[Sqg-program] New Manifest Form Required for All Hazardous Waste Handlers

Perrigan, Glen Glen.Perrigan at dep.state.fl.us
Tue Sep 5 13:53:42 EDT 2006


New Manifest Form Required for All Hazardous Waste Handlers 

Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne at epa.gov 

On Sept. 5, 2006, all hazardous waste generators and treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities must use EPA's standardized hazardous waste manifest
form. Since 1980, the manifest form has provided a complete paper trail of a
waste's progress from generation to disposal. It also identifies the type,
amount, and toxicity of hazardous waste being shipped. The standardized form
that is being implemented today, will save waste handlers and regulators time
and money, while guaranteeing the continued, safe management of hazardous
waste. 

The standardized form reduces or eliminates many of the variables in state
requirements. EPA's new manifest form also provides check boxes and adds
fields that allow for better tracking of complicated shipments, such as
container residues, rejected wastes, and interstate shipments. The new form
also makes it easier to collect data for hazardous waste reporting. EPA has
ensured uniformity by authorizing printers and providing them with precise
specifications. Like the old form, each standardized form carries a unique
preprinted manifest tracking number. The standardized form also allows
multistate waste handlers to register and use their own manifest forms
everywhere they do business. 

EPA estimates about 139,000 businesses in approximately 45 industries ship
about 12 million tons of hazardous wastes annually. These businesses use
between 2 and 5 million hazardous waste manifests. 

Information on the Standardized Manifest Form:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/
<http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/>  

List of EPA-approved printers for the forms:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/registry/printers.htm
<http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/registry/printers.htm> 

 

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