtures with water, generate
 toxic gases or vapors when mixed with water (or
 when exposed to pH conditions between 2 and
 12.5 in the case of cyanide or sulfide bearing •
 wastes), or are capable of detonation or explosive
 reaction when heated or subjected to shock (for a
 complete description of reactive wastes, see 40
 CFR 261.23, Characteristic of reactivity). Unless
otherwise specified, all reactive wastes have the
EPA Hazardous Waste Number D003. The follow-
ing materials are commonly considered to be
reactive:
Acetyl Chloride
Chromic Acid
Cyanides
Hypochlorites
Organic Peroxides
Perchlorates
Permanganates
Sulfides
     Spent Mating and
     Cyanide Wastes:
     Spent plating wastes contain cleaning solu-
tions and plating solutions with caustics, solvents,
heavy metals, and cyanides. Cyanide wastes may
also be generated from heat treatment operations,
pigment production, and manufacturing of anti-
caking agents. Plating wastes are generally
Hazardous Waste Numbers F006-F009, with F007-
F009 containing cyanide. Cyanide heat treating
wastes are generally Hazardous Waste Numbers
F010-F012. See 40 CFR 261.32 for a more com-
plete description of plating wastes.
     Wood Preserving Agents:
     The wastewater treatment sludges from
 wastewater treatment operations are considered
 hazardous (EPA Hazardous Waste Number
 K001—bottom sediment sludges from the treat-
 ment of wastewater processes that use creosote
 and pentachlorophenol). In addition, unless other-
 wise indicated, specific wood preserving
 compounds are:
          Chromated Copper Arsenate
          Creosote
          Pentachlorophenol
                                        D004
                                        U051
                                         F027
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NOTE: This handbook was intended to avoid the
need for you to obtain, read, and understand the
actual regulatory requirements for small quantity
generators contained in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). However, if you wish to
obtain a copy of the actual regulations, you may
do so by requesting a copy of the March 24, 1986
Federal Register from one of the sources in
Appendix A. The requirements for small quantity
generators are contained in Parts 261 and 262 of
the hazardous waste regulations.

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