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Who is responsible for the hazardous waste manifest?

April 26, 2017hazardous manifest responsible waste

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Who is responsible for the hazardous waste manifest?

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The current hazardous waste manifest is a joint undertaking by EPA and the Department of Transportation (DOT). EPA is responsible for regulating hazardous waste under a federal statute known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This act requires that all hazardous waste shipped off-site be tracked from “cradle-to-grave” using a manifest that provides information about the generator of the waste, the facility that will receive the waste, a description and quantity of the waste (including the number and type of containers), and how the waste will be routed to the receiving facility. Because hazardous waste is also regulated by the DOT under its hazardous materials laws, the manifest was developed to meet both EPA s requirements for a manifest, and DOT s requirements for “shipping papers.