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March 16, 2023
The purpose of this newsletter is to provide interested parties with updates about the federal solid and hazardous waste programs, such as information about rulemakings, upcoming webinars, guidance documents, open comment periods, and other related communications.
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EPA Holds March Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) User Call
Each month EPA hosts user calls to share the Agency's progress on the e-Manifest initiative. Please join EPA's e-Manifest team, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM Eastern time for our next e-Manifest Monthly User Call. You can access the link to the March webinar and the slides and recordings of past e-Manifest user calls on our website.
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Join Us for the March Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) Webinar
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EPA Extends the Comment Period to April 10th for All Six Proposed Denials
EPA received requests to extend the comment period deadline on the latest proposals to deny alternate liner demonstration applications for continued use of coal ash surface impoundments. EPA is now collecting public comments on the proposals through April 10, 2023. For more information, visit our coal ash website.
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EPA Posts Automated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Application Checklist
On February 14, 2023, EPA posted an optional checklist for use in preparation and review of RCRA Part B applications. The checklist tool is intended to be modified by state permitting agencies for use between RCRA applicants and these agencies to check that applications are complete. State agencies may have other versions of the tool that is modified for state-specific applicability and standards that should be used instead of this checklist. You can find the checklist on our website.
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EPA Issues Guidance for Petitioners Seeking No-Migration Variances for “Put Piles”
On February 22, 2023, EPA published information for persons interested in applying for no-migration variances for temporary piles of treated hazardous waste. This guidance pertains to piles located within the boundaries of permitted hazardous waste landfills that are used to temporarily store treated hazardous waste that is expected to meet land disposal restrictions. These temporary piles are referred to as “put piles.”
The guidance addresses how to make a demonstration that the treated waste and constituents will not migrate beyond the put pile. It explains that containment of hazardous waste within engineered barriers can be considered in making the no migration demonstration for put piles consistent with applicable regulations and existing guidance. Read through the guidance on our website.
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Find Out How to Dispose of and Recycle Hand Sanitizer
Manufacturers produced large quantities of hand sanitizer during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and many organizations now have excess hand sanitizer that is reaching or has exceeded expiration dates. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer typically contains at least 60 percent alcohol by volume and is an ignitable hazardous waste when discarded. Households and many businesses and institutions are looking for the proper way to dispose of or recycle excess hand sanitizer.
Never dispose of hand sanitizer down the drain. Ignitable materials, such as alcohol-based hand sanitizer, can be very dangerous when poured down the drain. The liquid and vapors in water pipes and sewer systems can cause fires and explosions. EPA also recommends not putting it in your regular household trash or recycling bin. Read more below about what to do with it:
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EPA Unveils New Tribal Waste Management Training Resources Webpage
On March 3, 2023, EPA released a library of tribal waste management training materials, created by federal and non-federal partners including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Indian Health Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and tribal organizations. The materials are organized into six categories:
- Solid and hazardous waste regulations.
- Planning tools.
- Collection and disposal.
- Circular economy.
- Outreach and education.
- Alaska-specific information.
These free materials include resources from trainings as well as education and outreach materials that are not part of any formal training. Visit our new webpage to explore this resource.
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On March 14, 2023, EPA issued a compliance advisory to inform handlers of hazardous waste about data quality issues with manifests submitted to EPA’s electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system. This advisory is designed to assist handlers in reducing manifest data quality issues and support their compliance with the law. Specifically, this advisory clarifies problems with inaccurate or missing identification numbers, manifest tracking number mismatches and invalid paper manifest usage, and errors associated with the digitization of paper manifests.
Read through the new compliance advisory today.
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