United States 

Environmental Protection 

Agency 

December 2011 

2011 Hazardous 

Waste Report 

Instructions and Forms 

EPA Form 8700-13 A/B 

(OMB #2050-0024; Expires 12/31/2014) 
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) 

(5303P) 

Washington, DC 20460 

2011 Hazardous Waste Report 

Instructions and Forms 

This is an ongoing information collection from hazardous waste generators and hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal 

facilities. This collection is done on a two-year cycle as required by Sections 3002 and 3004 of the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA). The information is collected via a mechanism known as the Hazardous Waste Report for the required 

reporting year [EPA Form 8700-13 A/B] (also known as the Biennial Report). Both RCRA Sections 3002 and 3004 require EPA 

to establish standards for recordkeeping and reporting of hazardous waste. Section 3002 applies to hazardous waste generators 

and Section 3004 applies to hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. The implementing regulations are found

at 40 CFR Parts 262.40(b) and (d); 262.41(a)(1)-(5), (a)(8), and (b); 264.75(a)-(e) and (j); 265.75(a)-(e) and (j); and 270.30(l)(9). 

This is mandatory reporting by the respondents. 

The respondents’ submissions (reports) describe each generated hazardous waste, the activity by which they generated the 

wastes, and the waste quantity; the reports also list the management method by which each waste is treated, recycled, or disposed 

and the quantity managed. There are a number of uses of Biennial Report data. EPA uses Biennial Report data for planning and 

developing regulations, compliance monitoring, and enforcement. Also, Biennial Report data allows the Agency to determine 

whether its regulations are having the desired effect on the generation and management of hazardous waste. For example, 

Biennial Report data provides information on whether waste management has shifted from one method of disposal to another. 

Some State uses of Report data include support of planning, fee assessment, compliance monitoring, and enforcement. 

Some businesses consider some of their hazardous waste information to be Confidential Business Information (CBI). A business 

may, if it desires, protect its Biennial Report information from public disclosure by asserting a claim of confidentiality covering 

all or part of its information. When a claim is made EPA will treat the information in accordance with the confidentiality 

regulations in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. EPA also ensures that the information collection procedures comply with the Privacy 

Act of 1974 and OMB Circular 108. 

Estimated Burden: The annual reporting burden for the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report is estimated to average 17 hours per 

respondent, and includes time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, completing and reviewing the forms, and submitting the 

report. The recordkeeping requirement is estimated to average 4 hours per response and includes the time for filing and storing 

the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report submission for three years. 

To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested 

methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number 0976.15, which is available for public viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. The EPA Docket Center 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270. An 

electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/regulations.htm. 

Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket 

ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the 

EPA Docket ID Number 0976.15 and OMB Control Number 2050-0024 in any correspondence. 
Table of Contents 

THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT ........................................................................... 1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1

What’s New ................................................................................................................................ 2

WHO MUST FILE THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT ......................................... 4

Sites Required To File The Hazardous Waste Report ................................................................ 4

Sites That Should Not File The Hazardous Waste Report .......................................................... 5

State-Specific Requirements ....................................................................................................... 5

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT ................... 6

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6

Authority ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Overview Of The 2009 Hazardous Waste Report ...................................................................... 6

When And Where To Send Your Completed Report ................................................................. 6

Which Forms To Submit and What to Report ............................................................................ 7

Filling Out The Forms ................................................................................................................ 9

Contacts for Assistance ........................................................................................................... 9

Copies of Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms .................................................. 9

Documents Helpful in Filling out the Forms .......................................................................... 9

Code Lists ............................................................................................................................... 9

Skip Instructions ..................................................................................................................... 9

Explanations ............................................................................................................................ 9

Alphanumeric Fields ............................................................................................................. 10

Right Justification of Quantities ........................................................................................... 10

Comments Section of Forms ................................................................................................. 10

Page Numbering of Forms .................................................................................................... 10

Photocopies of Forms ........................................................................................................... 10

Electronic Reporting ............................................................................................................. 11

Confidential Business Information (CBI) ............................................................................. 11

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE RCRA SUBTITLE C SITE 

IDENTIFICATION (SITE ID) FORM ..................................................................................... 12

Who Must Submit This Form ................................................................................................... 12

Purpose Of This Form ............................................................................................................... 12

How To Fill Out This Form ...................................................................................................... 12

Item-By-Item Instructions ......................................................................................................... 14

Item 1 – Reason for Submittal .............................................................................................. 14

Item 2 – Site EPA ID Number .............................................................................................. 15

Item 3 and 4 – Site Name and Location ................................................................................ 16

Item 5 – Site Land Type........................................................................................................ 16

Item 6 – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) ....................... 16

Item 7 – Site Mailing Address .............................................................................................. 16

Item 8 – Site Contact Person ................................................................................................. 17
Item 9 – Legal Owner and Operator of the Site .................................................................... 17

Item 10 – Type of Regulated Waste Activity ....................................................................... 19

Item 11 – Description of Hazardous Wastes ......................................................................... 26

Item 12 – Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity .......................... 26

Item 13 – Comments ............................................................................................................. 27

Item 14 – Certification .......................................................................................................... 27

ADDENDUM TO THE SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM: NOTIFICATION OF 

HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIAL ACTIVITY ....................................................... 28

You Must Fill Out This Section If ............................................................................................ 28

Item 1 – Indicate Reason for Notification ............................................................................. 28

Item 2 – Description of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity ............................ 29

Item 3 – Facility has Financial Assurance Pursuant to 40 CFR 261 Subpart H ................... 32

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE GM FORM – WASTE GENERATION AND 

MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 33

Who Must Submit This Form ................................................................................................... 33

Purpose Of This Form ............................................................................................................... 33

How To Fill Out This Form ...................................................................................................... 33

Wastes To Be Reported ............................................................................................................ 33

Wastes Not To Be Reported ..................................................................................................... 34

How To Report Similar Wastes On The GM Form .................................................................. 36

Item-By-Item Instructions ......................................................................................................... 37

Section 1: Item A – Waste Description ................................................................................. 37

Section 1: Item B – EPA Hazardous Waste Code ................................................................ 37

Section 1: Item C – State Hazardous Waste Code ................................................................ 37

Section 1: Item D – Source and Management Method Code................................................ 38

Section 1: Item E – Form Code............................................................................................. 38

Section 1: Item F – Quantity Generated in 2009 / UOM and Density .................................. 39

Section 1: Item G – Waste Minimization Code ..................................................................... 39

Section 2: On-Site Management Method Code .................................................................... 40

Section 2: Quantity Treated, Disposed, or Recycled On-site in 2009 .................................. 41

Section 3: Item A – Was any of this Waste Shipped Off-site in 2009 for Treatment, 

Disposal, or Recycling? ........................................................................................................ 41

Section 3: Item B – EPA ID Number of Facility to which Waste was Shipped ................... 41

Section 3: Item C – Off-site Management Method Code Shipped To .................................. 42

Section 3: Item D – Total Quantity Shipped in 2009............................................................ 42

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE WR FORM – WASTE RECEIVED FROM 

OFF-SITE .................................................................................................................................... 43

Who Must Submit This Form ................................................................................................... 43

Purpose Of This Form ............................................................................................................... 43

How To Fill Out This Form ...................................................................................................... 43

Item-By-Item Instructions ......................................................................................................... 44

Item A – Waste Description .................................................................................................. 44

Item B – EPA Hazardous Waste Code ................................................................................. 44
Item C – State Hazardous Waste Code ................................................................................. 44

Item D – Off-site Handler EPA Identification Number ........................................................ 45

Item E – Quantity Received in 2009 ..................................................................................... 45

Item F – UOM and Density .................................................................................................. 45

Item G – Form Code ............................................................................................................. 46

Item H – Management Method Code.................................................................................... 46

OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION AND CODE LISTS ............................................. 47

Excluded Wastes ....................................................................................................................... 48

Definitions................................................................................................................................. 49

Special Instructions ................................................................................................................... 60

EPA Hazardous Waste Codes ................................................................................................... 64

HSM Facility Codes .................................................................................................................. 65

HSM Land-Based Unit Codes .................................................................................................. 66

Source Codes ............................................................................................................................ 67

Form Codes ............................................................................................................................... 69

Management Method Codes ..................................................................................................... 71

Waste Minimization Codes ....................................................................................................... 73
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THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT 

Introduction 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mission to protect human health and the 

environment includes the responsibility to effectively manage, with the States, the nation’s hazardous 

waste. As part of this task, the EPA and the States collect and maintain information about the generation, 

management, and final disposition of the nation’s hazardous waste regulated by the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

The EPA prepared this booklet for hazardous waste generators and for facilities that treat, store, or 

dispose hazardous waste to report their hazardous waste activities for calendar year 2011. The 

information collected will: 

 Provide the EPA and the States with an understanding of hazardous waste generation and 

management in the United States. 

 

 Help the EPA measure the quality of the environment, such as monitoring industry compliance 

with the regulations and evaluating waste minimization efforts taken by industry. 

 Be summarized and communicated to the public, primarily through publication of the 2011 

National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report. 

The data you provide will be entered into a computer database by the State or the EPA Regional Office to 

which you return your Hazardous Waste Report. After review, to ensure the quality of the data, EPA will 

create a national database for this information. Your efforts in carefully filling out all the report forms are 

appreciated. 

IMPORTANT 

Before completing the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report forms, please carefully read the instructions in this 

booklet. 

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE 

To obtain assistance in filling out the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report forms, please contact your State 

Office. Some States’ reporting requirements differ from the Federal requirements. The list of State and 

EPA Regional Office addresses, contact names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses is located at:

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 
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What’s New 

Below are a list of changes to the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms. 

1. Clarified Underground Injection Control (UIC) Instruction Facilities that generate, treat, 

store, or dispose of hazardous waste and place the waste into an underground injection well (e.g., 

a Class I well) located at their site must mark “Yes” in Section 10.A.9 of the Site ID form. 

2. Added “Waste Pharmaceuticals” and “Dried Paint” to the list of Form Codes Form code 

W005 has been added to track waste pharmaceuticals managed as hazardous waste. Form code 

W406 has been added to track dried paint (paint chips, filters, air filters, other). 

3. Modified the description for G11, G24, G25, and W206 The source code for G11 is now 

described as “Discarding off-specification, out-of-date, and/or unused chemicals or products.” 

The source code for G24 is now described as “Solvent or product distillation as part of production 

process (including totally enclosed treatment systems). Does not include batch treatment in a 

separate process.” The source code for G25 is now described as “Hazardous waste management 

– indicate management method (for residuals from regulated hazardous waste processes – enter 

the related H code). The form code W206 is now described as “Waste oil managed as hazardous 

waste.” 

4. Revised “Groundwater contaminated by Hazardous Waste” instructions Replaced the term 

“leachate” with “hazardous waste” and added further instructions regarding contaminated media. 

5. Clarified instructions for on-site management Modified the language to clarify that filers 

should choose the management method code that best identifies the last substantive 

purpose/operation it performs onsite. 

6. Revised wording of Box 10.D (Academic Labs) and the Addendum to the Site ID form 

(Hazardous Secondary Material) Wording changes implemented to both the Site ID form and 

instructions to help minimize confusion for reporting under these rules. 

7. Clarified “Short-term Generator” Added examples, further instruction, and a definition for 

short-term generator. 

8. Developed the “Biennial Reporting: Reportable and Non-Reportable Wastes” reference 

document This document offers instruction for determining which wastes should be reported. 

This document can be found at 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm. 

9. Revised note for Treater, Storer, or Disposer of Hazardous Waste The note under Box 

10.A.6 in the Site ID form now reads “Note: A hazardous waste Part B permit is required for 

these activities.” 

10. Added instruction for source code G61 If reporting source code G61 (hazardous waste 

received from off-site for storage/bulking, and transfer off-site for treatment or disposal), the 

generation amount must be zero (0) in Section 1, Item F.” 

11. Added example of sequential process This example complements the existing non-sequential 

process for reporting on-site management. 
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12. Modified language for GM Form, Section 2 On-site Generation and Management Section 2 

now asks “Was any of this hazardous waste that was generated at this facility treated, disposed, 

and/or recycled on-site?” 

13. Added definition for Waste Minimization and Waste Oil (Biennial Report Only) Definition 

for Waste Minimization has been added and defined as “The reduction, to the extent feasible, of 

hazardous waste that is generated or subsequently treated, stored, or disposed. It includes any 

source reduction or recycling activity undertaken by a generator that results in: (1) the reduction 

of total volume or quantity of hazardous waste; (2) the reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste; 

or (3) both, as long as the reduction is consistent with the goal of minimizing present and future 

threats to human health and the environment.” Definition for Waste Oil (Biennial Report Only) 

has been added and defined as “Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, 

that has been used, and as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities 

and is managed as a hazardous waste.” 
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WHO MUST FILE THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT 

Sites Required to File the Hazardous Waste Report 

You are required by Federal statute (mandatory reporting) to complete and file the 2011 Hazardous Waste 

Report (also known as the “Biennial Report”) or your State’s equivalent hazardous waste report if your 

site: 

 Met the definition (see box below) of a RCRA Large Quantity Generator (LQG) during 2011; or

 Treated, stored, or disposed of RCRA hazardous wastes on-site during 2011. 

If you are required to report, see WHICH FORMS TO SUBMIT AND WHAT TO REPORT to 

determine which forms you must submit. 

DEFINITION OF A RCRA LARGE QUANTITY GENERATOR 

WHO MUST REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011 

A site is a RCRA Large Quantity Generator (LQG) for 2011 if the site met any of the following criteria: 

a. The site generated, in any single calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of RCRA 

non-acute hazardous waste; or 

b. The site generated, in any single calendar month, or accumulated at any time, more than 1 

kg (2.2 lbs.) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or

c. The site generated, in any single calendar month, or accumulated at any time, more than 

100 kg (220 lbs.) of spill cleanup material contaminated with RCRA acute hazardous 

waste. 

Note: You will report your current Hazardous Waste Generator status as of the date of submitting 

your 2011 Hazardous Waste Report on the Site ID Form in Item 10.A.1 – Generator of 

Hazardous Waste. Your current status may be different from the status during the report year 

that requires you to file the Hazardous Waste Report. 

Note: Hazardous waste imported from a foreign country in 2011 must be counted in determining your 

generator status if your site is the U.S. Importer. This waste must be reported on the GM Form 

or the WR Form in your 2011 Hazardous Waste Report. 

Note: Some states, as a matter of state law, require other categories of generators to report as well. See 

the discussion under “State-Specific Requirements” on page 4. 
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Sites That Should Not File the Hazardous Waste Report 

Do not file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report if, during 2011, your site was not a RCRA Large Quantity 

Generator (your site did not meet any of the LQG criteria) and your site did not treat, store, or dispose of 

RCRA hazardous wastes on-site in waste management units subject to a RCRA operating permit. 

Exception: file the report if your state has more stringent reporting requirements. See “State-Specific 

Requirements” below.” 

If you are not required to report, you should notify us if your hazardous waste generator status has 

changed; please fill out the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form and submit it to your State Office. 

See the Item-by-Item Instructions for information on filling out the Site Identification Form. Place an “X” 

in the box for Subsequent Notification in Item 1 – Reason for Submittal. 

Unless required by your state, do not file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report if, during 2011, all of your 

hazardous waste was exported directly out of the United States to a foreign country. Facilities that export 

hazardous waste must file a separate Annual Report under 40 CFR 262.56. (This Annual Report will be in 

addition to the Hazardous Waste Report, if your state requires you to submit a Hazardous Waste Report.) 

State-Specific Requirements 

States may impose reporting requirements above and beyond the Federal requirements. If your State does 

so, it will attach information to (or delete information from) this booklet. Alternatively, some States use a 

modified version of this report or their own instructions and forms to fulfill their reporting requirements. 

Please contact your State Office about State-specific requirements. See the Contacts list at: 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING THE 2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT 

Introduction 

The instructions and forms for the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report are prepared by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) for generators and for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to 

report their hazardous waste activities for 2011. Additionally, facilities may use this Hazardous Waste 

Report to notify their regulatory authority that they are managing hazardous secondary material under 40 

CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) (these facilities would notify using the RCRA 

Subtitle C Site Identification Form and Addendum to the Site Identification Form). 

Authority 

The authority for the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report is contained in Sections 3002 and 3004 of the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid 

Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). Section 3002 requires hazardous waste generators to report to the 

EPA or the authorized States, at least every two years, the quantities, nature, and disposition of generated 

hazardous waste. Under the authority of Section 3004, the EPA requires reporting by treatment, storage, 

and disposal facilities for the wastes they receive. 

Overview of the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report 

To determine if you are required to file the Hazardous Waste Report, read WHO MUST FILE THE 

2011 HAZARDOUS WASTE REPORT. 

Which Forms to Submit and What to Report describes circumstances and situations under which each 

of the forms should be completed. 

Filling out the Forms provides general guidelines for filling out the Hazardous Waste Report forms. This 

includes where to find the telephone number for the State Contacts, which you can call with questions 

about completing the Hazardous Waste Report. 

