I used to be Exempt from ID Number Requirements. What Happened?

Jul 12, 2021

The passage of Senate Bill 271, effective January 1, 2002, removed the exemption that once allowed small generators of used oil and solvents to offer waste for transport without an EPA ID Number (former milkrun or modified manifest procedures.) The Consolidated...

Do I Need a U.S. EPA ID Number, or a California ID Number?

Jul 12, 2021

If you generate more than 1 kilogram of RCRA acutely hazardous waste per month or more than 100 kilograms of other RCRA waste per month, you must get a U.S. EPA ID Number. If you generate 100 kilograms or less of RCRA waste or one kilogram or less per month of acutely...

How Many ID Numbers do I Need?

Jul 12, 2021

ID Numbers are site-specific and there is normally only one number at a business address. If you have a business that generates waste at multiple addresses that are not physically connected (contiguous), each address needs a separate ID Number. In the case where...

Are State and Federal Laws the Same?

Jul 12, 2021

The federal hazardous waste law (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or “RCRA”) allows states to enact their own hazardous waste laws, which must be at least as stringent as the federal laws. The requirements under California law are more stringent than the...

What is an EPA ID Number?

Jul 12, 2021

This number, issued either by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA ID Number), or by DTSC (California ID Number), identifies each handler of hazardous waste on hazardous waste manifests and other paperwork. The ID Number enables regulators to track the...