Archive for the ‘Hazardous Waste’ Category
With official approval in Washington state, 21 states and territories have now adopted the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, with 20 in effect. As areas continue to analyze the rule, we are continuing to monitor the latest rulemaking activity. Below is the most recent anticipated schedule of states and territories adopting the…
There have been several recent announcements on key positions to be filled in the Trump administration, including: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which he currently leads on an acting basis. Wheeler's nomination will now be considered by…
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently announced its international enforcement policy, which says the organization won’t take enforcement action against any carrier using the newly adopted International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards when transporting hazardous materials by certain modes. The announcement comes after the understanding that many carriers transporting…
With implementation official for Illinois and New Mexico, 20 states have now adopted the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. As states and territories continue to analyze the rule, we are continuing to monitor the latest rulemaking activity. Below is the most recent anticipated schedule of states and territories adopting the Hazardous Waste…
The final rule for the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals has been signed by the EPA and is now waiting for the final step in the rulemaking process, which is for the final rule to be published in the Federal Register. The final rule was originally anticipated to be…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that through the end of November 2018, it processed 655,000 manifests into the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) system. A breakdown of the data submittal format (as of November 2018) is as follows: 21 percent via PDF image only 20 percent via PDF…
As we reported back in November, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a Final Rule for the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. It is anticipated that the EPA will now publish the final rule by the end of 2018. The final rule will cover most healthcare…
As states and territories continue to analyze the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, we are continuing to monitor the latest rulemaking activity. Below is the most recent anticipated schedule of states and territories adopting the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule: States Where the Rule is in Effect: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Florida,…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a Final Rule for the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals. The EPA will now publish the Final Rule by the end of 2018. The original proposed rule asked to establish a sector-specific set of regulations for the management of hazardous…
As Hawaii becomes latest state to adopt the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule and as states and territories continue to analyze the rule, we are continuing to monitor their latest rulemaking activity. Below is the most recent anticipated schedule of states and territories adopting the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule:…