When and Where to Send Your Completed Report 

The 2011 Hazardous Waste Report is due to your State or EPA Regional Office by March 1, 2012. Return 

your completed Hazardous Waste Report to the address listed for your State or Regional contact. See the 

additional information sent to you with this booklet. An updated listing of State and EPA Regional 

mailing addresses, contact names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses is maintained at:

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 

Detailed instructions for filling out each of the forms are provided. Other reference information and code 

lists are provided, including: a list of excluded wastes; definitions of key terms; special instructions that 

explains how to report certain types of wastes (e.g., lab packs, PCBs); a list of hazardous waste codes, 

HSM facility codes, HSM land-based unit codes, source codes, form codes, management method codes, 

and waste minimization codes. 
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Which Forms To Submit and What to Report 

The 2011 Hazardous Waste Report contains the following four forms: 

Site ID Form A site required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report MUST submit the 

RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form (Site ID Form) as a component of the 

Report. 

You will report that you are submitting the Site ID form as part of the 2011 

Hazardous Waste Report in Item 1- Reason for Submittal. Mark “As a 

component of the Hazardous Waste Report (If marked, see sub-bullet below)” 

and mark the sub-bullet, if the status is applicable to you during the 2011 

reporting year. 

You will fill out the Site ID form by reporting all information current as of the 

date of submitting your 2011 Hazardous Waste Report. This includes reporting 

your current Hazardous Waste Generator status in Item 10.A.1 (Generator of 

Hazardous Waste), which may have changed since 2011. 

Facilities that will begin managing, are managing, or will stop managing 

hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) must submit the Site Identification Addendum as a 

component of the Report pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. These regulations exclude 

certain hazardous secondary material(s) being reclaimed from the RCRA Subtitle 

C definition of solid waste provided certain requirements and conditions are met. 

GM Form A site required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report must submit Waste 

Generation and Management (GM) Form(s) for all hazardous waste that was 

used to determine the site’s generator status. Hazardous waste must be reported if 

it was: 

 Generated and accumulated on-site and subsequently managed on-site or 

shipped off-site in 2011; or

 

 Generated and accumulated on-site in 2011 but not managed on-site or 

shipped off-site until after 2011; or

 Generated and accumulated on-site prior to 2011 but either managed onsite or shipped off-site in 2011; or

 Imported from a foreign country in 2011. 

Examples of RCRA hazardous wastes to be reported include those that were: 

 Generated on-site from a production process, service activity, or routine 

cleanup; 

 

 Generated from equipment decommissioning, spill cleanup, or remedial 

cleanup activity; 
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 Shipped off-site, including hazardous waste that was received from offsite (reported on the waste Received From Off-site Form [WR Form]) 

and subsequently shipped off-site without being treated or recycled onsite; 

 Removed from on-site storage for treating, recycling, or disposing onsite or shipped off-site; 

 Derived from the management of non-hazardous waste; or 

 Derived from the on-site treatment (including reclamation), disposal, or 

recycling of previously existing hazardous waste (as a residual). 

Unless required by your state, DO NOT submit a GM Form for any hazardous 

waste shipped directly to a foreign country. Facilities that export hazardous waste 

must file a separate Annual Report under 40 CFR 262.56. (This Annual Report 

will be in addition to the Hazardous Waste Report, if your state requires you to 

submit a Hazardous Waste Report.) 

WR Form A site required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report must submit Waste 

Received From Off-site (WR) Form(s) if, during 2011, it received RCRA 

hazardous waste from off-site and managed the waste on-site (including 

subsequent transfer off-site). 

OI Form A site must complete Off-Site Identification (OI) Form(s) only if the site’s State 

requires it. Instructions for OI Form are on the back of the form. For a list of 

State Contacts go to: 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 
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Filling out the Forms 

Contacts for Assistance 

To obtain assistance in filling out the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report forms, please contact your State or 

EPA Regional Office. States’ reporting requirements or forms may differ from the Federal requirements. 

The list of contact addresses, contact names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses is located at:

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 

Copies of Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms 

Additional copies of the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report Instructions and Forms can be obtained from the 

contact provided for your State. If your State uses the EPA’s version of the instructions and forms, you 

can download the booklet from:

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm. 

Documents Helpful in Filling out the Forms 

To prepare the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report, you should consult your records on quantities and types of 

hazardous waste that your site generated, managed, shipped, or received in 2011. Some records that may 

be helpful are: 

 Hazardous waste manifest forms; 

 Hazardous Waste Report forms submitted in previous years; 

 Records of quantities of hazardous waste generated or accumulated on-site; 

 Results of laboratory analyses of your waste; 

 Contracts or agreements with off-site facilities managing your wastes; and 

 Copies of permits for on-site waste management systems. 

Code Lists 

LIST This symbol denotes references to relevant code lists. Please use only the codes included in the 

instructions or in the lists of codes provided. 

Skip Instructions 

 This symbol denotes directions to skip to the next appropriate section or item to be completed, 

given certain responses to some questions. 

Explanations 

NOTE This symbol denotes explanatory text of definitions of terms used in the instructions. 
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Alphanumeric Fields 

Valid characters for alphanumeric fields are limited to: 

`~!@#$%^&*()_-+={}[]|\:;”’,.?/1234567890ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 

Invalid characters for alphanumeric fields include: 

 > < 

If the “<” or “>” symbols are used to indicate less than or greater than, it is recommended that these 

symbols be replaced with “LT” or “GT”. 

Right Justification of Quantities 

Right justify all quantities reported on the forms. For example, enter a quantity of 12,000 tons on the form 

as: 

 1 2 0 0 0 . 0 

Enter a quantity of 29,599.5 tons as: 

 2 9 5 9 9 . 5 

Comments Section of Forms 

Use the Comments section at the bottom of the forms to clarify or continue any entry. For each comment, 

reference the section number and item letter of the entry that is being continued. For example, if a 

hazardous waste generated on-site has seven EPA hazardous waste codes, enter the first six in Section 1, 

Item B of the GM Form. Enter the seventh waste code in the Comments section and cross-reference 

Section 1, Item B. For example, you would write: “Sec. 1, Item B, continued: D007.” 

Page Numbering of Forms 

When you have filled out all the appropriate forms in your Hazardous Waste Report submission, number 

the pages (each piece of paper is a page) consecutively throughout your submission. Do not number each 

set of forms separately, but rather number each page sequentially. The individual page number and the 

total number of pages in your submission should appear at the bottom of each page (e.g., Page 1 of 7, 

Page 2 of 7). 

If it is necessary to continue information from one form onto another page, make additional copies of the 

form and number the additional pages with the same page number as the first page, followed by a letter 

(e.g., page 27, page 27a;, page 28, page 28a, 28b). When continuing information on a supplemental page, 

enter only the information that is being continued. 

Photocopies of Forms 

A single copy of each form is included in this booklet. Photocopy as many forms as you need to complete 

your Hazardous Waste Report. Make copies after you have written your site name and EPA Identification 

Number in the top left-hand corner of the form, but before you begin filling out the form. 

After you have finished filling out the forms, photocopy the entire Hazardous Waste Report and keep a 

copy for a period of at least three years from the due date of the report as required by 40 CFR 262.40(b). 
Instructions for Filing the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report 

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Electronic Reporting 

The EPA encourages electronic reporting of Hazardous Waste Reports. To obtain instructions on how to 

file electronically, contact your State or EPA Regional Office. 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

You may not withhold information from the Administrator of the EPA because it is confidential. 

However, when the Administrator is requested to consider information confidential, it must be treated 

according to the EPA regulations contained in 40 CFR, Part 2, Subpart B. These regulations provide that 

a business may, if it desires, assert a claim of business confidentiality covering all or part of the 

information furnished to the EPA. 40 CFR 2.203(b) explains how to assert a claim. 

The EPA will treat information covered by such a claim in accordance with the procedures set forth in 

Subpart B. If someone requests release of information covered by a claim of confidentiality, or if the EPA 

otherwise decides to make a determination as to whether such information is entitled to confidential 

treatment, the EPA will notify the business. The EPA will not disclose information as to when a claim of 

confidentiality has been made except to the extent of and in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. 

However, if the business does not claim confidentiality when it furnishes the information, the EPA may 

make the information available to the public without notice to the business. 

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE 

To obtain assistance in filling out the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report forms, please contact your State or 

EPA Regional Office. States’ reporting requirements or forms may differ from the Federal requirements. 

The list of State and EPA Regional Office addresses, contact names, telephone numbers, and e-mail 

addresses is located at: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 

This booklet and other related information can be found at: 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE RCRA 

SUBTITLE C SITE IDENTIFICATION (SITE ID) FORM 

Who Must Submit This Form

All sites required to submit any of the following must submit the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification 

(Site ID) Form: 

 Initial Notification of Regulated Waste Activity 

 Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity 

 First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

 Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

 Hazardous Waste Report 

 Notification for eligible academic entities opting into or withdrawing from managing laboratory 

hazardous wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K (if in an eligible State) 

 Notification for facilities managing hazardous secondary material pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42 (if 

in an eligible State) 

Some States have requirements in addition to, or that are different from the Federal requirements. To 

obtain the appropriate forms or ask questions, refer to a list of contacts at:

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. The list will tell you whether the 

Federal form or a State form is used, who to contact, and where to mail the completed form. 

Purpose of This Form 

The Site ID Form provides site-specific information about your facility and is used to obtain an EPA 

Identification Number. The Site ID form also provides updated information for items that have changed at 

your site and verifies the information for those items that remain unchanged. 

How to Fill Out This Form 

Complete the following Site ID Form items, as applicable to your facility: 

 Item 1 – your reason for submitting the form 

 Item 2 – your site’s EPA Identification Number 

 Item 3 – the name of your site 

 Item 4 – the physical location of your site 

 Item 5 – the land type of your site 

 Item 6 – the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) for your site 

 Item 7 – the mailing address for your site 

 Item 8 – name, title, address, phone number, fax, and e-mail of a contact person at your site 

 Item 9 – name, address, and phone number of the legal owner(s) and name of the operator(s) of 

your site 

 Item 10 – your site’s regulated waste activities (enter all that apply) 

 Item 11 – the description of hazardous waste
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 Item 12 – your site’s hazardous secondary material activity, if you manage any 

 Item 13 – additional comments on Items 1 – 12 

 Item 14 – certification that the information you provided throughout the form is truthful, accurate 

and complete 

 Addendum to the Site Identification Form – notification of hazardous secondary material activity 

Type or print, in black ink, all items except the Signature box in Item 14. In Item 14, provide the required 

ink signatures. Signatures must be original. Stamped or photocopied signatures are not acceptable. Enter 

your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand corner on all pages of the form; for an Initial 

Notification for this site, leave the EPA Identification Number blank. Use Item 13 – Comments to clarify 

or provide additional information for any entry. When entering information in the comments section, 

enter the item number and box letter to which the comment refers. If you must use additional sheets for 

comments, enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand corner of each sheet. 
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Item-By-Item Instructions 

Item 1 – Reason for Submittal 

Reason for Submittal: Place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) to indicate whether this form is your 

Initial Notification (i.e., this is your first time submitting site identification information / to obtain an EPA 

Identification Number for this location); a Subsequent Notification (to update your site identification 

information); a component of a First or a Revised Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application; or a 

component of the Hazardous Waste Report. 

 To provide an Initial Notification (first time submitting site identification information / to 

obtain an EPA Identification Number for this location). 

o If your waste activity is regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA) and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Act (specifically 40 

CFR Parts 260-299), you must submit this form to notify the appropriate State or EPA 

Regional Office of your regulated waste activities and obtain an EPA Identification 

Number. 

 

o If you are an eligible academic entity opting into 40 CFR 262 Subpart K for managing 

laboratory hazardous wastes AND you have never before submitted site identification 

information, you must submit this form to notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional 

Office of your activities. Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are 

eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K in 

order for you to notify. 

o If you will begin managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) AND you have never before submitted site 

identification information, you must submit this form, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42, to 

notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office of your activities. Note: You must 

check with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary 

material under these exclusions in order for you to notify. 

 To provide a Subsequent Notification (to update site identification information for this 

location). 

o You must use this form to submit a subsequent notification if your site already has an 

EPA Identification Number and you wish to change information (e.g., generator status, 

new site contact person, new owner, new mailing address, new regulated waste activity, 

etc.). 

 

o If you have previously submitted site identification information and are an eligible 

academic entity opting into or withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for 

managing laboratory hazardous wastes, you must use this form. Note: You must check 

with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste 

pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K in order for you to notify. 

o If you have previously submitted site identification information and are notifying (or renotifying) that you will begin managing, are managing, or have stopped managing 

hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), 
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or (25), you must submit this form, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42, to notify the appropriate 

State or Regional Office of your activities. Note: You must check with your State to 

determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under these 

exclusions in order for you to notify. 

 As a component of a First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. If your site 

is planning to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste on-site in a unit that is not exempt from 

obtaining a hazardous waste permit, you must submit this form as part of the Part A Permit 

Application. Also, if the activity at this site (treatment, storage, or disposal) became newly 

regulated under RCRA Subtitle C and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Act (specifically 40 

CFR Parts 260-299), you must submit this form as part of the Part A Permit Application. 

 As a component of a Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. If you 

must submit a revised Part A Permit Application to reflect changes that have occurred at your 

site, you must submit this form as part of your revised Part A Permit Application. Examples of 

site changes requiring a revised Part A Permit Application include managing new wastes not 

identified in the first submission of the form or changes to existing waste treatment processes. 

When submitting a revised Part A Permit Application, please include the Amendment number in 

the appropriate space. 

 As a component of the Hazardous Waste Report. (If marked, see sub-bullet below). If you 

are required to submit a Hazardous Waste Report indicating the amount of hazardous waste you 

generate, treat, recycle, dispose, ship off-site, or receive from off-site, you must fill out this form. 

A Site ID Form submitted with a Hazardous Waste Report is equivalent to a Subsequent 

Notification. 

o Site was a TSD facility and/or generator of ≥ 1,000 kg of hazardous waste, > 1 kg of 

acute hazardous waste, or > 100 kg of acute hazardous waste spill cleanup in one or 

more months of the report year (or State equivalent LQG regulations). The purpose 

of this check box is to distinguish between sites that meet the criteria and are required to 

file a report versus those who file voluntarily or by State-only requirement but were not a 

TSD facility or a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) during the report year. Sites required 

to file the report should place an “X” in this box while non-LQG/TSD sites should not. 

For more information about who must file a report, refer to Who Must File the Hazardous 

Waste Report. 

Item 2 – Site EPA ID Number 

Provide your EPA Identification Number in Item 2 for this site. The first two characters of the EPA ID 

Number must be a valid state postal code. Be sure to include your EPA Identification Number at the top 

of all pages of the form (as well as on any attachments to the Site ID Form). 

NOTE If this is your Initial Notification for this site, leave the EPA Identification Number blank 

and proceed to Item 3. 
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Item 3 and 4 – Site Name and Location 

Provide the legal name of your site and a complete location address. Please note that the address you give 

for Item 4, Site Location, must be a physical address, not a post office box or route number. Only foreign 

hazardous waste transporters, with their headquarters located outside the U.S., may provide a Site 

Location Country outside of the U.S. 

NOTE A new EPA Identification Number is required if you change the location of your site. 

Item 5 – Site Land Type 

Place an “X” in the box that best describes the land type of your site. Select only one type: Private, 

County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, or Other. If your site’s Land Type could 

be described as Municipal and another Land Type, such as County, District, or Tribal, do not place an 

“X” in Municipal. Instead, choose the other appropriate Land Type. (For example, if your site’s Land 

Type is both Municipal and County, you would place an “X” in the box for County.) You may explain 

this in Item 13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized American 

Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Item 6 – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) 

Box A must be completed. Completing Boxes B-D is recommended, if applicable. 

Box A Provide the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that 

best describes your site’s primary business production process for your products 

or services. Referencing the latest NAICS codes, use the 6-digit code (most 

specific description) if available for your business; if not, use the 5-digit code; do 

not enter any four (4) or less digit codes. 

Boxes B – D List other NAICS codes that describe the other business production processes for 

your site. Referencing the latest NAICS codes, use the 6-digit code (most specific 

description) if available for your business; if not, use the 5-digit code; do not 

enter any four (4) or less digit codes. 

Check with your accounting or business staff to determine your NAICS code(s); the NAICS code is used 

in tax reporting and other business reports. You can obtain additional information about NAICS codes at 

http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics. 

Item 7 – Site Mailing Address 

Please enter the Site Mailing Address. If the Mailing Address and the Location of Site (Item 4) are the 

same, you can enter “Same as Item 4” in the box for Item 7. 
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Item 8 – Site Contact Person 

Enter the name, title, business address, telephone number, extension, fax number, and e-mail address of 

the individual who should be contacted regarding the information submitted in the Site ID Form. A 

Subsequent Notification is recommended when the Site Contact Person changes. Do not enter other 

contact persons here; if there are other persons, who may be contacted about this submission, list them 

and their other contact information in Item 13. If the person completing the Hazardous Waste Report is 

not the primary site RCRA hazardous waste contact, enter the primary site RCRA hazardous waste 

contact here and add the contact information for the person completing the Hazardous Waste Report in 

Item 13 – Comments. 

Note: This is NOT the Facility Permit Contact information. The Facility Permit Contact information 

should be entered on the RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. 

Item 9 – Legal Owner and Operator of the Site 

This section should be used to indicate all owners and operators of this site. 

A. Name of Site’s Legal Owner: Provide the name of your site’s legal owner(s). This includes 

owner(s) of the building(s) and land. Please review these definitions: 

Owner – The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This includes 

the owner(s) of the building(s) and/or land. This may be an individual, company, or 

business name. See Person. 

Person – An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation, 

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 

commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. 

Date Became an Owner: Indicate the date on which the above entity became the owner of 

your site. Enter dates as in this example: For April 22, 2011, enter 04/22/2011. This is a 

required field and a date must be reported. 

Owner Type: Place an “X” in the box that best describes the owner type for your site. 

Select only one type: Private, County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, 

or Other. If your site’s Owner Type could be described as Municipal and another Owner 

Type, such as County, District, or Tribal, do not place an “X” in Municipal. Instead, choose 

the other appropriate Owner Type. (For example, if your site’s Owner Type is both Municipal 

and County, you would place an “X” in the box for County.). You may explain this in Item 

13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized 

American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Legal Owner Address: Enter the address of the legal owner. If the address and the Location 

of Site (Item 4) are the same, you can enter “Same as Item 4” in the box for Item 9. 

 Use the Comments section in Item 13 to list any additional owners, their names, the dates 

they became owners, owner type, mailing address, and which owner(s), if any, are no longer 
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owners since your last submission of this form. If necessary, attach a separate sheet of paper. 

Remember to enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand corner of each 

sheet. 

B. Name of Site’s Operator. Provide the name of your site’s operator. Please review these 

definitions. 

Operator – The person responsible for the overall operation of a RCRA site. Note: This 

is the legal entity which controls the RCRA site operation rather than the plant or site 

manager. This is usually a company or business name, but may be an individual. See 

Person.

 Person – An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation, 

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 

commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. 

 Date Became an Operator: Indicate the date on which the above entity became the operator 

of your site. Enter dates as in this example: For April 22, 2011, enter 04/22/2011. This is a 

required field and a date must be reported. 

Operator Type: Place an “X” in the box that best describes the operator type for your site. 

Select only one type: Private, County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, 

or Other. If your site’s Operator Type could be described as Municipal and another Operator 

Type, such as County, District, or Tribal, do not place an “X” in Municipal. Instead, choose 

the other appropriate Operator Type. (For example, if your site’s Operator Type is both 

Municipal and County, you would place an “X” in the box for County.) You may explain this 

in Item 13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized 

American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Use the Comments section in Item 13 to list any additional operators, their names, the dates 

they became operators, operator type, mailing address, and which operator(s), if any, are no 

longer operators since your last submission of this form. If necessary, attach a separate sheet 

of paper. Remember to enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand 

corner of each sheet. 

NOTE 

A subsequent notification is recommended when the owner or operator of a site changes. 

Because an EPA Identification Number is site-specific, the new owner will keep the 

existing EPA Identification Number for that location. If your business moves to another 

location, the owner or operator must notify the State or EPA Regional Office of this 

change. Since your business has changed locations, a new EPA Identification Number will 

be assigned. 
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Item 10 – Type of Regulated Waste Activity 

Mark box “Yes” or box “No” as appropriate for all current activities (as of the date submitting the 

form) at this site; complete any additional boxes as instructed. Current activities mean activities that are 

in effect when the form is submitted or those that the site plans to begin after EPA Identification Number 

assignment. The information you provide in Item 10 will be considered current as of the date you certify 

the form. If the site is no longer a generator as of the date you certify the form, you should mark the “No” 

(not a generator) box for Generator of Hazardous Waste. 

NOTE 

You must report your current regulated waste activities as of the date of submitting the Site 

ID Form. For the Hazardous Waste Report, your current status may be different than your 

status during the reporting year. 

A. Hazardous Waste Activities (Complete all parts 1 through 10): 

NOTE 

Listed below are the Federal generator status definitions. If, however, the 

State where your site is located has definitions different from the Federal 

definitions, you must use the State definitions. 

1. Generator of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you generate a hazardous waste 

that is listed in 40 CFR 261.31 through 261.33 or identified by one or more 

hazardous waste characteristic(s) contained in 40 CFR 261.21 through 261.24, place 

an “X” in the appropriate box for the quantity of hazardous waste that is generated 

per calendar month. The regulations for hazardous waste generators are found in 40 

CFR Part 262. (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/textidx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl.) Consult these regulations and your State for details 

about how the regulations apply to your situation. Below is a brief description of the 

three types of hazardous waste generators. 

 If “Yes”, place an “X” in only one of the following – a, b, or c. 

a. LQG: Large Quantity Generator 

This site is a Large Quantity Generator if the site meets any of the following 

criteria: 

i) Generates, in any calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of nonacute RCRA hazardous waste; or

ii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more than 

1 kg (2.2 lbs) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or

iii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more than 

100 kg (220 lbs.) of spill cleanup material contaminated with RCRA 

acute hazardous waste. 
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NOTE 

If, in addition to being an LQG, you recycle hazardous 

wastes at your site, mark both this box and Item 10.A.4. 

Hazardous secondary material managed under 40 CFR 

261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) DOES 

NOT count towards your generator status. However, you 

must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to 

manage hazardous secondary material under these 

exclusions. 

b. SQG: Small Quantity Generator 

This site is a Small Quantity Generator if the site meets all of the following 

criteria: 

i) Generates, in any calendar month, 100 kg (220 lbs.) but less than 1,000 

kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste; and

ii) Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time, 

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste; and 

iii) Does not generate more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the 

cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous waste. 

OR, the site is Small Quantity Generator if the site: 

i) Meets i) and iii) of the Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

criteria (see below), but 

ii) Is storing more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste onsite. If the site accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) 

of RCRA hazardous waste, the site must apply for an EPA ID Number 

using this form. 

c. CESQG: Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

 This site is a CESQG if the site does all of the following: 

i) Generates no more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste in 

any calendar month; and

ii) Does not accumulate, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of 

RCRA hazardous waste; and

iii) Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time, 

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste and no more than 100 

kg (220 lbs.) of material from the cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous 

waste. 

NOTE 

If you generate acute hazardous wastes listed in 40 CFR 261.31, 

261.32, or 261.33(e), please refer to 40 CFR 261.5(e) to determine the 

circumstances under which you must notify the EPA. 

If you marked “Yes” above, indicate your other generator activities. Mark “Yes” or 

“No” for the other hazardous waste activities listed below that may occur at this site. 

Complete all parts 2-10. 
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2. Short-Term Generators 

Mark “Yes” if the site is currently generating hazardous waste only as the result of a 

one-time, non-recurring, temporary event that is not related to normal production 

processes. In other words, short-term generators produce hazardous waste from a 

particular activity for a limited time and then cease conducting that activity. Shortterm generators would not be considered episodic generators because episodic 

generators have the potential to generate on a regular basis (for example, a facility 

that fluctuates from SQG to LQG in one month is not a short-term generator). 

Examples of short-term generators include: 1) one-time highway bridge waste 

generation; 2) underground storage tank removals; 3) generation of off-spec or outof-date chemicals at a site that normally doesn’t generate hazardous waste; 4) 

remediation or spill clean-up at sites with no previous RCRA ID; and 5) site or 

production process decommissions by a new operator. If you mark “Yes”, you must 

provide an explanation of your short-term generation event in Item 13 - Comments.

3. United States Importer of Hazardous Waste 

Mark “Yes” if you import hazardous waste from a foreign country into the United 

States. Refer to 40 CFR 262.60 for additional information.

4. Mixed Waste Generator

Mark “Yes” if you are a generator of mixed waste (waste that is both hazardous and 

radioactive). RCRA defines “mixed waste” as waste that contains both hazardous 

waste and source, special nuclear, or by-product material subject to the Atomic 

Energy Act (AEA), RCRA Section 1004(41), 42 U.S.C. 6903 (63 FR 17414; April 9, 

1998). See the Definitions section. 

5. Transporter of Hazardous Waste: If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Transporter 

You transport hazardous waste within the United States. The Federal 

regulations for hazardous waste transporters are found in 40 CFR Part 263. 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

You are a hazardous waste transfer facility, at your site, if you hold 

manifested hazardous waste(s) at your site for a period of ten (10) days or 

less while the waste is in transit. The Federal regulations for hazardous waste 

transfer facilities are found in 40 CFR Part 263.12. 

6. Treater, Storer, or Disposer of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you treat, 

store, or dispose of hazardous waste, mark “Yes”. A RCRA Hazardous Waste Part B 

Permit is required for this activity. Contact the appropriate office for your State for 

more information. The Federal regulations for owners and operators of permitted 

treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are found in 40 CFR Parts 264, 

265, 266, and 270. 

Mark “No” if any of the following conditions are true for your facility: 

1. This facility does not receive hazardous waste from other generators and 

ships all waste off-site for management within the regulatory timeframe. 
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2. This facility is only involved with on-going post-closure activities, corrective 

actions under HSWA, or a consent order under a non-traditional permit or 

without a RCRA permit being required. 

3. Receives waste from off-site but does not store greater than 10 days before 

re-shipping (i.e., transfer facility). 

NOTE 

If your site is a destination facility for universal wastes in addition to 

being a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for other RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 10.B.2. 

7. Recycler of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you recycle regulated hazardous 

wastes (recyclable materials) at your site, mark “Yes”. The Federal regulations for 

owners and operators of sites that recycle hazardous waste are found in 40 CFR 

261.6. You also may be subject to other Federal and State regulations; in some cases 

a permit is required. 

NOTE 

If your site, in addition to being a recycling site for hazardous waste, 

is a treater, storer, or disposer of hazardous waste, mark “Yes” for 

both this box and Item 10.A.6. If your site is a destination facility for 

universal wastes in addition to being a recycling site for other RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 10.B.2. 

8. Exempt Boiler and/or Industrial Furnace (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in 

all that apply. 

a. Small Quantity On-Site Burner Exemption 

You burn small quantities of hazardous waste in an on-site boiler or 

industrial furnace in accordance with the conditions in 40 CFR 266.108, 

place an “X” in the box to indicate that you qualify for the Small Quantity 

On-Site Burner Exemption. 

b. Smelting, Melting, and Refining Furnace Exemption 

You process hazardous wastes in a smelting, melting, or refining furnace 

solely for metals recovery, as described in 40 CFR 266.100(d), or to recover 

economically significant amounts of precious metals, as described in 40 CFR 

266.100(g), or if you process hazardous wastes in a lead recovery furnace to 

recover lead, as described in 40 CFR 266,100(h), place an “X” in the box to 

indicate that you qualify for the Smelting, Melting, and Refining Furnace 

Exemption. 

9. Underground Injection Control (at your site): If you generate, treat, store, or 

dispose of hazardous waste and place the waste or its residuals into an underground 

injection well (e.g., a Class I well) located at your site, mark “Yes”. The Federal 
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regulations for owners and operators of underground injection wells are found in 40 

CFR Part 148. 

10. Receives Hazardous Waste From Off-site (at your site): If you received 

hazardous waste from another site, whether this waste was received as a commercial 

transaction or waste received from a restricted group of off-site generators, mark 

“Yes”. 

 In addition to the above, mark “Yes” or “No” for the other regulated waste activities listed 

below that may occur at this site. Complete Items B, C, and D as appropriate. 

B. Universal Waste Activities (at your site): Refer to your State-specific requirements and 

definitions for universal waste. Also, refer to 40 CFR 261.9 and 40 CFR Part 273 for the 

Federal regulations covering universal waste. Complete parts 1 and 2.

1. Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste (LQHUW): You are an LQHUW if 

you accumulate a total of 5,000 kg or more total of universal wastes (batteries, 

pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, or lamps - calculated collectively) at any 

time. This designation is retained through the end of the calendar year in which the 

5,000 kg limit is met or exceeded. If “Yes”, place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) 

to indicate the type(s) of universal wastes managed at your site. If your State has 

other additional universal wastes, indicate what they are by placing an “X” in the 

corresponding box(es) (10.B.1.e, f, or g.). 

2. Destination Facility for Universal Waste: Mark “Yes” if you treat, dispose, or 

recycle universal wastes on-site. A hazardous waste permit is required if you treat or 

dispose of universal wastes; a permit may be required if you recycle universal wastes. 

NOTE 

If your site, in addition to being a destination facility for universal 

wastes, is also a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 10.A.6. In 

addition, if your site recycles RCRA hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” 

for both this box and Item 10.A.7. 

C. Used Oil Activities: Mark the appropriate box(es) to indicate which used oil management 

activities are taking place at this site. The Federal regulations for used oil management are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279. Complete all parts 1 through 4.

1. Used Oil Transporter: If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Transporter 

You transport used oil within the United States. The Federal regulations for 

used oil transporters are found in 40 CFR Part 279.40-47. 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

You own or operate a used oil transfer facility. The Federal regulations for 

used oil transfer facilities are found in 40 CFR Part 279.40-47. 
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2. Used Oil Processor and/or Re-refiner (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in all 

that apply. 

a. Processor 

You process used oil. The Federal regulations for processors of used oil are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279.50-59. 

b. Re-Refiner 

You refine used oil. The Federal regulations for re-refiners of used oil are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279.50-59. 

3. Off-Specification Used Oil Burner (at your site): You burn off-specification used 

oil fuel, mark “Yes” to indicate this used oil management activity. 

4. Used Oil Fuel Marketer (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Marketer Who Directs Shipment of Off-Specification Used Oil to OffSpecification Used Oil Burners 

You are a marketer who directs shipment of off-specification used oil to offspecification used oil burners. The Federal regulations for off-specification 

used oil are found in 40 CFR Part 279.70-75. 

b. Marketer Who First Claims the Used Oil Meets the Specification 

You are the first to claim that used oil meets the used oil specification 

established in 40 CFR 279.11. 

NOTE 

If either of these boxes is marked, you must also notify (or have 

previously notified) as a used oil transporter (10.C.1), used oil 

processor/re-refiner (10.C.2.), or off-specification used oil fuel 

burner (10.C.3), unless you are a used oil generator. (Used oil 

generators are not required to notify.) 

D. Eligible Academic Entities with Laboratories – Notification for opting into or 

withdrawing from managing laboratory hazardous wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 

Subpart K: Note: Fill out Box D ONLY if you are at least one of the following: a college 

or university; a teaching hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation 

agreement with a college or university; or a non-profit research institute that is owned by or 

has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university; AND you have 

checked with your State to determine if 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K is effective in your state 

and for any state-specific requirements. (See EPA’s website for more information about these 

regulations: http://www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/generation/labwaste/implementation.htm.)

Subpart K is an optional alternative set of requirements for eligible academic entities with 

laboratories. Certain generators (i.e., eligible academic entities defined under (1) below) are 

eligible to operate under Subpart K for management of their hazardous wastes in laboratories 

in lieu of 40 CFR 262.34(c) (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). Eligible academic entities with 

laboratories that generate hazardous waste that elect to opt into Subpart K, are currently 
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operating under Subpart K, or subsequently withdraw from Subpart K must complete this 

section to meet the notification requirements of this Subpart. Refer to 40 CFR 262.203 and 

262.204. 

NOTE 

Eligible academic entities with laboratories must complete a separate Site ID 

Form for each site (i.e., EPA ID number) that is managing hazardous waste 

under Subpart K. All laboratories with the same EPA ID number will be 

regulated under this Subpart. If eligible academic entities with laboratories 

withdraw from Subpart K, all laboratories with the same EPA ID number 

associated with the withdrawal from Subpart K will be regulated under 40 

CFR 262.34(c) requirements (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). 

1. Opting Into or Currently Operating Under 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the 

Management of Hazardous Wastes in Laboratories: Mark “Yes” for this box if you 

are an eligible academic entity and you elect to opt into or are currently operating under 

40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the hazardous wastes generated in your laboratories. If 

you mark “Yes” for this box, you must place an “X” in at least one of the following to 

indicate your type of eligible academic entity. Place an “X” in all that apply: 

 

a. College or University. You are an eligible college or university if you are a 

private or public, post-secondary, degree-granting, academic institution, that 

is accredited by an accrediting agency listed annually by the U.S. Department 

of Education. 

b. Teaching Hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation 

agreement with a college or university: You are an eligible teaching 

hospital if you are a hospital that trains students to become physicians, 

nurses, or other health personnel and is either: (1) owned by a college or 

university, or (2) has a master affiliation agreement and program letter of 

agreement, as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical 

Education, with an accredited medical program or medical school. 

c. Non-profit Institute that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation 

agreement with a college or university: You are an eligible non-profit 

institute if you are an organization that conducts research as its primary 

function and files as a non-profit organization under the tax code of 26 

U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and is either: (1) owned by a college or university, or (2) 

has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university that 

establishes a relationship between institutions for the purposes of research 

and/or education and is signed by authorized representatives from each 

institution. A relationship on a project-by-project or grant-by-grant basis is 

not considered a formal written affiliation agreement.

2. Withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the Management of Hazardous 

Wastes in Laboratories: Mark “Yes” for this box if you have previously elected to opt 

into 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K and are now withdrawing from participation in this 

optional set of alternative requirements for hazardous waste generation in laboratories. 

Withdrawing generators will automatically revert to regulation under 40 CFR 262.34 (c) 
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requirements (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). If marking “Yes” for this box, please 

include comments in Section 13 that explain your reasons for withdrawing from Subpart 

K. 

Item 11 – Description of Hazardous Wastes 

Complete this item if you marked “Yes” for any activity 1 (a-c), 6, 7, or 8 in Item 10.A You will need to 

refer to 40 CFR Part 261 to complete this item. Part 261 identifies those solid wastes which the EPA 

defines as hazardous and regulates under RCRA. If you need help completing this section, please contact 

your State Office. 

A. Waste Codes for Federally Regulated Hazardous Wastes: Please list the waste codes of 

the Federal hazardous wastes (described in 40 CFR Part 261) handled at your site. List them 

in the order they are presented in the regulations using the appropriate 4-digit code(s) (e.g., 

D001, D003, F007, U112). 

