To ensure that the facilities that generate, transport, treat, store, and dispose of hazardous waste comply with the federal hazardous waste regulations.
The NNEPA Hazardous Waste Program inspects 185 facilities that generate hazardous waste.
The facilities include tribal, county, state, and federal facilities, the coal mines, the power plants, private industries, educational
facilities, and small businesses.
Hazardous Waste can be any type of solid, liquid, or contained gaseous material that you no longer use and have either recycled,
dicarded, or stored until you have enough to treat or dispose of. When not handled or disposed of carefully this waste could:
| * | cause injury or be fatal |
| * | damage the environment |
Identify non-notifiers who generate:
| * | Hazardous Waste |
| * | Conduct Inspections |
| * | Support EPA Enforcement Activities |
| * | Provide technical assistance & hazardous waste workshops |
| * | Using an unqualified contractor to transport & dispose of Hazardous Waste. |
| * | Not all facilities train their workers who are rsponsible for managing and handling hazardous waste. |
| * | Do not buy used 55-gallon drums & containers for use to store water or livestock feed, or to modify into a livestock feed trough or barbeque grill. |
| * | Improve communication |
| * | Verify qualifications for all hazardous waste contractors |
| * | Ensure personnel training |
| * | Purchase environment "friendly" products to avoid generating hazardous waste |
| * | Implement pollution prevention and waste minimization programs |
| * | Consider vendors who will exchange & refill empty containers |
| * | Secure financial resources |
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