This handbook provides an overview of the federal hazardous waste regulations and helps small-business owners and operators understand how best to comply with federal hazardous waste management regulations. It was updated in October 2019 to incorporate new requirements from the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the 2018 e-Manifest Rule, the 2019 Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and other recent rulemakings.
Note that some of these new regulations have not been adopted by all the states at this time. Please check with your state for status of their adoption and any more stringent requirements they may have.
This guide has been translated into several languages that are common in the United States.
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses (PDF)(32 pp, 1 MB, October 2019, EPA 530-K-19-001)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Chinese 中文: 简体版 (Simplified) (PDF)(32 pp, 5 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Chinese 中文: 繁體版 (Traditional) (PDF)(32 pp, 5 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Korean 한국어 (PDF)(32 pp, 4 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Russian русский (PDF)(32 pp, 6 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Spanish Español (PDF)(32 pp, 6 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Vietnamese Việt-ngữ (PDF)(32 pp, 6 MB)
- Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses in Tagalog (PDF)(32 pp, 5 MB)