NOTE 

EPA Hazardous Waste Codes. If you handle more hazardous wastes than will 

fit under Item 11.A, please continue under Item 13 – Comments or on an 

extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top 

of each page. If you handle a large number of codes, you may copy the list in 

this booklet and mark the ones that you handle. Attach any additional sheets 

to the Site ID Form. Remember to include your EPA Identification Number 

on the top of each page. 

 

B. Waste Codes for State-Regulated (i.e., non-Federal) Hazardous Wastes: If you manage 

State-regulated hazardous wastes that have a State waste code, enter the appropriate code(s) 

in the box(es) provided. Please list the waste codes of the State-regulated hazardous wastes 

handled at your site in the order they are presented in the regulations. 

NOTE 

State Hazardous Waste Code. If you handle more hazardous wastes than will 

fit under Item 11.b, please continue under Item 13 – Comments or on an 

extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top 

of each page. 

Item 12 – Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity 

Mark “Yes” if you are notifying under 40 CFR 260.42 that you will begin managing, are still managing, 

or will stop managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), 

(24), or (25). Mark “No” if you are not notifying under 40 CFR 260.42. Note: You must check with your 

State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under these regulations. 

NOTE If you mark “Yes”, you must fill out the Addendum to the Site ID Form: Notification of 

Hazardous Secondary Material Activity. See instructions for this Addendum after Item 14. 
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Item 13 – Comments 

Use this section as needed to provide additional information for Items 1 through 12. Include the item 

number and box letter (if any) for each comment you make. You may attach additional sheets if needed. 

Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top of each page. 

Item 14 – Certification 

This certification must be signed and dated by the owner(s), operator(s), responsible official(s), or 

authorized representative(s) of the site. (See 40 CFR 270.11 for more information on signatories in 

general. See also 40 CFR 270.10(b) for additional Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application signatory 

specifics.) An “authorized representative” is a person responsible for the overall operation of the site (i.e., 

a plant manager or superintendent, or a person of equal responsibility). 

NOTE All Site ID Form submissions must include this certification to be complete. 
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ADDENDUM TO THE SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM: NOTIFICATION 

OF HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIAL ACTIVITY 

You Must Fill Out This Section If:

 You are located in a State that allows you to manage excluded hazardous secondary material 

under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25). See 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/statespf.htm for a list of eligible states; AND 

 You will begin managing, are still managing, or will stop managing excluded hazardous 

secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) and must 

notify the appropriate State or Regional Office of your activities, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. 

These regulations exclude certain hazardous secondary material being reclaimed from the RCRA 

Subtitle C definition of solid waste provided certain requirements and conditions are met. See 

EPA’s website for more information about these regulations: 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/rulemaking.htm#2008. 

Complete all parts 1-3. 

NOTE 

You must be managing excluded hazardous secondary material in compliance with 40 

CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 261.4(a)(23), (24), and/or (25) (or state equivalent). Do not include 

any information regarding your hazardous wastes in this section. See 73 FR 64668 or 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/impresource.htm for more information on these 

exclusions. 

You must submit a completed Site ID Form, including this Addendum, prior to operating 

under the exclusion(s) and by March 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter to your 

regulatory authority using the Site ID Form as pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. Persons who 

must satisfy this notification requirement can submit this information at the same time as 

their Biennial Report (which is also due by March 1 of each even-numbered year). 

If you stop managing hazardous secondary material in accordance with the exclusion(s) 

and do not expect to manage any amount of hazardous secondary material under the 

exclusion(s) for at least one year, you must also submit a completed Site ID Form, 

including this Addendum, within thirty (30) days pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. 

Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top of each page. 

Item 1 – Indicate Reason for Notification (include dates where requested): 

Place an “X” in the box for the reason that applies to you: 

 Facility will begin managing excluded hazardous secondary material as of 

(mm/dd/yyyy): Place an “X” in this box if you are notifying that you will begin managing 

hazardous secondary material under the exclusion(s). 

 Facilities must notify prior to operating under the exclusion(s).
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 If placing an “X” in this box, list the date (mm/dd/yyyy) when you will begin 

managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25). Note: If the facility had previously notified that it will stop 

managing hazardous secondary material in the past but will now begin anew, list the 

next planned start date. 

 Facility is still managing excluded hazardous secondary material/re-notifying as 

required by March 1 of each even-numbered year: Place an “X” in this box if you are 

re-notifying that you are still managing hazardous secondary material under the 

exclusion(s). Note: you must have previously notified that you began managing hazardous 

secondary materials in order to check this box. 

 Facilities must notify by March 1st of each even-numbered year. 

 If placing an “X” in this box, you do not have to list a date. 

 Facility has stopped managing excluded hazardous secondary material as of 

(mm/dd/yyyy) and is notifying as required: Place an “X” in this box if you are notifying 

that you have stopped managing hazardous secondary material under the exclusion(s) and 

do not expect to manage any amount of hazardous secondary material for at least one year 

(pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42(b)). List the date when you stopped managing hazardous 

secondary material. Enter the date in “mm/dd/yyyy” format. 

 Facilities must notify within 30 days of when they stopped managing hazardous 

secondary material. You are considered to have stopped managing hazardous 

secondary material if: 1) you stop managing hazardous secondary material completely 

(e.g., you cease operations); 2) you choose to manage the hazardous secondary 

material as hazardous waste; 3) you undergo closure and request release from financial 

assurance per 40 CFR 261.143(h); or 4) you temporarily suspend management of 

hazardous secondary material for at least one year. 

 Only place an “X” in this box if you have stopped managing all hazardous secondary 

material under the exclusion(s). For example, if your facility only stopped managing 

one hazardous secondary material, but continued to manage another hazardous 

secondary material, you would leave this box blank since your facility continues to 

manage some amount of hazardous secondary material. 

 If you submit a notification that you have stopped managing hazardous secondary 

material, you do not need to renotify (unless you choose to manage hazardous 

secondary material again, in which case you would have to submit a notification prior 

to managing). After submitting a stop notification, you can leave the Addendum blank 

for subsequent submissions, including any subsequent biennial report submissions. 

Item 2 – Description of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity 

In the table provided on the Addendum to the Site ID Form, list your appropriate facility code, each waste 

code for the hazardous secondary material you manage, the estimated and actual quantities in short tons 

for each hazardous secondary material, and the appropriate land-based unit code for how you mange the 

hazardous secondary material. Do not include any information regarding your hazardous wastes in this 

section. See examples below on how to answer this question.
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a. Facility Code: Using the facility codes, found in the Code List section of these 

instructions, enter the appropriate 2-digit code(s) that correctly describes your facility. If 

more than one code applies to your facility, enter each 2-digit code on a separate row. Each 

hazardous secondary material should be reported by facility code. 

 

b. Waste Codes(s) for HSM: Use the box provided to enter the appropriate 4-digit 

hazardous waste code(s) that would apply to your hazardous secondary material if you 

managed it as hazardous waste (i.e., the waste code(s) that would apply if you did not 

manage your material in accordance with 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23),(24), or (25)). 

NOTE

If you list more codes or manage more hazardous secondary material than 

will fit in the table under Item 2, please continue under Item 13 – 

Comments, or on an extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA ID 

number on the top of each page. 

c. Estimated Short Tons of Excluded HSM to be Managed Annually: In the box 

provided, enter your estimated tonnage (using short tons) of hazardous secondary material 

you expect to manage annually. Convert all physical quantities (e.g., gallons, cubic yards, 

kilograms, metric tons, etc.) to short tons (1 short ton = 2,000 pounds) and round to the 

nearest ton (no decimals). Note: Your estimated tonnage should be for the entire amount 

of hazardous secondary material to be reclaimed (NOT just the quantity of constituent or 

product reclaimed). 

d. Actual Short Tons of Excluded HSM Managed During the Most Recent OddNumbered Year: Report the tonnage (using short tons) of each hazardous secondary 

material you actually managed during the most recent odd-numbered year. For example, if 

you are submitting this notification on February 20, 2012, enter the amount you actually 

managed during 2011 (i.e., the tonnage you managed from January 1, 2011 to December 

31, 2011). Convert all physical quantities (e.g., gallons, cubic yards, kilograms, metric 

tons, etc.) to short tons (1 short ton = 2,000 pounds) and round to the nearest ton (no 

decimals). Note: Your actual tonnage should be for the entire amount of hazardous 

secondary material that was sent for reclamation (NOT just the quantity of constituent or 

product reclaimed). If this is your initial notification, enter “0”. 

e. Land-Based Unit Code: Using the land-based unit codes, found in the Code List section 

of these instructions, enter in the 2-digit code that best describes the land-based unit you 

use or will use to manage the hazardous secondary material. If you do not use any landbased units, enter “NA”. If you use the code “OT” (Other), please describe your landbased unit in Item 13 – Comments. If more than one land-based unit code applies to a 

hazardous secondary material, list it separately using another row.

 
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Examples for Reporting Hazardous Secondary Material Activity: 

EXAMPLE 1: A pharmaceutical manufacturer generates spent solvents that are characteristic for 

ignitability (D001). The manufacturer plans to manage spent solvents under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 

261.4(a)(24) by sending some amount to a reclaimer within its own company and the rest off-site to a 

reclamation facility within the United States. The manufacturer will not manage any spent solvents in a 

land-based unit. Following the regulations, the manufacturer submits an initial notification prior to 

managing its spent solvents under the exclusions. The facility would report its hazardous secondary 

material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

02 D001 15 0 NA 

06 D001 40 0 NA 

EXAMPLE 2: A steel manufacturer generates electric arc furnace dust and spent pickle liquor from one 

of its steel operations. The manufacturer sends electric arc furnace dust (K061) off-site to a reclamation 

facility within the U.S. and reclaims spent pickle liquor (K062) on-site. Neither hazardous secondary 

material is managed in a land-based unit. The steel manufacturer has managed both hazardous secondary 

material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years and it is now time to renotify. The facility would report its hazardous secondary material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

01 K062 60 52 NA 

06 K061 20,000 22,468 NA 

EXAMPLE 3: A reclamation facility has been receiving and reclaiming spent solvents under 40 CFR 

261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years. The facility receives and reclaims spent solvents 

from multiple hazardous secondary material generators, some of which are within the same company. No 

spent solvents are managed in a land-based unit. It is now time to re-notify. The facility would report its 

hazardous secondary material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

03 D001;F002;F003;F005 6,000 7,533 NA 

03 D001;D038;F002;F003 1,500 918 NA 

07 D001;F002;F003;F005 3,000 3,509 NA 

07 D001;D038;F002;F003 1,000 523 NA 

 
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EXAMPLE 4: A smelting operation generates furnace bricks that are characteristic for chromium 

(D007) and sends them off-site for reclamation. Before shipping the bricks off-site, the facility manages 

some of the bricks in a containment building and the rest in a pile on the land. The facility has been 

managing the bricks under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years and must now re-notify. The 

facility would report its activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

06 D007 200 235 NA 

06 D007 115 126 PL 

EXAMPLE 5: An intermediate facility has been managing wastewater treatment sludges from 

electroplating operations (F006) for the past seven years but, due to company consolidation, it will soon 

shut down. In accordance with 40 CFR 260.42, the facility notifies that it will stop managing hazardous 

secondary material. The facility would report its activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

08 F006 0 5,034 NA 

Item 3 – Facility has Financial Assurance Pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)(vi) 

Financial assurance is required for reclaimers (07, 11) and intermediate (08) facilities managing 

hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) and (25). See EPA’s website for more 

information about these regulations: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/impresource.htm. 

 Mark “Yes”, if you have financial assurance pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)(vi) AND 

you use at least one facility code that is 07, 08, or 11 in Item 2.a above. For example, the 

facilities in Examples 3 and 5 above are required to have financial assurance because the 

facility codes are 07 and 08, respectively. 

 

 Mark “No”, if you do NOT have financial assurance pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)(vi). 

Note: Reclaimers (07, 11) and intermediate (08) facilities must have financial assurance 

in order to manage hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) and (25). 

Answering “No” to this question may mean you are in violation of these regulations if you 

report facility codes 07, 08, or 11. For example, the facilities in Examples 1, 2, and 4 

above are not required to have financial assurance because these facilities did not report 

facility codes of 07, 08, or 11. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE GM FORM – WASTE 

GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT 

Who Must Submit this Form 

A site required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report must submit a GM Form if the site generated 

RCRA hazardous waste that, in 2011, was accumulated on-site; managed on-site in a treatment, storage, 

or disposal unit; and/or shipped off-site for management, consistent with the criteria below. (See Wastes 

to be Reported, below, for specific instructions on generated RCRA hazardous wastes that should be 

reported on the GM Form. See Wastes Not to be Reported, below, for any exclusions or exemptions 

from the GM Form reporting requirements under the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report.) 

Purpose of this Form 

The GM Form is for reporting on-site hazardous waste generation and management in 2011. The GM 

Form is divided into three sections that document 1) the source, characteristics, and quantity of hazardous 

waste generated; 2) the quantity of hazardous waste managed on-site along with the management method 

used; and 3) the quantity of hazardous waste shipped off-site for treatment, disposal, or recycling along 

with the off-site management method used. 

How to Fill out this Form 

Make and submit a photocopy of the GM Form for each generated RCRA hazardous waste that should be 

reported, consistent with the criteria discussed below. Prior to photocopying, place the pre-printed site 

identification label in the top left-hand corner of the form or, if you did not receive pre-printed labels, 

enter the site name and EPA Identification Number in this space. 

Use the Comments section at the end of the form to clarify any entry (e.g., “Other” responses) or to 

continue any entry. When entering information in the Comments section, cross-reference the section 

number and item letter to which the comment refers. 

NOTE 

Please review your previous cycle’s GM source, form, and management method codes to 

see if they are still applicable. If applicable, use those same codes for consistency. 

Refer to the Special Instructions for reporting lab packs, asbestos, PCBs, waste oils, 

groundwater contaminated by hazardous waste, RCRA-radioactive mixed wastes, and 

laboratory clean-out wastes. 

Wastes to be Reported 

In general, each generated RCRA hazardous waste that is used to determine the site’s generator status 

should be reported on the GM Form. (See Wastes Not to be Reported, below, for any exclusions or 

exemptions from the GM Form reporting requirements under the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report. See also 

Biennial Reporting: Reportable and Non-Reportable Wastes at 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm. 
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A GM Form must be submitted for each generated RCRA hazardous waste. Hazardous waste must be 

reported if it was: 

 Generated and accumulated on-site and subsequently managed on-site or shipped off-site in 2011; 

or 

 Generated and accumulated on-site in 2011 but not managed on-site or shipped off-site until after 

2011; or

 Generated and accumulated on-site prior to 2011 but either managed on-site or shipped off-site in 

2011; or

 Imported from a foreign country in 2011. 

Examples of RCRA hazardous wastes to be reported include those that were: 

 Generated on-site from a production process, service activity, or routine cleanup. 

 

 Generated from equipment decommissioning, spill cleanup, or remedial cleanup activity. 

 Removed from on-site storage. 

 Derived from the management of non-hazardous waste. 

 Derived from the on-site treatment (including reclamation), disposal, or recycling of previously 

existing hazardous waste (as a residual). 

 Shipped off-site, including hazardous waste that was received from off-site (reported on the 

Waste Received From Off-site Form [WR Form]) and subsequently shipped off-site without 

being treated or recycled on-site. 

 Radioactive wastes mixed with RCRA hazardous wastes should also be reported; be sure to mark 

“Yes” on the Site Identification Form in Item 10.A.1.f. See the definitions and the special 

instructions regarding this waste. 

 Hazardous wastes regulated only by your State should be reported if required by your State. 

Wastes Not to be Reported 

RCRA hazardous wastes exported directly to a foreign country should not be reported on the GM Form 

(unless required by your state). Facilities that export hazardous waste must file a separate Annual 

Report under 40 CFR 262.56. (This Annual Report will be in addition to the Hazardous Waste Report, if 

your state requires you to submit a Hazardous Waste Report.) 

In addition, materials and wastes identified at 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 261.4(a) and (b) and 261.5(c) 

should not be reported on the GM Form. Section 261.4(a) and (b) identify materials and solid wastes 

that do not qualify as solid or hazardous wastes, respectively. Section 261.5(c) identifies hazardous 

wastes that should not be included in a site’s generator status determination, even if these hazardous 

wastes were generated at the site. 
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Following are the materials and wastes addressed under 40 CFR 261.4(a) and (b) and 261.5(c), which 

should not be reported on the GM Form: 

 Materials which are excluded from being a solid waste, e.g., any mixture of domestic sewage and 

other wastes that passes through a sewer system to a publicly owned treatment works (unless they 

are stored or treated in regulated units prior to being discharged). (40 CFR 261.4(a)) 

 

 Solid wastes that are excluded from being hazardous waste, e.g., petroleum-contaminated media 

and debris that fail the test for the toxicity characteristic (waste codes D018 through D043 only) 

and are subject to the corrective action regulations under 40 CFR Part 280. (40 CFR 261.4(b)) 

 Waste exempt from regulation because the waste has not exited the raw material storage or 

production unit yet, as specified in 261.4(c). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 Hazardous waste that has been collected as a sample(s) for the purpose of determining its 

characteristic or composition, as specified in 261.4(d). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 Sample(s) undergoing treatability studies, as specified in 261.4(e). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 Sample(s) undergoing treatability studies at the laboratory or testing facility, as specified in 

261.4(f). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 Hazardous waste that is a specified recyclable material such as ethyl alcohol or scrap metal, as 

specified in 261.6(a)(3). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 A residue of hazardous waste in an empty container or in an inner liner removed from an empty 

container, as specified in 261.7(a)(1). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 PCB wastes regulated under the Toxic Substance Control Act, as specified in 261.8, unless mixed 

with a hazardous waste. (40 CFR 261.5(c)(1)) 

 Wastes managed immediately upon generation only in on-site elementary neutralization units, 

wastewater treatment units, or totally enclosed treatment facilities as defined in 40 CFR 260.10. 

