All hazardous waste SQGs are required to re-notify EPA or their state environmental agency of their hazardous waste activities by September 1, 2025.
— 2024-12-06
The 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule finalized a requirement for all small quantity generators (SQGs) of hazardous waste to re-notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities every four years. The next re-notification is due September 1, 2025.
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Final EPA rules ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) under TSCA
— 2024-12-10
TCE is used as a solvent in consumer and commercial products such as degreasers, brake cleaners, sealants, lubricants, adhesives, and paints and coatings.
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Toxic Release Inventory Pollution Prevention Data Provides Insights to Metal Finishers Successful P2 Programs.
— 2024-10-31
STERC analyzed recent TRI data (2023) to observe what metal finishing facilities are doing in terms of P2. What stands out from this analysis is that waste reduction progress is not complicated. In most cases, it involves: Communications (e.g., team meetings),Employee training, and, Process monitoring/control.
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