Hazardous Waste

It is not too soon to put the Hazardous Waste Biennial Report on your radar. Biennial reporting is required for large quantity generators, permitted RCRA facilities, and facilities that reclaim hazardous secondary materials. BEP will offer hands-on technical assistance to facilities during our Biennial Reporting Workshops in January and via one-on-one virtual sessions with Kat Olson, Hazardous Waste &Pollution Prevention Specialist. To access technical assistance: In the meantime, facilities should collect their 2025 hazardous waste manifests and read through BEP’s Biennial Reporting factsheet to prepare.

US EPA announced it will continue to accept 5-copy paper manifest forms until further notice. EPA was set to transition to a 4-copy manifest form after the Third Rule’s effective date of January 22, 2025. More information on the updated guidance can be found here. A 90-day advance notice will be provided by EPA when they intend to cease acceptance of the 5-copy forms.

Small quantity generators (SQGs) of hazardous waste are required to re-notify the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection of their generator status every 4 years. The deadline to notify in 2025 was September 1st. If you are an SQG and your facility has not re-notified, this can be done manually on EPA Form 8700-12 and mailed in to the below address, or it can be done online through RCRAInfo.    Nevada Division of Environmental Protection ​   Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management    Attn: Notification Program ​   901 South …

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Looking for technical assistance on hazardous waste cleanups? EPA updated its Hazardous Waste Cleanup Training webpage to offer the tools and resources you may need for a cleanup. Additionally, EPA recently created a searchable database of over 200 hazardous waste cleanup resources to help answer your hazardous waste cleanup questions.  

EPA has posted the FY 2026/FY 2027 e-Manifest user fees: Submission Type Fee Image Only $25.00 Data + Image $7.00 Electronic/Hybrid $5.00 Note that the fees are part of a phased approach to transition away from paper manifests and implement fully electronic manifesting infrastructure. If your facility does not already have a user account in RCRAInfo to be able to use e-Manifest, register today and contact BEP for assistance with registration. 

Please contact BEP for assistance with re-notification or navigating the RCRAInfo software.

Large and small quantity generators are required to register and maintain an account as an e-Manifest user in RCRAInfo with Site Manager or e-Manifest Certifier permissions to meet the regulatory changes of the final Third Rule. Activities to be conducted through RCRAInfo include: Registering as an industry user can be done here.  For assistance with registration, contact Kat Olson at 775-834-3674 or katolson@unr.edu.  Additionally, NDEP’s webpage on the RCRAInfo Software contains step by step instructions for registration and provides details on the Site Manager permissions.

Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, contain both nicotine and lithium batteries, making them a hazardous waste when disposed of. The EPA posted a new webpage to help schools and other agencies who may not typically generate hazardous waste dispose of e-cigarettes safely and according to regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The webpage provides step-by-step instructions for safely storing e-cigarettes, determining your generator status, and identifying disposal options. Check out the new webpage here, and contact BEP with your …

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