(40 CFR 261.5(c)(2)) Any hazardous waste residues generated from these units, however, 

must be reported on the GM Form. (For additional information, see the guidance document 

“Biennial Report: Reportable and Non-Reportable Wastes” at 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm.) 

 Wastes recycled, without prior storage, only in an on-site process subject to regulation under 40 

CFR 261.6(c)(2). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(3)) Any hazardous waste residues generated from these 

units, however, must be reported on the GM Form.

 Used oil that is recycled and is also a hazardous waste solely because it exhibits a hazardous 

waste characteristic and is managed under 40 CFR Part 279. (40 CFR 261.5(c)(4)) 

 Spent lead-acid batteries managed under the requirements of 40 CFR Part 266, Subpart G, which 

includes persons who reclaim spent lead-acid batteries that are recyclable materials; persons who 

generate, transport, or collect spent batteries; persons who regenerate spent batteries; or persons 

who store them (other than spent batteries that are to be regenerated). (40 CFR 261.5(c)(5)) Any 

hazardous wastes generated during battery reclamation, however, must be reported on the 

GM Form.
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 Universal wastes managed under 40 CFR 261.9 and 40 CFR Part 273. (40 CFR 261.5(c)(6)) Any 

hazardous waste residues generated from these units, however, must be reported on the GM 

Form.

 Unless required by your state, hazardous wastes that were, during 2011, all exported directly

out of the United States to a foreign country. An Annual Report must be filed in this case as 

required under 40 CFR 262.56. (This Annual Report will be in addition to the Hazardous Waste 

Report, if your state requires you to submit a Hazardous Waste Report.) 

How to Report Similar Wastes on the GM Form 

Generally, a GM Form should be completed for each generated RCRA hazardous waste. Contact your 

State about combining and reporting similar hazardous wastes on the GM Form. 
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Item-By-Item Instructions 

Section 1 – Waste Characteristics 

Section 1 requests information on each RCRA hazardous waste that, in 2011, was generated and 

accumulated on-site; managed on-site; and/or shipped off-site. 

All items in this section are mandatory. Note: Either Item B and/or Item C must be provided for 

each waste stream. 

Item A – Waste Description 

Provide a short narrative description of the waste, such as: 

 General type; 

 Source; 

 Type of hazard; and 

 Generic chemical name or primary hazardous constituents. 

Example: “Ignitable spent solvent from degreasing operation in tool production; mixture of mineral 

spirits and kerosene.” 

In the example, note that the general type (spent solvent), source (degreasing operation in tool 

production), type of hazard (ignitability), and generic chemical names (mineral spirits and kerosene) have 

all been cited. 

Item B – EPA Hazardous Waste Code(s) 

Enter the four-character EPA hazardous waste code(s) that applies to the waste reported in Section 1, Item 

A. EPA hazardous waste codes are provided in the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” 

section of this booklet. If you need room for additional codes, list the codes in the Comments section and 

cross-reference Section 1, Item B. If fewer than six EPA hazardous waste codes are applicable, leave the 

remaining spaces blank. If the waste is regulated only by your State, leave Item B blank and report the 

State hazardous waste codes in Item C. 

LIST For a list of EPA Hazardous Waste Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

Item C – State Hazardous Waste Code(s) 

Enter the State hazardous waste code(s) that applies to the waste reported in Section 1, Item A, if: 

 Your State regulates hazardous wastes not regulated as RCRA hazardous waste and requires these 

wastes to be reported in the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report; or 

 

 Your State uses a hazardous waste code system other than the EPA hazardous waste codes that 

applies to the waste described in Section 1, Item A. 

Otherwise, leave Section 1, Item C blank. If you need space for additional State hazardous waste codes, 

list the codes in the Comments section and cross-reference Section 1, Item C. 
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Item D – Source Code and Management Method Code for Source Code G25 

Enter the Source Code that best describes how the hazardous waste reported in Section 1, Item A 

originated. If the hazardous waste was mixed with other non-hazardous materials, report the Source Code 

for only the hazardous waste portion. 

If your site is a U.S. Importer, provide the appropriate Source Code for hazardous waste imported from a 

foreign country. Also, mark “Yes” on the Site ID Form, Item 10.A.3 – United States Importer of 

Hazardous Waste. Review the Special Instructions for wastes received from foreign countries. 

LIST For a list of Source and Management Method Codes, see the “Other Reference 

Information and Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

NOTE 

 If reporting Source Code G25 (Hazardous Waste Management), you also need to 

provide the Management Method Code. Source Code G25 indicates that this waste 

was generated from a hazardous waste management system described on a 

separate GM Form or WR Form. Enter the same Management Method Code that is 

listed on the matching GM Form – Section 2, or on the matching WR Form – Item 

H, linking this waste with the on-site process that created it. Do not report H141 

in this Section 1- Item D.

 If reporting Source Code G61 (Hazardous waste received from off-site for 

storage/bulking and transfer off-site for treatment or disposal), the generation 

amount must be zero (0) in Section 1, Item F. 

 Source Code G17 (Subpart K laboratory waste clean-out) is for facilities that have 

opted into the Subpart K Academic Laboratory Waste Rule to report the amount of 

laboratory waste shipped or managed during clean-out. The generation amount 

must be zero (0) in Section 1, Item F for this source code. See the Special 

Instructions in the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” for additional 

information. 

 

Item E – Form Code 

Review the Form Codes and enter the code that best corresponds to the physical form or chemical 

composition of the hazardous waste reported in Section 1, Item A. 

LIST For a list of Form Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” section 

of this booklet. 
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Item F – Quantity Generated in 2011 / UOM and Density 

Enter the total quantity of the hazardous waste described in Section 1, Item A that was generated during 

2011. Right justify the quantity entry. 

Enter the Unit of Measure (UOM) code for the quantity you reported in Section 1, Item F. Report the 

quantity in one of the units of measure listed below. If you select a volumetric measure (gallons, liters, 

or cubic yards), you must also report the density of the waste. 

Code Unit of Measure Weight and Volume Conversions 

1 kilogram (kg)= 2.2046 pounds (lb) 

1 short ton= 2,000 lb 

1 metric ton= 1,000 kg 

1 metric ton= 1.1023 short tons 

1 cubic meter (m)= 1.3079 cubic yards 

1 cubic yard (yd) = 27 cubic feet (ft) 

1 liter (l)= 0.2642 gallons (gal) 

1 Pounds 

2 Short tons (2,000 pounds) 

3 Kilograms 

4 Metric tons (1,000 kilograms) 

5 Gallons 

6 Liters 

7 Cubic yards 

Skip to Section 1, Item G if you selected code 1, 2, 3, or 4. 

Continue to Density if you selected code 5, 6, or 7. 

Report the density only if you entered code 5, 6, or 7 for the unit of measure. Provide the density in either 

pounds per gal (lbs/gal) or specific gravity (sg) and place an “X” in the appropriate box to indicate which 

measure was used. 

Item G – Waste Minimization Code

40 CFR 262.41(a)(6), 264.75(h), and 265.75(h) requires that data be collected for waste minimization 

activities. Enter the code that best corresponds to waste minimization, recycling, or pollution prevention 

efforts implemented to reduce the volume and toxicity of the hazardous waste reported in Section 1, Item 

A. This waste minimization activity must have occurred during this reporting cycle. If minimization was 

not attempted (to the point of implementing a change) for this waste, you must enter an “X” (no waste 

minimization efforts were implemented for this waste) for this item. 

LIST For a list of Waste Minimization Codes and definition of waste minimization see the 

“Other Reference Information and Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

Section 2 – On-site Generation and Management of Hazardous Waste During 2011 

Answering “Yes” or “No” to this question is mandatory. If you answer “Yes”, for each on-site RCRAregulated management system, you must report the management method and quantity treated, disposed, 

or recycled on-site during 2011. 

Was any of this waste that was generated at this facility treated, disposed, and/or recycled on-site? 

Mark “Yes” or “No” to this question to indicate if the site did any of the following to the waste reported 

in Section 1, Item A: treat on-site; dispose on-site; recycle on-site. If you marked “Yes,” complete the 

blocks for On-site Process Systems below. If you marked “No,” skip to Section 3. 
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Example: Facility A generates spent solvents that it recycles on-site in a distillation column. This facility 

would mark “Yes” in Section 2 and would fill out the on-site process system box accordingly. 

 

Example: Facility B receives spent solvents from off-site and blends the solvents into fuel. The facility 

then sends the fuels off-site to be burned for energy recovery. Facility B would report on its 

GM form the new waste generated in Section 1, Item D as Source Code G25 (“Hazardous 

waste management”) with the management method code of H061 (“Fuel blending”). Facility B 

would mark “No” in Section 2 because it did not manage any of the newly generated fuels onsite. This facility would report the off-site shipment in Section 3 and would report the 

Management Method Code H050 (“Energy recovery”). 

On-Site Management Method Code 

Classify the process system (see definition) with a Management Method Code that best identifies the last 

substantive purpose/operation performed at your site. Space is provided to report up to two different (nonsequential) Management Methods. If you did not use a second on-site process system to manage the 

waste, leave the Management Method Code under On-site Process System 2 blank. Do not report H141 

in this Section 2. 

LIST For a list of Management Method Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

The space provided for the second on-site process system should be used only in the special case of 

management of the same waste on-site by more than one process system during 2011. Use the second onsite process system only when: 

 A waste is managed in one process system for a part of a year and in another process system for 

the rest of the year; or 

 

 A waste is managed by two different process systems at the same time (i.e., management of the 

waste is split between parallel process systems). 

Example of Non-Sequential 

(Parallel) Processes: 

A firm generated 100 tons of F002 solvent waste in 2011. Eighty (80) tons 

were recycled for reuse in a batch distillation process system, generating 5 

tons of still bottoms. The remaining 20 tons were burned in an industrial 

boiler. Under On-site Process System 1, the site enters the Management 

Method Code for distillation (H020) and a quantity of 80 tons. Under Onsite Process System 2, the site enters the Management Method Code for 

energy recovery of liquids (H050) and a quantity of 20 tons. The 5 tons of 

still bottoms should be reported on a separate GM Form. 

If more than two on-site process systems meet one of the above conditions, you need not complete the 

entire form again. Simply attach a second copy of the GM Form with the EPA ID number and Site Name. 

Leave all the other fields blank except Section 2 for on-site process systems. Note in the Comments 

section of each page: “Section 2, On-site Process System Type continued on supplemental page.” (Refer 

to instructions on page numbering of supplemental pages.) 

The space provided for the second on-site process system should not be used to report the following: 
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 The on-site management of the treatment residual generated from management of the waste by 

the first management method (on-site management of treatment residuals should be reported on a 

separate GM Form); or 

 

 To report treatment in a series of process units (see definition in the “Other Reference 

Information and Code Lists” section). Report only process systems, not process units. 

Example of Sequential 

Processes: 

A firm generated 100 tons of D002 and D007 plating waste in 2011. 100 

tons were neutralized, stored on-site, and then chemically batch-treated to 

remove the D007 Chromium. Ninety (90) tons of wastewater and 10 tons 

of D007 and F006 sludge were shipped off-site for eventual disposal. 

Under On-site Process System 1, the site enters the last substantive on-site 

Management Method Code for Chemical Treatment (H070) and a 

quantity treated of 100 tons. The site reports the residual 10 tons of sludge 

on a separate GM Form with Section 1 Item D Management Method Code 

of H070. (If there was no storage and the wastewater had been allowed to 

go into the POTW or NPDES, this page would not be reported, only the 

D007 and F006 sludge - with a source code of G23.) 

Quantity Treated, Disposed, or Recycled On-site in 2011 

Enter the quantity of hazardous waste described in Section 1 that was treated, disposed, or recycled by the 

reported on-site process management method during 2011. Enter the quantity in the same unit of 

measure reported in Section 1, Item F (Quantity generated in 2011). 

Section 3 – Off-site Shipment of Hazardous Waste 

This section requests information on the off-site shipment of hazardous waste. Answering “Yes” or “No” 

to this question is mandatory. If you answer “Yes”, all items in this section are mandatory. Do report 

shipments of previously generated hazardous wastes stored until 2011. Do report waste shipped via 

transfer facility. Do not report shipments of de-characterized wastes. 

Space is provided to report shipments of the waste to three different off-site facilities. If the waste you 

reported in Section 1 was shipped to more than three off-site facilities during 2011, you need not 

complete the entire form again. Simply attach a second copy of the GM Form, leaving blank all entries 

except Section 3, Items B, C, and D. Note in the Comments section of each page: “Section 3, Item B 

continued on supplemental page.” (Refer to instructions on page numbering of supplemental pages.) 

Item A – Was any of this Waste Shipped Off-site in 2011 for Treatment, Disposal, or Recycling? 

Mark “Yes” or “No” to indicate if any of the waste described in Section 1 was shipped off-site for 

treatment, disposal, or recycling during 2011. 

 

This GM Form is complete if you marked “No” in Item A. 

Continue to Section 3, Item B if you marked “Yes” in Item A. 

Item B – EPA ID Number of Facility to which Waste was Shipped 

Enter the 12-digit EPA Identification Number of the facility to which the waste was shipped. Do not

create a GM Form for hazardous waste shipped directly to a foreign country from this site (unless 
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required by your state). You must complete an Annual Report as required under 40 CFR 262.56, no later 

than March 1 of each year. 

Item C – Off-site Management Method Code Shipped To 

Review the Management Method Codes in the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” section 

of this booklet. Enter the Management Method Code that best describes the way in which the waste was 

managed at the initial receiving facility reported in Section 3, Item B. 

LIST For a list of Management Method Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

Item D – Total Quantity Shipped in 2011 

Enter the total quantity of the waste shipped to the off-site facility during 2011. Report the quantity in the 

same unit of measure entered in Section 1, Item F. Shipment quantities should equal the total quantity 

recorded on Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifests for this site during 2011, unless there were rejections or 

other complications. The quantity shipped may not necessarily equal the quantity generated 

(e.g., because some waste is still on-site at the end of the year or waste was removed from storage from a 

previous year’s generation). 

 

Comments 

Use this section as needed to explain anything contained in the form including any waste minimization 

efforts. The comments may help make determinations of data validity if questions arise during the 

review of the report. If there are special circumstances surrounding the waste described on the form, 

please note this here, especially if you are filing the report due to a one-time event. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE WR FORM – WASTE 

RECEIVED FROM OFF-SITE 

Who Must Submit this Form 

A site required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report must submit this form if, during 2011, it received 

RCRA hazardous waste from off-site. 

Purpose of this Form 

The WR Form identifies hazardous wastes that were received from other hazardous waste sites and the 

method(s) used to manage them. The WR Form is divided into three identical parts (i.e., waste blocks), 

labeled Waste 1, Waste 2, and Waste 3, that collect information on the quantities and characteristics of 

each hazardous waste received from an off-site source during 2011 and managed on-site. 

How to Fill out this Form 

You may report waste received from more than one off-site handler on the same page of the form. A 

separate waste block must be filled out for each hazardous waste received from each off-site handler. 

Hazardous waste from the same off-site handler may be aggregated as long as a single form code 

describes the physical form or chemical composition, and all of the waste is managed in a single process 

system (i.e., same management method code). 

If your site received more than three RCRA hazardous wastes from off-site handlers during 2011, 

photocopy and fill out additional copies of this form. Prior to photocopying, place the pre-printed site 

identification label in the top left-hand corner of the form or, if you did not receive pre-printed labels, 

enter the site name and EPA Identification Number in the space provided. 

Use the Comments section at the end of the form to clarify any entry (e.g., “Other” responses) or to 

continue any entry. When entering information in the Comments section, cross-reference the waste block 

and item letter to which the comment refers. 
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Item-By-Item Instructions 

All items in this section are mandatory for each waste reported. Note: Either Item B and/or Item 

C must be provided for each reported waste. 

Item A – Waste Description 

Provide a short narrative description of the waste, such as: 

 General type; 

 Source; 

 Type of hazard; and 

 Generic chemical name or primary hazardous constituents. 

Example: “Ignitable spent solvent from degreasing operation in tool production; mixture of mineral 

spirits and kerosene.” 

In the example, note that the general type (spent solvent), source (degreasing operation in tool 

production), type of hazard (ignitability), and generic chemical names (mineral spirits and kerosene) have 

all been cited. 

Item B – EPA Hazardous Waste Code(s) 

Enter the four-character EPA hazardous waste code(s) that applies to the waste reported in Item A. EPA 

hazardous waste codes are provided in the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” section of 

this booklet. If you need room for additional codes, list the codes in the Comments section and crossreference the applicable waste block number (.e.g., Waste 1) and Item B. If fewer than four EPA 

hazardous waste codes are applicable, leave the remaining spaces blank. If the waste is regulated only by 

your State, leave Item B blank and report the State hazardous waste codes in Item C. 

LIST For a list of EPA Hazardous Waste Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

Item C – State Hazardous Waste Code(s) 

Enter the State hazardous waste code(s) that applies to the waste reported in Item A, if: 

 Your State regulates hazardous wastes not regulated as RCRA hazardous waste and requires these 

wastes to be reported in the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report; or 

 

 Your State uses a hazardous waste code system other than the EPA hazardous waste codes that 

applies to the waste described in Item A. 

