Recent articles by Elizabeth M Dickinson, JD

• The 2019 biennial report – are you ready to submit it?

  
  
  In only a few weeks you'll need to file your 2019 Hazardous Waste Report (aka the Biennial Report). Have you gathered the necessary records? Do you know the common mistakes made? Are you familiar with changes to the report forms? This article reviews the steps you can take to ensure a smooth path to the March 1 deadline.

• You Haven’t Determined if Your Waste Is Hazardous? That Could Be Costly

  
  
  Have you determined if your waste is hazardous? If not, be aware that the EPA and state regulatory agencies frequently and consistently hit companies with violations for “failure to make hazardous waste determinations.”

• Should you manage your hazardous waste as universal waste?

  Should you manage certain generated wastes as universal wastes or as hazardous wastes? This article sets forth the factors you might consider in making your decision.

• e-Manifest update: EPA gives receiving facilities until September 30 to submit paper manifests

  The EPA will give receiving facilities until September 30, 2018 to submit all paper manifests they receive between June 30, 2018 and September 1, 2018.

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• 10, 9, 8 … The e-Manifest System Launches—Are You Ready?
• PCBs in Building Materials—Should You Test for Them?
• The new e-manifest system begins soon—how does it affect transporters?
• Launch of the e-manifest system—How does it affect you?
• The 2017 Biennial Report—are you ready to prepare it?
• SQGs—How they’ve been affected by the new generator rule
• Should you manage your hazardous waste as universal waste?
• Changes to the Definition of Solid Waste Rule—again
• Properly manage hazardous waste containers—Decrease violations
• To placard or not placard Class 9 shipments—that is the question