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  • Hazardous Waste Determination Matrix
    • Step 1: Determine if the Material is a Solid Waste
    • Step 1A: Is it a Discarded Material?
    • Step 1B: Is the Material Excluded from Being a Solid Waste?
    • Step 2: Is it a Hazardous Waste?
    • Step 2A: Is the Solid Waste a P-listed or U-listed Hazardous Waste?
    • Step 2B: Is it a K-listed or F-listed Hazardous Waste?
    • Steps 2C - 2F: Is it a Characteristic Hazardous Waste?
    • Step 2C: Is it Hazardous for Ignitability?
    • Step 2D: Is it Hazardous for Corrosivity?
    • Step 2E: Is it Hazardous for Reactivity?
    • Step 2F: Is it Hazardous for Toxicity?
    • Step 2G: Is it a Hazardous Waste?
    • Step 3: Check for Hazardous Waste Exclusions
    • Step 4: Document the Material is Not a Solid Waste
    • Step 5: Document the Non-Hazardous Determination
    • Step 6: Document the Hazardous Waste Determination
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Hazardous Waste Policies and Guidance

A new TDEC Bureau of Environment policy for the development of policies and guidance became effective on August 7, 2017. Policies and guidance existing before August 7, 2017 will remain for use until reviews can be completed resulting in reissuance or rescission.

  • Hazardous Waste Determination Matrix Guidance 
  • Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals & Amendment to the Nicotine Listing (P075) Final Rule - Presentation by EPA
  • Legitimacy Documentation for Recycling Hazardous Secondary Materials (HSM) 
  • Mercury Product Disposal Control Act
  • Domestic Sewage Exclusion Regulatory Clarification
  • Pharmaceutical Waste Regulatory Clarification
  • Contained-in Determination Guidance and Examples
  • Delisting Memo
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