Otherwise, leave Item C blank. If you need space for additional State hazardous waste codes, list the 

codes in the Comments section and cross-reference the applicable waste block number (e.g., Waste 1) and 

Item C. 
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Item D – Off-site Handler EPA Identification Number 

Enter the 12-digit EPA Identification Number of the off-site handler from which the waste was received. 

If the site does not have an EPA Identification Number, it may be a CESQG or foreign country. Refer to 

the Special Instructions in this booklet for instructions on how to complete Item D for these off-site 

handlers. 

If the waste reported under Waste 2 is received from the same off-site handler as the waste reported under 

Waste 1, put “Same as above” to indicate that the EPA Identification Number is the same as the one 

reported in Waste 1; if Waste 3 is received from the same off-site handler as Waste 2, put “Same as 

above” to indicate that the EPA Identification Number is the same as the one reported under Waste 2. 

NOTE Refer to the Special Instructions for reporting wastes received from CESQGs and for 

reporting wastes received from foreign countries. 

Item E – Quantity Received in 2011 

Report the total quantity of the hazardous waste reported in Item A that was received from the off-site 

handler reported in Item D during 2011. If more than one shipment of this waste was received from the 

same off-site handler, add the quantities and report only the sum. 

Item F – UOM and Density 

Enter the Unit of Measure (UOM) code for the quantity you reported in Section 1, Item F. Report the 

quantity in one of the units of measure listed below. If you select a volumetric measure (gallons, liters, 

or cubic yards), you must also report the density of the waste. 

Code Unit of Measure Weight and Volume Conversions 

1 kilogram (kg)= 2.2046 pounds (lb) 

1 short ton= 2,000 lb 

1 metric ton= 1,000 kg 

1 metric ton= 1.1023 short tons 

1 cubic meter (m)= 1.3079 cubic yards 

1 cubic yard (yd) = 27 cubic feet (ft) 

1 liter (l)= 0.2642 gallons (gal) 

1 Pounds 

2 Short tons (2,000 pounds) 

3 Kilograms 

4 Metric tons (1,000 kilograms) 

5 Gallons 

6 Liters 

7 Cubic yards 

Skip to Item G if you selected code 1, 2, 3, or 4. 

Continue to Density if you selected code 5, 6, or 7. 

Report the density only if you entered code 5, 6, or 7 for the unit of measure. Provide the density in either 

pounds per gal (lbs/gal) or specific gravity (sg) and place an “X’ in the appropriate box to indicate which 

measure was used. 
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Item G – Form Code 

Review the Form Codes and enter the code that best corresponds to the physical form or chemical 

composition of the hazardous waste reported in Section 1, Item A. 

LIST For a list of Form Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and Code Lists” section 

of this booklet. 

Item H – Management Method Code 

Enter the code that describes the type of process system (see definition) in which the waste was managed. 

LIST For a list of Management Method Codes, see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

Comments 

Use this section as needed to explain anything contained in the form. The comments may help make 

determinations of data validity if questions arise during the review of the report. If there are 

special circumstances surrounding the waste described on the form, please note this here. 
2011 Hazardous Waste Report 

OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION AND CODE LISTS 
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EXCLUDED WASTES 

This section presents a partial list of excluded materials and wastes. This list includes materials excluded 

from the definition of solid waste in 40 CFR 261.4(a) and solid wastes excluded from the definition of 

hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.4(b). In addition, it also includes specific solid waste samples that are 

excluded from the definition of hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.4(d)-(f). Finally, this list includes specific 

hazardous wastes, as described in 40 CFR 261.4(c), that are exempted from certain RCRA Subtitle C 

regulations. 

Agricultural Waste Fertilizer 

§261.4(b)(2) 

Analytical Samples 

§261.4(d) 

Arsenic Treated Wood and Wood 

Products 

§261.4(b)(9) 

Cement Kiln Dust

§261.4(b)(8) 

Coking By-products

§261.4(a)(10) 

Comparable/Syn gas Fuels 

§261.4(a)(16) 

Domestic Sewage

§261.4(a)(1) 

Dredged Material

§261.4(g) 

Drilling Fluid

§261.4(b)(5) 

Excluded Scrap Metal Being Recycled

§261.4(a)(13) 

Exported Wastes

§262.56 

Fossil Fuel Emission Control Waste

§261.4(b)(4) 

Hazardous Secondary Material 

Generated and Reclaimed Under the 

Control of the Generator 

40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(23) 

Hazardous Secondary Material 

Transferred Off-site for Reclamation 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(25)

Household Waste

§261.4(b)(1)(i)-(ii) 

HTMR Condenser Residue

§261.4(a)(11) 

In situ Mining Materials

§261.4(a)(5) 

Irrigation Return Flows 

§261.4(a)(3) 

Kraft Mill Steam Stripper 

Condensates 

§261.4(a)(15) 

Leachate 

§261.4(b)(15) 

Mining and Mineral Process Wastes 

§261.4(b)(7) 

Mining Overburden

§261.4(b)(3) 

Nuclear Material

§261.4(a)(4) 

Oil Filters 

§261.4(b)(13) 

Petrochemical Recovered Oil 

§261.4(a)(18) 

Petroleum-contaminated Media and 

Debris

§261.4(b)(10) 

Petroleum Refining 

§261.4(a)(12) 

Pulping Liquor

§261.4(a)(6) 

Refrigerants

§261.4(b)(12) 

Secondary Material Returned to 

Original Process 

§261.4(a)(8) 

Secondary Material from Mineral 

Processing

§261.4(a)(17) 

Shredded Circuit Boards Being 

Recycled 

§261.4(a)(14) 

Spent Caustics from Petroleum 

Refining 

§261.4(a)(19) 

Spent Wood Preserving Solutions and 

Wastewaters 

§261.4(a)(9) 

Sulfuric Acid 

§261.4(a)(7) 

Treatability Study Samples 

§261.4(e) 

Treatability Studies at Laboratories 

and Testing Facilities 

§261.4(f) 

Trivalent Chromium Waste 

§261.4(b)(6) 

Used Oil Distillation Bottoms

§261.4(b)(14) 

Wastes Generated in Storage Tanks, 

Transport Vehicles, Pipelines, or 

Manufacturing Process Units 

§261.4(c) 

Wastewater Point Source Discharge

§261.4(a)(2) 
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DEFINITIONS 

This section contains definitions of terms helpful for completing the form. For terms defined in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), the appropriate citation is provided. 

Accumulation A site that does not hold RCRA Interim Status or a RCRA permit may

accumulate hazardous waste for a short period of time before shipping it

off-site. The waste must be accumulated in either tanks or containers; it may

not be accumulated in surface impoundments. 

Generators of more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste per month

may accumulate their waste for up to 90 days before shipping it off-site. 

Generators of 100 kg (220 lbs) to 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste

per month may accumulate their waste for up to 180 days before shipping it

off-site. If the nearest treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling facility to

which they can send their waste is more than 200 miles away, they may

accumulate their waste for 270 days. See 40 CFR 262.34. 

 

Act or RCRA The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.

 

Acute Hazardous Waste Any hazardous waste with an EPA hazardous waste code beginning with the

letter “P” (40 CFR 261.33(e)) or any of the following “F” codes: F020,

F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 (40 CFR 261.31). These wastes are 

subject to stringent quantity standards for accumulation and generation (40 

CFR 261.5(e)). 

 

Authorized 

Representative

 The person responsible for the overall operation of the site or an operational

unit (i.e., part of a site), e.g., superintendent or plant manager, or person of

equivalent responsibility. 

 

Authorized State A State that has obtained authorization from the EPA to direct its own

RCRA program. 

 

Boiler An enclosed device using controlled flame combustion and having the

following characteristics: 

1. The unit has physical provisions for recovering and exporting 

energy in the form of steam, heated fluids, or heated gases; 

2. The unit's combustion chamber and primary energy recovery

section(s) are of integral design (i.e., they are physically formed into

one manufactured or assembled unit); 

3. The unit continuously maintains an energy recovery efficiency of at

least 60 percent, calculated in terms of the recovered energy

compared with the thermal value of the fuel; 

4. The unit exports and utilizes at least 75 percent of the recovered

energy, calculated on an annual basis (excluding recovered heat

used internally in the same unit, for example, to preheat fuel or

combustion air or drive fans or feedwater pumps); or 

5. The unit is one which the Regional Administrator has determined, 

on a case-by-case basis, to be a boiler, after considering the 

standards in 40 CFR 260.32 
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By-product Material A by-product material is (1) any radioactive material (except special nuclear

material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation

incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material;

and (2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of

uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material

content (defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954). 

 

Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR)

 Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal 

Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal

Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas

subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters that usually 

bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into 

parts covering specific regulatory areas. The CFR title applicable for the 

Hazardous Waste Report is “40,” as in “40 CFR 262.34.” 

 

Conditionally Exempt 

Small Quantity 

Generator (CESQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets the following criteria:

In every month during the year, the site did all of the following: 

1. Generates no more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous

waste in any calendar month; and

2. Did not accumulate, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of

RCRA hazardous waste; and

3. Did not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time,

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste, and no more 

than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the cleanup of a spill of

acute hazardous waste. 

 

Confidential Business 

Information (CBI)

 Information a facility does not wish to make available to the general public

for competitive business reasons. Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

may be claimed for certain information in your submittal. A claim may be 

made in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Check with your state 

to confirm your state’s policy on CBI. 

 

Delisted Waste Site-specific wastes excluded from regulation under 40 CFR 260.20 and

260.22. A waste at a particular generating site may be excluded by

petitioning the EPA Administrator for a regulatory amendment. These 

wastes are listed in Appendix IX of 40 CFR Part 261. 

 

Disposal The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of

any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such

solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the

environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, 

including ground waters. 

 

Eligible Academic Entity A college or university, or a non-profit research institute that is owned by or

has a formal written affiliation with a college or university, or a teaching 

hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation with a college or

university pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K (See 40 CFR 262.200). 

 
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Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA)

 EPA, also called U.S. EPA, means the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency. Some State environmental authorities may be called the

EPA also, as in “Illinois EPA.” 

EPA Identification (ID) 

Number

 The number assigned by the EPA to each hazardous waste generator,

hazardous waste transporter, and treatment, storage, or disposal facility; 

United States importer of hazardous waste; mixed waste (hazardous and

radioactive) generator; recycler of hazardous waste; exempt boiler and/or

industrial furnace burning or processing hazardous waste; large quantity 

handler of or destination facility for universal wastes; disposer of hazardous

waste with an underground injection permit; used oil transporter, used oil

processor/re-refiner, off-specification used oil fuel burner, used oil fuel 

marketer; eligible academic entity managing laboratory hazardous waste

under Subpart K; or site undergoing corrective action. Additionally, 

facilities that must notify using the Site ID Form and Addendum to the Site

ID Form that they are managing hazardous secondary material will also be 

assigned an EPA ID number. 

 

Excluded Wastes Wastes excluded from the definition of solid or hazardous waste under 40 

CFR 261.3 and 261.4. For a partial listing, see the “Other Reference 

Information and Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

 

GM Form Waste Generation and Management form. 

 

Hazardous Waste A hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261.3. 

 

Hazardous Secondary 

Material (HSM) 

 A secondary material (e.g., spent material, by-product, or sludge) that, when 

discarded, would be identified as hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.

Facilities managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR

261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) must complete the

Addendum to the Site Identification Form: Notification for Managing 

Hazardous Secondary Material. You must check with your State to 

determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under

these exclusions 

(see also http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/statespf.htm). 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Generator

 Any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste

identified or listed in 40 CFR Part 261. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Number or Code, EPA

 The number (or code) assigned by the EPA to each hazardous waste listed in

40 CFR Part 261, Subpart D and to each characteristic identified in 40 CFR

Part 261, Subpart C. The codes consist of one letter (D, F, P, U, or K) and 

three numbers. For a list of EPA hazardous waste codes see the “Other 

Reference Information and Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Number or Code, State

 The number (or code) assigned by the State to each hazardous waste listed 

in the State regulations. Obtain a list of the States waste codes from your

State. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Storage

 The holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period, at the end of which

the hazardous waste is treated, disposed of, or stored elsewhere. 

 

 
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Hazardous Waste 

Transfer Facility

Refer to “Transfer Facility" definition. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Transporter

 Refer to “Transporter" definition. 

Hazardous Waste 

Treatment

 

Any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to 

change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any

hazardous waste so as to neutralize such hazardous waste, or so as to

recover energy or material resources from the hazardous waste, or so as to

render such hazardous waste nonhazardous, or less hazardous; safer to 

transport, store or dispose of; or amenable for recovery, amenable for

storage, or reduced in volume. Such term includes any activity or processing 

designed to change the physical form or composition of hazardous waste so 

as to render it nonhazardous. 

 

Incineration Burning of certain types of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials; or a treatment

technology involving destruction of waste by controlled burning at high

temperatures (e.g., burning sludge to remove the water and reduce the 

remaining residues to a safe, non-burnable ash that can be disposed safely 

on land, in some waters, or in underground locations). 

 

Industrial Furnace Any of the following enclosed devices that are integral components of

manufacturing processes and that use thermal treatment to accomplish

recovery of materials or energy: cement kilns; lime kilns; aggregate kilns;

phosphate kilns; coke ovens; blast furnaces; smelting, melting and refining

furnaces; titanium dioxide chloride process oxidation reactors; methane 

reforming furnaces; pulping liquor recovery furnaces; combustion devices

used in the recovery of sulfur values from spent sulfuric acid; halogen acid

furnaces, as defined under industrial furnace in 40 CFR 260.10; and such 

other devices as the Administrator may add to this list. 

 

Interim (Permit) 

Status

 Period during which the owner/operator of an existing TSD facility is

treated as having been issued a RCRA permit even though he/she has not

yet received a final determination. An existing facility should have 

automatically qualified for interim status if the owner/operator filed both

timely “notification” and the first part (Part A) of the RCRA permit

application. Interim status continues until a final determination is made to 

issue or deny the permit. Owner/operator of new facilities cannot by 

definition qualify for interim status; rather, they need a RCRA permit prior

to beginning construction of a hazardous waste management facility. 

 

Large Quantity 

Generator (LQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets any of the following criteria: 

1. Generates, in a calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of

non-acute RCRA hazardous waste; or

2. Generates, in a calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more

than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or

3. Generates, in a calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more

than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of spill cleanup material contaminated with

RCRA acute hazardous waste. 

 
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Large Quantity Handler 

of Universal Waste 

(LQHUW) 

A universal waste handler (as defined in 40 CFR 273.9) who accumulates

5,000 kg or more total of universal wastes (batteries, pesticides, mercurycontaining equipment, or lamps – calculated collectively) at any time. This 

designation is retained through the end of the calendar year in which the

5,000 kg limit is met or exceeded. 

 

Management, or 

Hazardous Waste 

Management

 Systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage, 

transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, or disposal of hazardous

waste (40 CFR 260.10). 

 

Manifest, Uniform 

Hazardous Waste

 The shipment document EPA form 8700-22 and, if necessary, Form 8700-

22A, originated and signed by a generator in accordance with the 

instructions included in the appendix to 40 CFR Part 262. The “cradle-tograve” paperwork must accompany a shipment of hazardous waste as it

moves from the generator to the transporter and eventually to the hazardous

waste management facility. 

 

Mixed Waste Waste that contains both hazardous and source, special nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), RCRA section

1004(41), 42 U.S.C. 6903 (63 FR 17414; April 9, 1998). 

 

Municipality A city, village, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, Indian

tribe or authorized Indian tribal organization, designated and approved

management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, or any other

public body created by or under State law and having jurisdiction over

disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes. 

 

Off-site Facility A hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located at

a place away from the generating site. 

 

OI Form Off-Site Identification form. 

 

Off-Specification Used 

Oil Burner

 A site where used oil not meeting the specification requirements in 40 CFR

279.11 (off-specification used oil) is burned for energy recovery in devices

identified in Section 279.61(a). 

 

Off-Specification Used 

Oil Fuel

 Used oil fuel that does not meet the specification provided under 40 CFR

279.11. 

 

On-site Facility A hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located on

the generating site. 

 

On-Specification Used 

Oil Fuel

 Used oil fuel that meets the specification provided under 40 CFR 279.11. 

 

Operator The person responsible for the overall operation of a RCRA site. 

Note: This is the legal entity which controls the RCRA site operation rather

than the plant or site manager. This is usually a company or business name,

not an individual. See Person. 

 

 
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Owner The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This 

includes the owner(s) of the building(s) and/or land. This may be an 

individual, company, or business name. See Person. 

Person An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State,

municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate 

body. 

Process System For purposes of the Hazardous Waste Report, a process system refers to one

or more units used together to treat, recover, or dispose of a hazardous

waste. The process system begins at the unit where the hazardous waste first 

enters and consists of all other treatment, recovery, or disposal units

downstream from the point of entry. Note that storage is not considered a 

process system, except for storage at a bulking and re-shipping facility 

(H141). 

