by Caltha Company | Dec 10, 2016 | Environmental Audit, Waste
The Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 , November 28, 2016) includes some new elements to the RCRA – some of which are more stringent compared to the existing rules and some less stringent. The rule becomes effective on...
by Caltha, LLP | Dec 10, 2016 | Air Quality, Hazardous Materials, Waste
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended its compliance deadline for one important change to its policies regarding management of spent aerosol cans and gas cylinders. Historically, the MPCA had elected not to take enforcement action against hazardous waste...
by Caltha Company | Nov 25, 2016 | Waste
The Generator Improvements Rule (Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 , November 28, 2016) includes some new elements to the RCRA – some of which are more stringent compared to the existing rules and some less stringent. The rule modified the Federal rules under RCRA...
by Caltha Company | Nov 24, 2016 | Waste
The Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule is now signed and published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2016. The effective date is May 30, 2017. This leaves hazardous waste generators to sort out how this will affect them, and when. Immediate Affect of...
by Caltha Company | Oct 15, 2016 | Caltha LLP Project Summaries, Hazardous Materials, Industrial Wastewater, Permitting, Spill Prevention, Waste, Waste management, Water
Caltha LLP Project Summary Project: Liquid Waste and Unused/Obsolete Product and Raw Material Disposal Client: Specialty chemical manufacturer Location(s): Minnesota Key Elements: Waste management, Liquid waste disposal, Corrosive liquid handling, Waste disposal...
by Caltha Company | Sep 16, 2016 | Air Quality, Waste
In Minnesota, generators can puncture waste aerosols or gas cylinders that have been shown to be empty or that have been evaluated as non-hazardous, as long as any unavoidable liquid residuals are collected and properly managed. However, hazardous waste aerosols and...
