Hazardous waste publications

General requirements

10 steps to compliance

• Basic hazardous waste requirements for businesses  (w-hw1-00) [9/03]
• Minimal quantity generators (w-hw1-50) [5/11]
• Step 1. Evaluate waste; determine generator size (w-hw1-01) [5/09]
• Step 2: Obtain a Hazardous Waste Identification Number (HWID) (w-hw1-02) [4/10]
• Step 3: Hazardous waste licensing
• Steps 4 & 5: Label and store hazardous waste (w-hw1-04-05) [5/09]
• Step 6: Treatment or disposa of hazardous waste correctly (w-hw1-06) [8/10]
• Step 7: Manifest shipments of hazardous waste (w-hw1-07) [1/11]
• Step 8:Plan for emergencies - very small quantity generators (w-hw1-08a) [8/09]
• Step 8:Plan for emergencies - small quantity generators (w-hw1-08b) [12/09]
• Emergency plan packet - small quantity generators (w-hw1-08b)
• Step 8: Plan for emergencies - large quantity generators (w-hw1-08c) [1/10]
• Contingency and emergency plan packet - large quantity generators (w-hw1-08c)
• Step 9: Train employees - very small quantity generators (w-hw1-09a) [4/10]
• Step 9: Train employees - small quantity generators (w-hw1-09b) [8/10]
• Step 9: Train employees - large quantity generators (w-hw1-09c) [8/10]
• Employee training record template (PDF Version) (w-hw1-09d)
• Step 10: Keep hazardous waste records (w-hw1-10) [8/10]

Many industries are required to obtain an Industrial Stormwater Permit. Visit the  stormwater program for industrial activity to find out if you need a permit.

Identification and general information

• F list of hazardous wastes (w-hw2-00) [1/11]
• K list of hazardous wastes (w-hw2-01) [11/10]
• P list of acute hazardous wastes (w-hw2-02) [12/11]
• U list of hazardous wastes (w-hw2-03) [2/11]
• Characteristic hazardous wastes (w-hw2-04) [5/11]
• Lethality characteristic (w-hw2-05) [5/09]
• Leak detection for on-ground hazardous waste tanks (w-hw2-19) [6/01]
• Hazardous waste shipping log (w-hw2-40) [7/04]
• Documenting container inspections (w-hw2-41) [11/02]
• Recycling hazardous waste (w-hw2-42) [5/11]
• Establishing a VSQG consolidation site - Information request form (PDF Version) (w-hw2-50) [10/11]
• VSQG collection requirements and licensed programs (w-hw2-51) [10/12]
• Starting a VSQG collection program (w-hw2-52) [10/08]
• Requirements for transporting waste to a VSQG collection program (w-hw2-53) [5/11]
• Example shipping form for VSQGs (w-hw2-53b) [5/11]
• Transporting guidelines for VSQG collection programs - booklet (w-hw2-54b) [1/11]
  Note:  When printing the booklet, select landscape, two-sided printing and a binding location of short  edge.
• Questions for your supplier when changing brands or products (MnTAP)

Industry specific

• Drycleaner Fund: Environmental Response and Reimbursement Account 
• Dry cleaner alternatives to reduce waste and emissions (MnTAP)
• SBEAP Industry Sector | Aggregate - Sand and Gravel
• Appliance recycling (w-hw3-02) [7/10]
• Managing hazardous waste from construction and service contractors (w-hw3-11) [6/11]
• Managing waste from residential properties in preparation for resale (w-hw3-12) [8/09]
• Health Care Industry
• Regulatory consensus on health care issues (w-hw3-35) [4/12]
• Reverse distribution of general merchandise (w-hw3-36a) [9/10]
• Reverse distribution of non-controlled pharmaceutical products (w-hw3-36b) [6/11]
• SBEAP | Resources: Calculators, Due Dates and Checklists
• Addressing Common Problems in Metal Finishing and Circuit Board Shops (Hennepin County Environmental Services)
• Pollution prevention in metal finishing facilities (MnTAP)
• Floor management plan for the metal finishing industry (w-hw3-46a) [1/08]
• Floor management plan template (PDF Version) (w-hw3-46b)
• Floor inspection checklist (PDF Version) (w-hw3-46c)
• Managing waste from radiator repair shops (3_56) [7/99]
• Hazardous wastes from wood treating operations (w-hw3-72) [6/03]

