10 steps to compliance
Basic hazardous waste requirements for businesses (w-hw1-00) [4/16]- Step 1: Evaluate waste (w-hw1-01) [4/16]
- Step 2: Determine generator size (w-hw1-02) [7/20]
- Step 3: Obtain a Hazardous Waste Identification number (w-hw1-03) [3/22]
- Step 4: Hazardous Waste Licensing
- Step 5: Accumulate hazardous waste (w-hw1-05) [9/21]
- Step 6: Treat or dispose of hazardous waste (w-hw1-06) [4/16]
- Step 7: Manifest shipments of hazardous waste (w-hw1-07) [10/18]
- Step 8: Emergency planning for Very Small Quantity Generators (w-hw1-08a) [9/16]
- Step 8: Emergency planning for Small Quantity Generators (w-hw1-08b) [9/16]
- Step 8: Emergency planning for Large Quantity Generators (w-hw1-08c) [9/16]
- Step 9: Employee Training for Very Small Quantity Generators (w-hw1-09a) [8/16]
- Step 9: Employee Training for Small Quantity Generators (w-hw1-09b) [8/16]
- Step 9: Employee Training for Large Quantity Generators (w-hw1-09c) [8/16]
- Step 10: Keep Records (w-hw1-10) [9/16]
- Self-audit checklists for hazardous waste generators
Many hazardous waste generators are also required to obtain an Industrial Stormwater Permit. To find out if you need a permit, visit the Stormwater Program for Industrial Activity page.
Identification and general information
- "Hazardous" terms – What they mean (w-hw0-15) [5/17]
- Public Rulemaking Docket (mm-rule1-00)
- F List of Hazardous Waste (w-hw2-00) [1/11]
- K List of Hazardous Waste (w-hw2-01) [11/10]
- P list and F list of acute hazardous wastes (w-hw2-02) [3/20]
- U List of Hazardous Waste (w-hw2-03) [2/11]
- Characteristic Wastes (w-hw2-04) [5/11]
- The Lethality Characteristic (w-hw2-05) [5/09]
- Exclusion of some characteristic wastes (w-hw8-01) [7/04]
Hazardous Waste Shipping Log (w-hw2-40) [5/15]- Documenting container inspections (w-hw2-41) [3/15]
- Recycling Hazardous Waste (w-hw2-42) [5/11]
- Empty containers (w-hw4-16) [5/19]
Minnesota Duty Officer
Very Small Quantity Generator collection programs
- VSQG collection program requirements for generators (w-hw2-51) [2/20]
- Starting a Very Small Quantity Generator Hazardous Waste Collection Program (w-hw2-52) [10/08]
- Establishing a VSQG Consolidation Site – Information Request Form (w-hw2-50) [10/11]
- Requirements for transporting waste to a VSQG collection program (w-hw2-53) [5/11]
- Example Shipping Paper for VSQGs Transporting to a VSQG Collection Program (w-hw2-53b) [5/11]
- Transportation guidelines for VSQG collection programs (w-hw2-54b)
Note: When printing the booklet, select landscape, two-sided printing and a binding location of short edge. - Transport of hazardous waste from VSQGs by government-operated VSQG collection programs (w-hw8-07) [4/09]
Specific industries
Construction and demolition
- Pre-renovation or demolition requirements (w-sw4-07) [12/13]
- Pre-Renovation/Demolition Environmental Checklist (w-sw4-20) [7/09]
- Demolition/Renovation notification (w-sw4-21) [7/17]
- Transporting Hazardous Waste Generated by Construction and Service Contractors (w-hw3-11) [1/13]
- Managing Waste from Residential Properties in Preparation for Resale (w-hw3-12) [8/09]
Drycleaning
- Drycleaner Fund: Environmental Response and Reimbursement Account
- Dry cleaner alternatives to reduce waste and emissions (MnTAP)
Health care
- Changes in pharmaceutical waste management (w-hw3-33) [11/20]
- Regulatory consensus on health care issues (w-hw3-35) [5/19]
- Air emission control requirements for health care facilities (aq1-26) [3/11]
- Pollution prevention for healthcare facilities (MnTAP)
- Also infectious waste or pharmaceuticals on this page.
