GEORGIA STATE INFORMATION SHEET
**Please contact your local and state offices for the most up to date information
https://epd.georgia.gov/hazardous-waste
Hazardous Waste Management Program:
404-656-2833
Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program: 404-656-7802
Richard E. Dunn, Director
EPD Land Protection Branch
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Suite 1054, East Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-7802
Georgia adopted Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/final-rule-hazardous-waste-generator-improvements
Hazardous Waste Technical Guidance:
-Generators
-Transporters
-TSDF’s
- Identification numbers, E-Manifest-Universal Waste-Fee Schedules
https://epd.georgia.gov/hazardous-waste-technical-guidance
Hazardous Waste Management : Biennial Report
Contact:
Linda Weglewski
Linda.Weglewski@dnr.ga.gov
404.657.8839
The Hazardous Waste Report is the implementing guidance to support the reporting by large quantity hazardous waste generators (LQGs) and treatment, storage, or disposal facilities (TSDFs) required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). RCRA Sections 3002 and 3004, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), requires reporting to EPA or to authorized states at least every two years. EPD adopts federal hazardous waste regulations by reference. The Biennial Hazardous Waste Report is collected nationally every two years. EPD has completed collection of the 2017 data. 2018 is not a reporting year. Data will again be collected in early 2020 for calendar year 2019.
Hazardous Waste Management : Waste Reduction Plan
Contact:
Linda Weglewski
Linda.Weglewski@dnr.ga.gov
404.657.8839
The Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) are required to submit a Waste Reduction Plan every two years at the time of the Biennial Report (see section above). This plan is to outline current waste production at the facility and plans for future reduction of that waste. EPD has completed collection of the 2018 Waste Reduction Plans in conjunction with the 2017 Biennial Report. Plans will again be collected in early 2020 to reflect future waste reduction efforts along with accomplishments from prior plans.
On September 3, 2019, EPD issued a public notice requesting comments on the proposed revisions to the Georgia Rules for Hazardous Waste Management, Chapter 391-3-11.
The proposed changes include the following rules:
Rules 391-3-11-.01, 391-3-11-.03, 391-3-11-.05, 391-3-11-.10, 391-3-11-.11 and 391-3-11-.19 are being amended to include regulations published by EPA through February 22, 2019; these updates are proposed by incorporating the following federal regulations
Final Pharmaceutical Rule (February 22, 2019; 84 FR 5816-5950) Delists certain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved over-the-counter (OTC) nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) from regulation as hazardous waste; prohibits the disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals down the drain and eliminates the dual regulation of RCRA hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are also Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled substances; provides a regulatory framework for the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by healthcare facilities (for both humans and animals) and reverse distributors; and maintains the household hazardous waste exemption for pharmaceuticals collected during pharmaceutical takeback programs and events, while ensuring their proper disposal.