Specific wastes

• Aerosols (w-hw4-00) [12/11]
• Amalgam, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Antifreeze (w-hw4-02) [8/04]
• Appliance recycling (w-hw3-02) [7/10]
• Asbestos
• Ballasts and capacitors - PCBs (w-hw4-48f) [10/05]
• Batteries, all hazardous types, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Batteries, lead-acid sellers (w-hw4-07) [3/12]
• Batteries, lead-acid casings at residential sites (w-hw4-09) [7/04]
• Caulk containing PCBs (w-hw4-48k) [3/12]
• Catalytic converters, see Managing scrap metal (4_27) [10/98]
• Drugs confiscated by law enforcement (w-hw4-13)
• Drugs, see Health Care Industry  [9/09]
• Electronic waste (w-hw4-15) [12/11]
• Electronic household waste - retailer collection (w-gen2-07) [3/12]
• Electronics Recycling Act for electronic household wastes
• Empty containers (w-hw4-16) [8/04]
• Filters - oil, see Oil, used - generators (w-hw4-30) [1/04]
• Filters - paint, see Paint booth filters (w-hw4-38) [6/03]
• Floor drains and flammable traps (w-hw4-18) [10/07]
• Flooring - mercury-catalyzed polyurethane flooring (MCPF) (w-hw4-25) [5/08]
• Fluorescent lamps, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Foreclosed homes, see Managing waste from residential properties in preparation for resale (w-hw3-12) [8/09]
• Fuel waste (w-hw4-19) [3/12]
• Infectious waste - generators (w-sw4-30) [10/12]
• Infectious waste - transporters (w-sw4-31) [8/10]
• Infectious waste - storage, decontamination, disposal facilities (w-sw4-32) [8/10]
• Infectious waste — treatment on site (w-sw4-33) [9/12]
• Lead-contaminated waste (w7-02) [4/99]
• Lead paint from businesses, see Sandblasing and other air-based blasting (w-hw4-39a) [12/11]
• Lead paint from residences (w-hw4-41) [9/03]
• Marina waste (4_24) [9/97]
• Mercury switches (4_26) [10/98]
• Mercury-containing devices, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Oil, used - generators (w-hw4-30) [1/04]
• Oil, used - marketing (w-hw4-34) [7/03]
• Oil, used - transporters (w-hw4-31) [4/06]
• Oil, used - burning (w-hw4-32) [7/03]
• Oil, used - alternatives for dust suppression (w-hw4-35) [7/03]
• Oil, used - sign for retailers/collection sites (w-hw4-36)
• Paint booth filters (w-hw4-38) [6/03]
• Paint, lead from residences (w-hw4-41) [9/03]
• Parts washer, aqueous (4_44) [3/00]
• Parts washer, solvent-based (w-hw4-43) [2/12]
• PCBs - identification and use (w-hw4-48a) [9/10]
• PCBs - labeling and marking (w-hw4-48b) [9/10]
• PCBs - storaging (w-hw4-48c) [9/10]
• PCBs - manifest and disposal (w-hw4-48d) [9/10]
• PCBs - recordkeeping (w-hw4-48e) [9/10]
• PCBs - ballasts and small capacitors (w-hw4-48f) [10/5]
• PCBs - caulking (w-hw4-48k) [3/12]
• PCBs - natural gas pipelines and systems (w-hw4-48m) [6/12]
• PCBs - leaks and spills (w-hw4-48g) [3/12]
• PCBs - Minnesota changes in PCB management (w-hw4-48h) [1/05]
• PCBs - phase-out agreement application (PDF Version) (w-hw4-48i)
• PCBs - phase-out report form (PDF Version) (w-hw4-48j)
• Pesticides, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) 
• Pharmaceuticals - evaluation (w-hw4-45a) [8/04]
• Pharmaceuticals - alternate method for lethality evaluation (w-hw4-45b) [8/10]
• Pharmaceuticals - household (w-hhw4-54) [4/08]
• Pharmaceuticals - reverse distribution (w-hw3-36b) [6/11]
• Photographic and x-ray waste (w-hw4-46) [6/11]
• Polyester resin and gelcoat (4_50) [9/97[
• Powerwashing and other water-based blasting (w-hw4-39b) [12/11]
• Radioactive waste (Mn Dept. of Health)
• Sandblasting and other air-based blasting (w-hw4-39a) [12/11]
• Scrap metal (4_27) [10/98]
• Sewering liquid waste (4_49) [9/97]
• Sharps - business, see Infectious waste - generators (w-sw4-30) [10/12]
• Sharps - household (w-hhw4-67) [4/08]
• Shredder residue (w-hw8-03) [9/06]
• Street sweepings (w-sw4-54) [6/10]
• Tire waste (w-sw4-60) [1/12]
• Towels, wipes and sorbents (w-hw4-61) [2/01]
• Treated wood (w-hw4-67) [9/10]
• Universal wastes - Minnesota (w-hw4-62) [2/12]
• Wheel weights, see Scrap metal (4_27) [10/98]
• X-ray and phtographic waste (w-hw4-46) [10/9]

Resources

• Hazardous waste contacts (w-hw5-00) [10/09]
• Common automotive wastes  - 18" x 24" poster (w-hw5-11) [7/04]
• Small Business Environmental Improvement Loan Program
• Preventing waste and pollution  

Waste materials service providers

• MN Department of Transportation Commercial Vehicles Operations
• Know What To Throw - A to Z Material Management Directory for Businesses
• Consumber Reports Greener Choices
• Minnesota Materials Exchange
• Minnesota Recycling Markets Directory: Home 
• Waste tire transporter list (w-sw6-03) [9/11]

Forms

• MPCA Hazardous Waste License Application, Instructions and Update (w-hw7-01) [6/12]
  Generators in outstate Minnesota should use this form. Generators in the seven-county metropolitan area should contact your county hazardous waste office for licensing forms and instructions. See Hazardous Waste-related Contacts.
• Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Form (PDF Version) (w-hw7-09) [3/12] Note: This form replaces U.S. EPA Form 8700-12 and U.S. EPA 8700-13A/B for Minnesota sites.
• Sewered Waste Notification Form and Instructions (PDF Version) (w-hw7-11) [12/12]
• Recycled hazardous waste report form and instructions (PDF Version) (w-hw7-12) (form and instructions) [#7.12] [5/11]
• Recycled Hazardous Waste Management Plan form (PDF Version) (w-hw7-16) [5/11]
• Lamp Accumulation Financial Assurance Form (PDF Version) (w-hw7-20) [4/12]

Program management decisions

• Exclusion of some characteristic wastes (w-hw8-01) [7/04]
• Transport of hazardous waste from VSQGs by government-operated VSQG collection programs (w-hw8-07) [4/09]