Metal finishing
- Pollution prevention in metal finishing facilities (MnTAP)
- Floor Management Plan for the metal finishing industry (w-hw3-46a) [1/08]
- Floor Management Plan (w-hw3-46b) [2/08]
- Floor Inspection Checklist (w-hw3-46c)
Retail
- Reverse logistics of unwanted materials (w-hw3-36a) [8/19]
- Lead-Acid Batteries, Requirements for Sellers and Battery Sign (w-hw4-07) [3/12]
- Electronics retailers, see Electronics retailers and collection of household electronics (w-gen2-07) [3/12]
- Fluorescent lamp retailers, see Selling fluorescent lamps (w-hw4-21) [6/15]
- Mercury cosmetic & pharmaceutical sales, see Selling mercury cosmetics and pharmaceuticals (w-hw4-22) [12/20]
- Mercury item retailers, see Selling mercury items (w-hw4-26) [12/20]
- Motor oil retailers, see Motor oil and filter retailers (w-hw4-36) [2/15]
Specific wastes
- Waste aerosols and compressed gas cylinders (w-hw4-00) [12/17]
- Amalgam, see Universal Wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/18]
- Waste Antifreeze (w-hw4-02) [1/14]
- Ammunition, Fireworks and Explosive waste (w-hw4-04) [11/13]
- Appliance Recycling (w-hw3-02) [7/10]
- Asbestos
- Managing PCBs in Ballasts and Small Capacitors (w-hw4-48f ) [10/05]
- Batteries, all hazardous types, see Universal Wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/18]
- Lead-Acid Batteries, Requirements for Sellers and Battery Sign (w-hw4-07) [3/12]
- Battery Casings at Residential Sites (w-hw4-09) [8/18]
- Biohazardous waste, see infectious waste
- Carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, see Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Alarms (w-hw4-53) [2/18]
- Catalytic converters, see Hazardous Scrap Metal (w-hw4-27) [10/13]
- Contractor waste, see Managing Hazardous Waste Generated by Construction and Service Contractors (w-hw3-11) [1/13]
- Crude oil and unrefined petroleum wastes (w-hw4-11) [8/16]
- Drugs, see Pharmaceuticals
- Dust Control Treatments for Roads and Surfaces (aq1-15) [4/13]
- E-Cigarettes, see Vaping liquids, e-cigarettes and nicotine wastes (w-hw4-65) [3/22]
- Managing Electronic Wastes (w-hw4-15) [12/11]
- Electronics retailers and collection of household electronics (w-gen2-07) [3/12]
- Filters — oil, see Oil, Used, and Related Wastes: Management for Generators (w-hw4-30) [1/15]
- Filters — paint, see Spray Painting Wastes: filters, gun cleaner, and thinner (w-hw4-38) [6/19]
- Firefighting foam use and disposal (w-hw4-17) [2/21]
- Firing ranges — outdoor, see Outdoor Shooting ranges (w-hw4-14) [4/15]
- Floor drains, Separators and Traps, and Holding Tanks (w-hw4-18) [5/18]
- Land application of business floor drain, trap, and holding tank wastes (w-sw4-18) [5/18]
- Land application of vehicle wash and vehicle storage wastewater (wq-lndapp2-08) [5/18]
- Flooring - Mercury-catalyzed polyurethane flooring (MCPF) (w-hw4-25) [9/14]
- Fluorescent lamps, see Managing Universal Wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/18]
- Fluorescent lamp retailers, see Selling fluorescent lamps (w-hw4-21) [6/15]
- Foreclosed homes, see Managing waste from residential properties in preparation for resale (w-hw3-12) [8/09]
- Fuel-related wastes (w-hw4-19) [2/18]
- Infectious waste: Generators (w-sw4-30) [5/15]
- Infectious waste: Transporters (w-sw4-31) [5/15]
- Infectious waste: Storage, decontamination, disposal facilities (w-sw4-32) [8/15]
- Infectious waste: Treatment on site (w-sw4-33) [9/15]
- Infectious waste: Approved Minnesota vendors (w-sw4-34) [5/21]
- Law enforcement agency waste (w-hw4-13) [4/22]
- Lead paint disposal (w-hw4-23) [10/13]
- Lead paint debris from businesses, see Sandblasting and Other Air-based Blasting (w-hw4-39a) [12/11]
- Medical waste, see infectious waste or pharmaceuticals
- Mercury-containing equipment, see Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/18]
- Mercury-containing flooring, see Flooring — Mercury-catalyzed polyurethane flooring (MCPF) (w-hw4-25) [9/14]
- Mercury cosmetic & pharmaceutical sales, see Selling mercury cosmetics and pharmaceuticals (w-hw4-22) [12/20]
- Mercury item sales, see Selling mercury items (w-hw4-26) [12/20]
- Nicotine, see Vaping liquids, e-cigarettes and nicotine wastes (w-hw4-65) [3/22]
- Oil, crude, see Crude oil and unrefined petroleum wastes (w-hw4-11) [8/16]
- Oil, used: Generators (w-hw4-30) [1/15]
- Oil, used: Marketers (w-hw4-34) [2/16]
- Oil, used: Transporters (w-hw4-31) [2/16]
- Oil, used: Burning (w-hw4-32) [2/15]
- Oil, used: Selling motor oil (w-hw4-36) [2/15]
- Paint, architectural — for VSQGs (w-hw4-37a) [7/14]
- Paint, architectural — for collection sites (w-hw4-37b) [3/16]
- Spray Painting Wastes: filters, gun cleaner, and thinner (w-hw4-38) [6/19]
