Waste generators regulated by the RCRA must comply with the record keeping, reporting, labeling, export and container requirements set out in 40 CFR Part 262. Generators are also responsible for tracking waste through a manifest system. The RCRA establishes the framework for a national solid waste control system. Subtitle D of the Act is dedicated to non-hazardous solid waste requirements, and subtitle C focuses on hazardous solid waste. Solid waste includes solids, liquids and gases and must be discarded to be considered waste.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a federal law enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1976 that established a regulatory system to track hazardous waste from the point of generation to its disposal. It established a “from cradle to grave” process for the management of hazardous waste (used oil, cleaning products, pesticides, etc.). The law requires the use of safe and secure procedures for treating, transporting, storing and disposing of hazardous waste. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the RCRA.
Establish a framework for facilities (commercial, DoD, etc.). Facilities must clean all affected media (soil, groundwater, surface water and air). The DHEC oversees all stages of the process. Ensuring that hazardous waste (HW) is managed in accordance with federal and state regulations and laws is the responsibility of the DEP's compliance and enforcement personnel.
This group interacts with the public and with the Federal EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) branch to develop policies and guidelines, provide compliance assistance to the public and the regulated community, and enforce laws that regulate hazardous waste management. Ensuring responsible waste management practices is a challenging and far-reaching task involving EPA headquarters, regions, state agencies, tribes and local governments, as well as all those who generate waste. If there is no state program, the EPA directly implements the hazardous waste requirements in that state. These statutes and amendments describe the waste management program required by Congress, which gave the EPA the authority to develop the RCRA program.
The EPA has focused mainly on developing hazardous and municipal solid waste programs, and on encouraging a strong social commitment to recycling and pollution prevention. The regulations set out in subtitle D prohibit the open dumping of waste and establish minimum federal criteria for the operation of municipal and industrial waste landfills, including design criteria, location restrictions, financial guarantee, corrective measures (cleanup), and the closure requirement. These groups may include hazardous waste generators, government agencies and small businesses, and gas stations with underground oil tanks. Episodic events are defined as an activity or activities, planned or unplanned, that do not normally occur during generator operations, which causes an increase in the generation of hazardous waste that exceeds the quantity limits of the calendar month for the usual category of the generator.
Hazardous waste is regulated by the federal government and is found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), parts 260 to 271. The difference is that EPA regulations carry out the intent of Congress by providing explicit and legally enforceable requirements for waste management. Hazardous waste management regulations to maintain consistency with EPA hazardous waste management standards. The following EPA fact sheet explains the regulations applicable to small-quantity hazardous waste (SQG) generators. An EPA identification number (EPAID) must be obtained before starting hazardous waste-generating activities, except for very small quantity generators (VSQGS), which are exempt from this regulation under the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter 261.5.LQGs generate 2,200 pounds or more of acute hazardous waste per month.
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