Classify each process system with a Management Method code that best

identifies the last substantive purpose/operation it performs. For

example, a process system to remove dissolved metals from wastewater

prior to shipping the sludge off-site typically includes equalization, pH 

adjustment, chemical precipitation, flocculation, clarification/settling, and

dewatering of the sludge removed from the bottom of the clarifier. The 

chemical precipitation process best identifies the last purpose of this 

treatment system - to remove metals from the wastewater. If this 

wastewater treatment system is RCRA-regulated, it would be reported as 

H077 (chemical precipitation). If the sludge will be disposed at the reporting

site in a landfill, the code will be H132 (landfill) and will need to be 

reported on a separate GM Form because it is a residual from a treatment

process. However, this process is exempt if the treated water flows to a

POTW or a NPDES outfall with no RCRA-regulated storage or treatment

units in the system, and should not be reported. A listing of Management 

Method codes may be found in the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet. 

 

Process Unit For purposes of the Hazardous Waste Report, a process unit refers to a

single type of treatment (e.g., tank, distillation column, surface

impoundment) in which hazardous waste is treated, disposed, or recycled. 

 

Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act 

(RCRA)

 The Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act (RCRA) (40 CFR 270.2). It is the Federal statute that

regulates the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and/or

transportation of solid and hazardous waste. 

 

RCRA Interim (Permit) 

Status

 Refer to “Interim (Permit) Status” definition. 

 

RCRA Permit A complete RCRA permit is comprised of an operating permit for hazardous

waste treatment, storage, and disposal, and a corrective action permit

addressing releases from solid waste management unit (SWMUs). To apply 

for a permit, a site must file a two-part application (Part A and Part B). A 

facility is not considered to have a complete RCRA permit until both parts

have been issued. 
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RCRA Subtitle C Site 

(RCRA Site or Site) 

The physical plant or location at which one or more of the following 

regulated waste activities occurs: the generation, transportation, treatment,

storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes; recycling of hazardous wastes;

United States importer of hazardous waste; mixed waste (hazardous and

radioactive) generator; exempt boiler and/or industrial furnace burning or

processing hazardous waste; large quantity handler of or destination facility

for universal wastes; disposing hazardous waste with an underground

injection permit; the transportation (and temporary storage during 

transportation), processing/re-refining, burning, or marketing of used oil; 

eligible academic entity managing laboratory hazardous waste under

Subpart K; facility managing hazardous secondary material being reclaimed

that must comply with certain requirements and conditions; or undergoing 

corrective action. 

A site may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational

units. For entities that only transport regulated wastes, the term site refers to

the headquarters of that entity’s operations. 

 

Recycling Use, reuse, or reclamation of a material (40 CFR 261.1(c)(7)). 

“Reclamation” is the processing or regeneration of a material to recover a

usable product (e.g., recovery of lead values from spent batteries,

regeneration of spent solvents) (40 CFR 261.1(c)(4)). A material is “used or

reused” if it is either: (1) employed as an ingredient (including use as an

intermediate) in an industrial process to make a product (e.g., distillation

bottoms from one process used as feedstock in another process) (40 CFR

261.1(c)(5)). However, a material will not satisfy this condition if distinct

components of the material are recovered as separate end products (as when

metals are recovered from metal-containing secondary material); or (2) 

employed in a particular function or application as an effective substitute for

a commercial product (e.g., spent pickle liquor used as phosphorous

precipitant and sludge conditioner in wastewater treatment). 

 

Residual A hazardous waste derived from the treatment, disposal, or recycling of a

previously existing hazardous waste (e.g., the sludge remaining after initial 

wastewater treatment). 

 

Short-term Generator A generator whose generator status is the result of a one-time, nonrecurring, temporary event that is not related to normal production

processes. In other words, short-term generators produce hazardous waste 

from a particular activity for a limited time and then cease conducting that

activity. Short-term generators would not be considered episodic generators

because episodic generators have the potential to generate on a regular

basis. Examples of short-term generators include: one-time highway bridge 

waste generation, underground storage tank removals, generation of offspec or out-of-date chemicals at a site that normally doesn’t generate

hazardous waste, remediate or spill clean-up sites with no previous RCRA 

ID, and site or production process decommissions by a new operator. 

Sludge Any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal,

commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply 

treatment plant, or air pollution control facility exclusive of the treated

effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (40 CFR 260.10). 
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Small Quantity 

Generator (SQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets all the following criteria: 

1. Generates, in any calendar month, more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) but 

 less than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste; and

2. Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any

time, more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste and 

3. Does not generate more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the 

cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous waste. 

OR, a site is a Small Quantity Generator if the site: 

1. Meets 1) and 3) of the Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity

Generator criteria (see definition), but 

2. Is storing more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous

waste on-site. If the site accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000 

kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste, the site must apply for

an EPA ID Number using this form. 

 

Small Quantity On-Site 

Burner Exemption

 The persons who burn small quantities of hazardous waste in an on-site 

boiler or industrial furnace, in accordance with 40 CFR 266.108, are

conditionally exempt from regulation for that activity. 

 

Smelting, Melting, and 

Refining Furnace 

Exemption

 Under 40 CFR 266.100(c), owners or operators of smelting, melting, and

refining furnaces that process hazardous wastes solely for metals recovery

are conditionally exempt from regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.101 and

266.112, provided they comply with limited requirements set forth in

Section 266.100(c). Similarly, 40 CFR 266.100(f) provides that owners or

operators of smelting, melting and refining furnaces that process hazardous

wastes for the recovery of precious metals are conditionally exempt from 

regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.112, provided they comply with limited

requirements specified in Section 266.100(f). 

 

Solid Waste Any garbage, refuse, or sludge, or other materials not excluded under 40

CFR 261.4(a). Exclusions include, for example, domestic sewage and any

mixture of other wastes that pass through a sewer system to a publicly

owned treatment works (POTWs); industrial wastewater discharges that are

point source discharges subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act; 

irrigation return flows; nuclear materials defined by the Atomic Energy Act;

and in situ mining materials (see the “Other Reference Information and 

Code Lists” section of this booklet.). Wastewaters being collected, stored, 

or treated before discharge and sludges generated by wastewater treatment

are not excluded. The EPA defines hazardous waste as a subset of solid

waste. 

 

Source Material As defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: (1) Uranium, thorium, or

any other material determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

pursuant to the provisions of Section 2091 of this title to be source material;

or (2) ores containing one or more of the foregoing materials in such

concentration as the Commission may by regulation determine from time to 

time. 
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Special Nuclear Material As defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: (1) plutonium, uranium

enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material

which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, pursuant to the provisions of

Section 2071 of this title, determines to be special nuclear material, but does

not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any

of the foregoing, but does not include source material. 

 

Subpart K An alternative set of generator requirements for managing laboratory

hazardous waste at eligible academic entities. Generators that are eligible 

academic entities with laboratories may elect to opt into 40 CFR Part 262

Subpart K and manage their laboratory hazardous waste under Subpart K in 

lieu of 40 CFR 262.34(c) (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). In order for

eligible academic entities (see definition) to opt into Subpart K or

subsequently withdraw from Subpart K, they must use the Site ID Form to

notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office. Refer to 40 CFR

262.203 and 262.204. Note: You must check with your State to determine if

you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR

Part 262 Subpart K and for any state-specific requirements. 

 

Superfund The program operated under the legislative authority of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and

the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) that funds

and carries out the solid waste emergency response and long-term remedial 

activities of the EPA. 

 

Surface Impoundment A natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area 

formed primarily from earthen materials (though it may be lined with manmade materials) that is designed to accumulate liquid wastes or wastes

containing free liquids, and that is not an injection well (40 CFR 260.10). 

 

Tolling Tolling arrangements describe a particular type of recycling contract

between two companies. Specifically, the “tolling” company certifies that it

has a contract with a manufacturer to produce a product, and that

manufacturing process generates a residual material that can be recycled by

the tolling company. If the tolling company certifies that the contract 

specifies that the tolling company owns and has responsibility for the

recyclable material once it is generated, and the material is returned to the

tolling company for reclamation, and subsequently recycled, the material is

excluded from regulation (under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) or 261.4(a)(23)), 

provided certain requirements are met. 

 

Transfer Facility Any transportation-related facility including loading docks, parking areas,

storage areas, and other similar areas where shipments of hazardous waste

are held for 10 days or less during the normal course of transportation (40

CFR 260.10 and 40 CFR 263.12). 

 

Transporter A person engaged in the off-site transportation of hazardous waste by air, 

rail, highway, or water. 

 

Underground Injection 

Control

 The subsurface emplacement of fluids through a bored, drilled or driven

well; or through a dug well, where the depth of the dug well is greater than

the largest surface dimension. Underground injection wells are regulated
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under both the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (see 40 CFR Part 148). Hazardous wastes must be injected 

into a Class I well or, if authorized under a federal or state ground water

remediation project, may be injected into a Class IV well. See 

http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/wells.cfm for more information. 

 

Unit Refer to “Process Unit" definition. 

 

United States Importer Any person who imports hazardous waste from a foreign country into the 

United States. This does not include hazardous waste shipped from a foreign

Department of Defense site, Maquiladora, United States territory or

protectorate. 

 

Universal Waste Any of the following hazardous wastes that are managed under the universal

waste requirements of 40 CFR Part 273: batteries, pesticides, mercurycontaining equipment, and lamps. Some States may have State-specific 

universal wastes defined as well. 

 

Used Oil Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has

been used, and as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or

chemical impurities and is managed under 40 CFR Part 279. Used oil is not 

reported on the biennial report. 

Used Oil Fuel Marketer Any person who conducts either of the following activities: 

1. Directs a shipment of off-specification used oil from their site to an 

off-specification used oil burner; or 

2. First claims that used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery 

meets the used oil fuel specifications set forth in 40 CFR 279.11. 

 

Used Oil Management 

Activities

 For the purposes of the Site ID Form, includes used oil transportation; used 

oil processing and re-refining; burning off-specification used oil fuel; and 

used oil fuel marketing. 

 

Used Oil Processing Chemical or physical operations designed to produce from used oil, or to

make used oil more amenable for production of, fuel oils, lubricants, or

other used oil-derived products. Processing includes, but is not limited to: 

blending used oil with virgin petroleum products, blending used oils to meet

the fuel specification, filtration, simple distillation, chemical or physical 

separation, and re-refining. 

 

Used Oil Processor A site that processes on- specification or off-specification used oil. 

 

Used Oil Re-Refiner A site that produces lubricating oils and greases, industrial fuel, asphalt

extender, gasoline, and other products from on- specification or offspecification used oil. 

 

Used Oil Transfer 

Facility

 Any transportation-related facility, including loading docks, parking areas,

storage areas, and other areas where shipments of used oil are held for more 

than 24 hours during the normal course of transportation and not longer than

35 days. Transfer facilities that store used oil for more than 35 days are

subject to regulation under 40 CFR Part 279, Subpart F. 

 
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Used Oil Transporter Any person who transports used oil, any person who collects used oil from

more than one generator and transports the collected oil, and owners and

operators of used oil transfer facilities. Used oil transporters may 

consolidate or aggregate loads of used oil for purposes of transportation but, 

with the following exception, may not process used oil. Used oil 

transporters may conduct incidental processing operations that occur in the

normal course of used oil transportation (e.g., settling and water separation), 

but that are not designed to produce (or make more amenable for production

of) used oil-derived products or used oil fuel. 

Waste Minimization 

 

The reduction, to the extent feasible, of hazardous waste that is generated or

subsequently treated, stored, or disposed. It includes any source reduction or

recycling activity undertaken by a generator that results in: (1) the

reduction of total volume or quantity of hazardous waste; (2) the reduction

of toxicity of hazardous waste; or (3) both, as long as the reduction is 

consistent with the goal of minimizing present and future threats to human

health and the environment. 

Waste Oil (Biennial 

Report Only) 

WR Form 

 Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has 

been used, and as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or

chemical impurities and is managed as a hazardous waste. 

Waste Received from Off-Site form. 
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

These instructions explain how to complete the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report for wastes and sites with 

unique regulatory or reporting requirements. 

Asbestos, PCBs, Waste Oils In most cases, do not report asbestos, PCBs, and waste oils. 

However, you must report them if any of the following 

conditions exist: 

(1) If your State specifically requires that these wastes be 

reported; 

(2) If a listed RCRA hazardous waste (i.e., EPA hazardous 

waste code that begins with “F”, “K”, “P”, or “U”) is mixed 

with asbestos, PCBs, or waste oil, in which case the entire 

mixture is a hazardous waste; or 

(3) If the waste possesses one or more of the characteristics that 

result in assigning EPA hazardous waste code beginning 

with “D”. (This does not apply to used oil that is recycled as 

explained below.) 

Do not report “used oil that is recycled and is also a hazardous 

waste solely because it exhibits a hazardous characteristic 

(criterion 3 above). Used oil that is recycled includes any used 

oil which is reused, following its original use, for any purpose 

(including the purpose for which the oil was originally used). 

Such term includes, but is not limited to, oil which is re-refined, 

reclaimed, burned for energy recovery, or reprocessed.” 

(40 CFR 261.6(a)(4)) 

Groundwater Contaminated by 

Hazardous Waste 

Groundwater contaminated by RCRA hazardous waste is not 

considered a solid waste and is, therefore, not classified as a 

hazardous waste. However, because hazardous waste is 

“contained in” the groundwater, it must be treated “as if” it were 

a RCRA hazardous waste if it is removed for treatment, storage 

or disposal.1 When reporting groundwater contaminated by 

hazardous waste in the 2011 Hazardous waste Report, observe 

the following conventions: 

(1) Enter “0” in the GM Form, Section 1, Item F (quantity). 

Explain in the Comments section that it is groundwater, not a 

hazardous waste that was generated on-site. 

(2) Report quantities managed on-site (GM Form, Section 2, 

 

1 To determine if the contaminated media must be reported at all (generated OR treated): If the contamination is due to a 

characteristic waste, then it is the generator’s responsibility to determine if the contaminated groundwater is a hazardous waste. 

Once the characteristics are eliminated, the media is no longer considered to “contain” hazardous waste. If a facility has first 

removed groundwater and is claiming that the groundwater is contaminated with a listed hazardous waste or “contains” listed 

hazardous waste, EPA Regions or Authorized States should make a site-specific determination of whether the media is a RCRA 

Waste. Please see: “Management of Remediation Waste Under RCRA,” EPA530-F-98-026, October 14, 1998. RCRA Online 

Document No. 14291. Available online at: 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/osw/rcra.nsf/0c994248c239947e85256d090071175f/d9e61a0505db4b6885256817006e32b8!OpenDocu

ment. 
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On-site Process Systems 1 and 2); quantities shipped off-site 

for management (GM Form, Section 3); and quantities 

received from off-site and managed on-site (WR Form, Item 

E). 

Lab Packs The following rules apply to the reporting of lab pack wastes in 

the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report: 

(1) You may aggregate lab pack wastes if they have the same 

Form Code. However, you must report them as separate 

wastes under the following conditions: 

If they contain RCRA acute hazardous wastes (i.e., EPA 

hazardous waste codes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, F027, 

and all “P” waste codes). Report separately from lab packs 

containing other RCRA hazardous wastes (all other EPA 

hazardous waste codes). 

 If they are managed differently from each other. For 

example, report lab packs shipped to landfills 

separately from those incinerated. 

(2) Enter a Form Code indicating lab packs (i.e., W001 or 

W004) on the GM Form, in Section 1, Item E or on the WR 

Form in Item G. These Form Codes are to be used with any 

lab pack, whether the wastes are gaseous, liquid, solid, or 

sludge. 

 

(3) It is not necessary to report every EPA hazardous waste 

code included in a batch of lab packs. Record one, or a few 

predominant, EPA hazardous waste codes in Section 1, Item 

B of the GM Form, or Item B of the WR Form. If there are 

many EPA hazardous waste codes associated with the batch 

of lab packs, enter “LABP” in the first four-character field in 

Section 1, Item B of the GM Form, or Item B of the WR 

Form; then enter “NA” in the remaining spaces for the EPA 

hazardous waste codes. 

(4) When reporting quantities for lab packs: 

 Include the weight of the containers if they are 

disposed (e.g., landfilled) or treated (e.g., 

incinerated) with the waste. 

 

 Exclude the weight of the containers if the waste is 

removed from the containers before treatment or 

disposal. 

RCRA-Radioactive Mixed Wastes By themselves, source material, special nuclear material, or byproduct materials (see definitions section), as defined by the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and amended by 42 U.S.C. 2011 et. 

Seq., are not classified as hazardous wastes under RCRA. 

However, if these materials are mixed with a RCRA hazardous 

waste, the material is controlled under RCRA regulation, as well 
Special Instructions 

(continued) 

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as under the Atomic Energy Act (DOE, NRC, and EPA) 

regulations, and is to be reported in the 2011 Hazardous Waste 

Report. 

Subpart K Laboratory Waste 

Clean-out 

A Subpart K laboratory clean-out conducted in accordance with 

40 CFR 262.213(a), is defined as: once per 12 months per 

laboratory, a laboratory will have 30 days to conduct a clean-out 

and will not have to count the hazardous waste that consists of 

unused commercial chemical products (either listed or 

characteristic) generated during those 30 days towards the 

eligible academic entity’s generator status for the purposes of onsite accumulation. See 40 CFR 262.213(a)(1-4) for other Subpart 

K laboratory clean-out requirements. 

The waste generated from this clean-out should be reported on 

the GM Form with a source code of “G17 – Subpart K 

Laboratory Waste Clean-out” with a generation amount of zero 

(0) (Section 1, Item F). The amount shipped off-site or managed 

on-site will be reported in Sections 2 or 3 of the GM Form as 

appropriate. 

Laboratory waste that is generated during routine operations 

(e.g., spent solvents or spent acids/bases) should be reported 

separately from Subpart K laboratory clean-out wastes. 

Routinely generated laboratory waste should be reported with 

source code(s) other than G17. 

