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ECAR Fact Sheet for Pennsylvania
Hazardous Wastes
In regulating hazardous waste, Pennsylvania
uses a federal list of over 600 specific wastes. Other wastes are
designated "hazardous" if they contain any of the following characteristics:
- IGNITABLE - combustible
under certain conditions
- CORROSIVE - highly acidic,
basic and/or capable of corroding metal
- REACTIVE - unstable under
normal conditions and capable of creating explosions and/or toxic
fumes, gases, and vapors when mixed with water
- TOXIC - harmful or fatal
when ingested or absorbed
Hazardous waste generated by auto
recycling/salvage yards may include (but are not limited to):
- Spent solvents
- Solvent contaminated wipers/shop
towels
- Waste paints
- Mercury switches
- Used antifreeze contaminated with
metals, solvents or fuels
- Used oil contaminated with metals,
solvent or fuels
- Contaminated gasoline
- Lead-acid batteries.
If you manage hazardous waste, you
must determine your generator status. Your facility will fall under
one of these three classifications.
- Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
Generator (CESQG). You are considered a CESQG in a calendar
month if you generate no more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds)
of hazardous waste in that month. Information for Hazardous Waste Generators
- Small Quantity Generator (SQG).
You are considered an SQG if you generate greater than 100 kilograms
(220 pounds) but less than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hazardous
waste in a calendar month. Information for Hazardous Waste Generators.
- Large Quantity Generator (LQG).
You are considered an LQG if you generate 1,000 kilograms
(2,200 pounds) or more of hazardous waste in a calendar month.
You also are considered an LQG if you generate during a calendar
month, or accumulate at any time, more than one kilogram of acutely
hazardous waste, or more than a total of 100 kilograms (220 pounds)
of any residue, contaminated soil, waste, or debris from cleaning
up a spill of any acutely hazardous waste onto land or into water. Information for Hazardous Waste Generators
*Because your generator status is
determined on a monthly basis, it is possible that your status will
change from one month to the next. Periodic or intermittent generation
requires you to comply with the respective regulatory requirements
for the class of generator applicable for that month. For example,
if you generate less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste during
the month of July, you would be considered a CESQG for July and
would be subject to the hazardous waste management requirements
for CESQGs. If, in August, you generate between 100 and 1,000 kilograms
of hazardous waste, your generator status would change, and you
would be considered an SQG for August. Your facility would then
be subject to the management requirements for SQGs. Businesses that
fall into different generator categories during different months
often choose to satisfy the more stringent requirements at all times
to simplify compliance.
For more information, visit ECAR’s
RCRA/Hazardous Waste Resource Locator.
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