- Aqueous-based Parts Washers (w-hw4-44) [6/17]
- Solvent-based Parts Washers (w-hw4-43) [2/12]
- PCBs: Identifying, using and managing (w-hw4-48a) [9/10]
- PCBs: Marking and labeling (w-hw4-48b) [9/10]
- PCBs: Sealants and coatings (w-hw4-48k) [5/13]
- PCBs: Storing (w-hw4-48c) [9/10]
- PCBs: Manifest and dispose (w-hw4-48d) [6/13]
- PCBs: Recordkeeping (w-hw4-48e) [9/10]
- PCBs: Ballasts and small capacitors (w-hw4-48f) [10/05]
- PCBs: Natural gas systems (w-hw4-48m) [6/12]
- PCBs: Leaks and spills (w-hw4-48g) [3/12]
- Pesticides, see Managing Universal Wastes (w-hw4-62) [11/15]
- Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) — see PFAS pollution
- PFAS firefighting foam – see Firefighting foam use and disposal (w-hw4-17) [2/21]
- Evaluating Pharmaceutical Wastes (w-hw4-45a) [6/19]
- Pharmaceuticals: Alternative method for lethality evaluation (w-hw4-45b) [3/15]
- Pharmaceuticals — management for households
- Collecting Household Pharmaceuticals — for law enforcement (w-hhw2-06) [11/16]
- Collecting Household Pharmaceuticals — for pharmacies and long term care facilities (w-hhw2-07) [2/18]
- Household Pharmaceutical Collection Site Application - form (w-hhw2-04) [5/18]
- Reverse distribution of pharmaceuticals (w-hw3-36b) [11/20]
- Photographic and x-ray waste (w-hw4-46) [6/11]
- Powerwashing and Other Water-based Blasting (w-hw4-39b) [12/11]
- Radioactive waste (Minnesota Department of Health)
- Sandblasting and Other Air-based Blasting (w-hw4-39a) [12/11]
- School wastes (w-hw4-52) [3/20]
- Hazardous Scrap Metal (w-hw4-27) [10/13]
- Sharps — business, see Infectious wastes — generators (w-sw4-30) [5/15]
- Sharps — household, see Safe Disposal Options for Needles and Syringes (w-hhw4-67) [1/19]
- Outdoor Shooting ranges (w-hw4-14) [4/15]
- Shredder residue (w-hw8-03) [12/18]
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Alarms (w-hw4-53) [2/18]
- Managing Street Sweepings (w-sw4-54) [6/10]
- Managing Waste Tires (w-sw4-60) [1/12]
- Waste Tire Transporter List (w-sw6-03) [1/19]
- Managing sorbents: Towels, wipes and rags (w-hw4-61) [5/17]
- Treated seeds (w-hw4-51) [4/22]
- Treated Wood: Use, Disposal and Alternatives (w-hw4-67) [9/10]
- Two-part Epoxies, Foams, Gelcoats, and Resins (w-hw4-50) [7/18]
- Universal Wastes (w-hw4-62) [2/18]
- Vaping liquids, see Vaping liquids, e-cigarettes and nicotine wastes (w-hw4-65) [4/16]
- Vaping wastes at schools, see School wastes (w-hw4-52) [3/20]
- Vehicle dismantling and salvage (w-hw4-63) [8/13]
- Lead wheel weights ban (w-hw4-68) [9/15]
- Wheel weights, see Hazardous Scrap Metal (w-hw4-27) [10/13]
- Wood treating wastes (w-hw3-72) [8/19]
- Photographic and x-ray waste (w-hw4-46) [6/11]
Other resources
- Small Business Environmental Improvement Loan Program
- Preventing waste and pollution
- Questions for your supplier when changing brands or products (MnTAP)
Recycling directories
Forms
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity e-Service Instructions (w-hw5-12) [10/17]
Note: This e-Service replaces U.S. EPA Form 8700-12, U.S. EPA 8700-13A/B, the EPA's myRCRAid tool, and MPCA form w-hw7-09 for Minnesota sites.
Instructional video for Notification of Regulated Waste Activity e-Service [12/15]- Hazardous Waste License Application e-Service Instructions (w-hw5-13) [1/22]
Generators in greater Minnesota should follow these instructions. Generators in the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area should contact their county hazardous waste office for licensing forms and instructions. Contact information for metro county hazardous waste offices can be found at the bottom of this page. - Recycled Hazardous Waste Management Plan form (w-hw7-16) [5/11]
- Fuel Recycling Facility Notice of Intent (w-hw7-17) [7/21]
- Paint Collection Site License Application (w-hw7-19) [2/19]
- Lamp Accumulation Financial Assurance Form (w-hw7-20) [4/12]
- Household Pharmaceutical Collection Site Application form (w-hhw2-04) [5/18]
- Establishing a VSQG Consolidation Site — Information Request Form (w-hw2-50) [10/11]
- PCB Phase-Out Agreement Application and Instructions (w-hw4-48i) [1/08]
- PCB Phase-out Report Form and Instructions (w-hw4-48j) [1/08]
Contacts
Metropolitan county hazardous waste programs
- Anoka County, Community Health and Environmental Services Department — 763-422-7063
- Carver County, Public Health and Environment Division — 952-361-1800
- Dakota County, Environmental Management Department — 952-891-7557
- Hennepin County, Department of Environmental Services — 612-348-3777
- Ramsey County, Department of Public Health and Environment — 651-266-1199
- Scott County, Environmental Services — 952-496-8475
- Washington County, Department of Public Health and Environment — 651-430-6655