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Under RCRA, a waste is hazardous if it's ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic, or if the EPA specifically lists it. Common examples include solvents, paints and thinners, acids and bases, oxidizers, mercury-containing equipment, old X-ray chemicals, expired lab reagents, and some pharmaceuticals.
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Add up the hazardous waste your site generates in a calendar month. Up to 100 kg (220 lbs) of non-acute waste and up to 1 kg of acute waste makes you a very small quantity generator; more than 100 kg but less than 1,000 kg makes you a small quantity generator; 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) or more, or more than 1 kg of acute waste, makes you a large quantity generator.
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Small quantity generators can store waste up to 180 days (270 days if the treatment facility is 200 or more miles away) and never more than 6,000 kg. Large quantity generators have 90 days. Very small quantity generators have no federal time limit unless they accumulate 1,000 kg or more. Some states are stricter.
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Keep it in compatible, clearly labeled, leak-proof containers that stay sealed, upright, and away from high-traffic or public areas. Follow state and federal segregation rules and storage limits.
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Keep manifests, tracking forms, disposal certificates, and training records. Small and large quantity generators ship hazardous waste on EPA Form 8700-22 and must register with EPA's e-Manifest system. MedPro makes your documents available 24/7 in our secure client portal.
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No — and neither can any other disposal company. Your facility has cradle-to-grave responsibility for the hazardous waste it generates. For other regulated medical waste, like sharps, infectious waste, trace chemotherapy, and non-hazardous, non-controlled pharmaceutical waste, MedPro can assume full title and liability, backed by $33M in liability insurance coverage.
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It depends on your volume and storage limits. Facilities that generate hazardous waste regularly may need weekly or monthly pickups to stay compliant. MedPro offers weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly schedules.
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No. Hazardous waste is a chemical risk regulated by the EPA under RCRA. Biohazard and regulated medical waste is an infectious risk regulated mainly by OSHA and the states. See biohazard waste disposal and pharmaceutical waste disposal for those streams.
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Dental offices that place or remove amalgam must use an amalgam separator that removes at least 95% of amalgam from wastewater, under EPA's dental effluent rule (40 CFR Part 441). Existing offices had to comply by July 14, 2020.
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Yes. MedPro provides regulated waste transport vehicles for hazardous waste, in compliance with DOT and EPA regulations from pickup to final disposal at an authorized TSDF. Request a free quote to get started.
