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Hazardous Waste Management Program: Compliance Assistance

The hazardous waste program provides technical assistance by: responding to telephone inquiries; answering questions while at inspections; publishing facts sheets and guidance; and coordinating and presenting workshops and other educational presentations. For telephone assistance, call (802) 241-3888 and request a hazardous waste (RCRA) program staff member. Printed materials can be found below or on the Publications Page (see link left column).

The VT DEC Conditionally Exempt Generator (CEG) On-line Course includes quizzes for users to test their knowledge, as well as many other useful links. Register with the site and a Certificate of Completion will be awarded when you have successfully finished the course. The site also maintains a Virtual Hazardous Waste Storage Area where you can also test your knowledge.

Fact Sheets

Accumulation and Storage of Hazardous Waste
Antifreeze
Aqueous Parts Cleaning
Burning Used Oil Fuel
Federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulation
Floor Drains
Fluorescent Lamps Update Coming Soon!
Hazardous Material Spill Response
Lead Acid Batteries
Managing Lead-Containing Paint Waste
Managing Treated Wood Waste
Managing Waste Paint Booth Filters
Managing Waste Fuel and Fuel/Water Mixtures
Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning
Oil Filters

Oily Wastes

Paints & Thinners
Petroleum-Based Parts Cleaning
Shop Rags
Universal Waste
USDOT Regulation Affects Hazardous Waste Generators
Used Oil
Used Televisions and Computer Monitors
Washwater Discharges from Vehicle Washing
Waste Mercury-Added Devices: Handling & Disposal Guidelines
Waste Motor Vehicle Fuel and System Components

Compliance Assistance and Guidance Documents

• Hazardous Waste FAQs
• Hazardous Waste Generator Status Comparison Table
• Hazardous Waste Generator Closure Guidance
• Small Quantity Generator Emergency Response Information & Procedures
• Daily Inspection Checklist for Hazardous Waste Short-term Storage Area (for small and large quantity generators)
• Hazardous Waste Inventory Log for Short-term Storage Area (for small and large quantity generators)
• Conditionally Exempt Generator Handbook

Inspection Checklists: These are the checklists the program staff use when conducting field inspections.
• Partial Inspection Checklist - Hazardous Waste Generators ( PDF file*)
• Complete Hazardous Inspection Checklist - Hazardous Waste Inspection Checklist - Generators ( PDF file*)

Presentations - Presentations we have developed for compliance assistance workshops.
Vermont's Hazardous Waste Management Regulations Explained ( PDF file*)

Useful Compliance Assistance Links
Link to Environmental Assistance Division for technical assistance, pollution prevention information, the Small Business Compliance Assistance Program, and the Municipal Compliance Assistance Program.

Solid Waste Management Districts - SW Districts can accept universal wastes from all Vermont businesses and can also accept hazardous wastes from conditionally exempt generators.

Link to RCRA Online – An EPA database of regulatory interpretations, guidance documents, and policy letters.

EPA Compliance Assistance Pages

* Documents in PDF format can be viewed on screen, searched and printed. They require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The reader is available for free from Adobe Corporation web site

Updated 2/3/2012