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EPA’s hazardous waste regulations apply differently depending upon your generator category, which is determined by how much hazardous waste you generate each month. The more waste you generate, the more regulated you are.
Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) generate between 220 and 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste per month, 2.2 pounds or less of acute hazardous waste, and 220 pounds or less of residues from a cleanup of acute hazardous waste generated in a calendar month. They are more regulated than VSQGs, but less regulated than LQGs.
Hazardous waste generators must count up all the waste they generate each month to determine their generator category. In addition, they must not accumulate more waste than is allowed for their category at any one time.
There are three categories of hazardous waste generators:
VSQGs generate the least amount of hazardous waste per month and LQGs generate the most.
Generators must comply with a specific set of requirements for their specific generator category.
Basic requirements for SQGs: