Information on chemicals released to the environment and other waste management activities must be reported to EPA on Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) forms. According to EPA’s interpretation of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), a release is, in fact, one type of waste management. EPCRA broadly defines release to mean "any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment."
In addition, EPA requires that other waste management of listed chemicals be reported. EPA interprets waste management to include three activities: recycling, combustion for energy recovery, and treatment, which itself comprises treatment for destruction and waste stabilization.
Companies can invest hours and hours researching which chemicals are regulated by states, OSHA, DOT, and EPA. Enviro.BLR.com provides detailed waste analysis on both state and federal regulations. The web site features plain-English summaries of the differences between federal and state environmental laws and regulations, state and federal final and proposed regulations and notices, and "Ask the Experts" service.
There is also an extensive compliance "Tools" section that provides more than 7,000 guidance documents, sample plans, forms, and checklists.
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RCRA hazardous waste training regulations
Universal waste requirements
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