Wastes Received from 

Conditionally Exempt Small 

Quantity Generators (CESQGs) 

Waste management facilities sometimes receive hazardous waste 

from large numbers of Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity 

Generators (CESQGs) or other sites that do not have RCRA EPA 

Identification Numbers. To minimize the response burden for 

filling out the WR Form for these wastes, you may aggregate 

the wastes across generating sites, in accordance with these 

guidelines: 

(1) All the wastes must have the same EPA hazardous waste 

code (Item B), State hazardous waste code (Item C), Form 

code (Item G), and Management Method code (Item H). 

 

(2) Wastes received from different States must be reported 

separately. For the off-site handler EPA Identification 

Number (Item D), the entry should include the two-letter 

postal code of the originating State, followed by the letters 

“CESQG”. 

For example, wastes received from several CESQGs in the State 

of Alaska (AK) that share a common EPA hazardous waste code, 

State hazardous waste code, Form code, and Management 

Method code could be aggregated in a single waste block of the 

WR Form (e.g., Waste 1). In Item D, the off-site handler EPA ID 

number is entered as “AKCESQG”. Note: This method of 

completing Item D can also be used for CESQG waste that is not 

aggregated. 
Special Instructions 

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Wastes Received from Foreign 

Countries 

Reporting on the GM Form – If your site was the generator of 

record and was the U.S. Importer for hazardous waste received 

from a foreign country (other than a foreign Department of 

Defense site, Maquiladora, U.S. territory or protectorate), 

complete a GM Form. Enter the appropriate code in Section 1, 

Item D – Source Code from the list of codes G63 through G75 – 

Hazardous waste received from [name of foreign country]. 

Include the Import Notification and other foreign generator 

information in the Comments. Also, mark “Yes” on the Site ID 

Form, Item 10.A.3 – United States Importer of Hazardous Waste. 

Report on the OI Form the name and address of all foreign 

generators if this form is required by your State. 

Report on the WR Form – If your site received hazardous 

waste directly from a generator in a foreign country (other than a 

foreign Department of Defense site, Maquiladora, U.S. territory 

or protectorate), complete a WR Form for the waste treated, 

recovered, or disposed at your site. This waste was not shipped 

to your site by a U.S. Importer. Report the code “FC” followed 

by the name of the foreign country in Item D – Off-site 

Handler EPA ID number. Include the Import Notification and 

other foreign generator information in the Comments. Report on 

the OI Form the name and address of all foreign generators if this 

form is required by your State. 
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EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE CODES 

A list of all the hazardous waste codes is shown below. See the regulations for details. 

CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (SEE 

40 CFR 261.24) – DXXX 

HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM NON-SPECIFIC 

SOURCES (SEE 40 CFR 261.31) – FXXX 

HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM SPECIFIC SOURCES 

(SEE 40 CFR 261.32) - KXXX

DISCARDED COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 

OFF-SPECIFICATION SPECIES, CONTAINER 

RESIDUALS, AND SPILL RESIDUES THEREOF – 

ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE (SEE 40 CFR 261.33) – 

PXXX 

DISCARDED COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 

OFF-SPECIFICATION SPECIES, CONTAINER 

RESIDUES, AND SPILL RESIDUES THEREOF – 

TOXIC WASTES (SEE 40 CFR 261.33) - UXXX

D001 

D002 

D003 

D004 

D005 

D006 

D007 

D008 

D009 

D010 

D011 

D012 

D013 

D014 

D015 

D016 

D017 

D018 

D019 

D020 

D021 

D022 

D023 

D024 

D025 

D026 

D027 

D028 

D029 

D030 

D031 

D032 

D033 

D034 

D035 

D036 

D037 

D038 

D039 

D040 

D041 

D042 

D043 

F001 

F002 

F003 

F004 

F005 

F006 

F007 

F008 

F009 

F010 

F011 

F012 

F019 

F020 

F021 

F022 

F023 

F024 

F025 

F026 

F027 

F028 

F032 

F034 

F035 

F037 

F038 

F039 

K001 

K002 

K003 

K004 

K005 

K006 

K007 

K008 

K009 

K010 

K011 

K013 

K014 

K015 

K016 

K017 

K018 

K019 

K020 

K021 

K022 

K023 

K024 

K025 

K026 

K027 

K028 

K029 

K030 

K031 

K032 

K033 

K034 

K035 

K036 

K037 

K038 

K039 

K040 

K041 

K042 

K043 

K044 

K045 

K046 

K047 

K048 

K049 

K050 

K051 

K052 

K060 

K061 

K062 

K069 

K071 

K073 

K083 

K084 

K085 

K086 

K087 

K088 

K093 

K094 

K095 

K096 

K097 

K098 

K099 

K100 

K100 

K101 

K102 

K103 

K104 

K105 

K106 

K107 

K108 

K109 

K110 

K111 

K112 

K113 

K114 

K115 

K116 

K117 

K118 

K123 

K124 

K125 

K126 

K131 

K132 

K136 

K141 

K142 

K143 

K144 

K145 

K147 

K148 

K149 

K150 

K151 

K156 

K157 

K158 

K159 

K161 

K169 

K170 

K171 

K172 

K174 

K175 

K176 

K177 

K178 

K181 

LABP

P001 

P002 

P003 

P004 

P005 

P006 

P007 

P008 

P009 

P010 

P011 

P012 

P013 

P014 

P015 

P016 

P017 

P018 

P020 

P021 

P022 

P023 

P024 

P026 

P027 

P028 

P029 

P030 

P031 

P033 

P034 

P036 

P037 

P038 

P039 

P040 

P041 

P042 

P043 

P044 

P045 

P046 

P047 

P048 

P049 

P050 

P051 

P054 

P056 

P057 

P058 

P059 

P060 

P062 

P063 

P064 

P065 

P066 

P067 

P068 

P069 

P070 

P071 

P072 

P073 

P074 

P075 

P076 

P077 

P078 

P081 

P082 

P084 

P085 

P087 

P088 

P089 

P092 

P093 

P094 

P095 

P096 

P097 

P098 

P099 

P101 

P102 

P103 

P104 

P105 

P106 

P108 

P109 

P110 

P111 

P112 

P113 

P114 

P115 

P116 

P118 

P119 

P120 

P121 

P122 

P123 

P127 

P128 

P185 

P188 

P189 

P190 

P191 

P192 

P194 

P196 

P197 

P198 

P199 

P201 

P202 

P203 

P204 

P205 

U001 

U002 

U003 

U004 

U005 

U006 

U007 

U008 

U009 

U010 

U011 

U012 

U014 

U015 

U016 

U017 

U018 

U019 

U020 

U021 

U022 

U023 

U024 

U025 

U026 

U027 

U028 

U029 

U030 

U031 

U032 

U033 

U034 

U035 

U036 

U037 

U038 

U039 

U041 

U042 

U043 

U044 

U045 

U046 

U047 

U048 

U049 

U050 

U051 

U052 

U053 

U055 

U056 

U057 

U058 

U059 

U060 

U061 

U062 

U063 

U064 

U066 

U067 

U068 

U069 

U070 

U071 

U072 

U073 

U074 

U075 

U076 

U077 

U078 

U079 

U080 

U081 

U082 

U083 

U084 

U085 

U086 

U087 

U088 

U089 

U090 

U091 

U092 

U093 

U094 

U095 

U096 

U097 

U098 

U099 

U101 

U102 

U103 

U105 

U106 

U107 

U108 

U109 

U110 

U111 

U112 

U113 

U114 

U115 

U116 

U117 

U118 

U119 

U120 

U121 

U122 

U123 

U124 

U125 

U126 

U127 

U128 

U129 

U130 

U131 

U132 

U133 

U134 

U135 

U136 

U137 

U138 

U140 

U141 

U142 

U143 

U144 

U145 

U146 

U147 

U148 

U149 

U150 

U151 

U152 

U153 

U154 

U155 

U156 

U157 

U158 

U159 

U160 

U161 

U162 

U163 

U164 

U165 

U166 

U167 

U168 

U169 

U170 

U171 

U172 

U173 

U174 

U176 

U177 

U178 

U179 

U180 

U181 

U182 

U183 

U184 

U185 

U186 

U187 

U188 

U189 

U190 

U191 

U192 

U193 

U194 

U196 

U197 

U200 

U201 

U202 

U203 

U204 

U205 

U206 

U207 

U208 

U209 

U210 

U211 

U213 

U214 

U215 

U216 

U217 

U218 

U219 

U220 

U221 

U222 

U223 

U225 

U226 

U227 

U228 

U234 

U235 

U236 

U237 

U238 

U239 

U240 

U243 

U244 

U246 

U247 

U248 

U249 

U271 

U278 

U279 

U280 

U328 

U353 

U359 

U364 

U367 

U372 

U373 

U387 

U389 

U394 

U395 

U404 

U409 

U410 

U411 
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HSM FACILITY CODES 

Facility codes describe the specific regulation a facility uses to manage its hazardous secondary material 

(HSM) and the type of activity the facility performs under that regulation (e.g., generator, reclaimer). 

Review the groups and pick the appropriate code. If more than one facility code applies to you, enter each 

code on a separate row under Item 2 of the Addendum to the Site ID Form. 

Under Control of the Generator Exclusion (40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) or 261.4(a)(23)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

01 

HSM Generator reclaiming HSM “on-site”: This code applies if you generate and reclaim hazardous 

secondary material at your generating facility. See also paragraph (1) in the Federal definition of 

“Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR 

Part 260.10

02 

HSM Generator transferring HSM to reclaimer within the “same company”: This code applies if 

you generate hazardous secondary material and send the material for reclamation to a different facility 

that is either controlled by you or controlled by the same person that controls your generating facility. See 

also paragraph (2) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed 

under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

03 

Reclaimer receiving HSM from HSM generator within the “same company”: This code applies if 

you receive and reclaim hazardous secondary material from a different facility that either controls you or 

is controlled by the same person that controls you. See also paragraph (2) in the Federal definition of 

“Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR 

Part 260.10.

04 

Tolling Contractor reclaiming HSM pursuant to a tolling contract: This code applies if you are a 

tolling contractor that reclaims hazardous secondary material pursuant to a written contract with a toll 

manufacturer. See also paragraph (3) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material 

generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

05 

Toll Manufacturer managing HSM pursuant to a tolling contract: This code applies if you generate 

and send hazardous secondary material for reclamation to a tolling contractor pursuant to a written 

contract. See also paragraph (3) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material generated 

and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

Transfer-based Exclusion (40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

06 

HSM Generator transferring HSM off-site to a domestic reclamation facility: This code applies if 

you generate and send hazardous secondary material for reclamation to an off-site domestic reclamation 

facility.

07 Reclaimer receiving HSM from off-site: This code applies if you reclaim hazardous secondary material 

received from an off-site domestic hazardous secondary material generator or other domestic facility. 

08 

Intermediate facility: This code applies if you receive hazardous secondary material from an off-site 

domestic hazardous secondary material generator or another domestic facility and you store it for more 

than ten days. This code does not apply if you generate or reclaim the hazardous secondary material.

Imports/Exports (40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) or (25)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

09 HSM Generator exporting HSM off-site to a foreign reclamation facility: This code applies if you 

generate and export hazardous secondary material for reclamation to a foreign reclamation facility.

10 

HSM Generator importing HSM from a foreign entity to send to another domestic reclamation 

facility: This code applies if you import hazardous secondary material from a foreign entity and send the 

material for reclamation to a domestic reclamation facility.

11 HSM Generator AND Reclaimer of imported HSM: This code applies if you import hazardous 

secondary material from a foreign entity and reclaim the material at your facility.
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HSM LAND-BASED UNIT CODES 

A 2-digit code that best describes the land-based unit you use or will use to manage the hazardous 

secondary material. 

Code Land-based Unit Code Description 

NA Do not use land-based units to manage hazardous secondary material. 

SI 

Use surface impoundment(s) to manage hazardous secondary material. A surface impoundment 

is a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation or diked area formed primarily of 

earthen materials (although it may be lined with man-made materials), which is designed to hold 

an accumulation of liquid hazardous secondary materials or materials containing free liquids and 

which is not an injection well. 

PL 

Use pile(s) to manage hazardous secondary material. Pile means any non-containerized 

accumulation of solid, nonflowing hazardous secondary material that is used for storage and is 

not a containment building. 

OT Use other land-based unit(s) to manage hazardous secondary material. 
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SOURCE CODES 

Source codes describe the type of process or activity (i.e., source) from which a hazardous waste was 

generated. Review the groups and pick the appropriate code. 

Wastes from Ongoing Production and Service Processes (waste from general day to day 

manufacturing, production, or maintenance activities)

Code Source Code Description 

G01 Dip, flush or spray rinsing (using solvents to clean or prepare parts or assemblies for further 

processing - i.e. painting or assembly) 

G02 Stripping and acid or caustic cleaning (using caustics to remove coatings or layers from parts or 

assemblies ) 

G03 Plating and phosphating (electro- or non-electroplating or phosphating) 

G04 Etching (using caustics or other methods to remove layers or partial layers) 

G05 Metal forming and treatment (pickling, heat treating, punching, bending, annealing, grinding, 

hardening, etc.) 

G06 Painting and coating (manufacturing, building, or maintenance) 

G07 Product and by-product processing (direct flow of wastes from chemical manufacturing or 

processing, etc.) 

G08 Removal of spent process liquids or catalysts (bulk removal of wastes from chemical 

manufacturing or processing, etc.) 

G09 Other production or service-related processes from which the waste is a direct outflow or result 

(specify in comments) 

Other Intermittent Events or Processes

Code Source Code Description 

G11 Discarding off-specification, out-of-date, and/or unused chemicals or products 

G12 Lagoon or sediment dragout and leachate collection (large scale operations in open pits, ponds, 

or lagoons) 

G13 Cleaning out process equipment (periodic sludge or residual removal from enclosed processes 

including internal scrubbing or cleaning) 

G14 Removal of tank sludge, sediments, or slag (periodic sludge or residual removal from storage 

tanks including internal scrubbing or cleaning) 

G15 Process equipment change-out or discontinuation of equipment use (final materials and 

residuals removal including cleaning) 

G16 Oil changes and filter or battery replacement (automotive, machinery, etc) 

G17 Subpart K laboratory waste clean-out (facility must have opted into the Subpart K rule to use 

this source code) 

G19 Other one-time or intermittent processes (specify in comments) 

Pollution Control and Waste Management Process Residuals

Code Source Code Description 

G21 Air pollution control devices (baghouse dust or ash from stack scrubbers or precipitators; vapor 

collection, etc.) 

G22 Laboratory analytical wastes (used chemicals from laboratory operations) 

G23 Wastewater treatment (sludge, filter cake, etc., including wastes from treatment before 

discharge by NPDES or POTW or by UIC disposal) 

G24 Solvent or product distillation as part of a production process (including totally enclosed 

treatment systems). Does not include batch treatment in a separate process. 

G25 Hazardous waste management - indicate management method (for residuals from regulated 

hazardous waste processes - enter the related H code) 

G26 Leachate collection (from landfill operations or other land units) 

G27 Hazardous residual from treatment or recovery of universal waste 
Source Codes 

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Spills and Accidental Releases

Code Source Code Description 

G31 Accidental contamination of products, materials, or containers (other than G11) 

G32 Cleanup of spill residues (infrequent, not routine) 

G33 Leak collection and floor sweeping (ongoing, routine) 

G39 Other cleanup of current contamination (specify in comments) 

Remediation of Past Contamination

Code Source Code Description 

G41 Closure of hazardous waste management unit under RCRA 

G42 Corrective action at a solid waste management unit under RCRA 

G43 Remedial action or emergency response under Superfund 

G44 State program or voluntary cleanup 

G45 Underground storage tank cleanup 

G49 Other remediation (specify in comments) 

Waste Not Physically Generated On-Site

Code Source Code Group 

G61 Hazardous waste received from off-site for storage/bulking and transfer off-site for treatment or 

disposal 

For 

codes 

G63 - 

G75 

Hazardous waste received from a foreign country (other than a foreign Department of Defense 

site, Maquiladora, U.S. territory or protectorate). This site was the generator of record and is 

the U.S. Importer. 

Enter the appropriate code from the list below - 

G63 Hazardous waste received from Antarctica 

G64 Hazardous waste received from Aruba 

G65 Hazardous waste received from Bahamas 

G66 Hazardous waste received from Belgium 

G67 Hazardous waste received from Brazil 

G68 Hazardous waste received from Canada 

G69 Hazardous waste received from Holland 

G70 Hazardous waste received from Malaysia 

G71 Hazardous waste received from Mexico 

G72 Hazardous waste received from New Zealand 

G73 Hazardous waste received from Taiwan 

G74 Hazardous waste received from Venezuela 

G75 Hazardous waste received from other foreign country - see Comments for country name 
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FORM CODES 

Form codes describe the general physical and chemical characteristics of a hazardous waste. Review the 

groups and pick the appropriate code. 

Mixed Media/Debris/Devices - Waste that is a mixture of organic and inorganic wastes, liquid and 

solid wastes, or devices that are not easily categorized 

Code Form Code Description 

W001 Lab packs from any source not containing acute hazardous waste 

W002 Contaminated debris (see definition at 40 CFR 268.2(g) and requirements at 40 CFR 268.45): 

for example, certain paper, clothing, rags, wood, empty fiber or plastic containers, glass, 

piping, or other solids 

W004 Lab packs from any source containing acute hazardous waste 

W005 Waste pharmaceuticals managed as hazardous waste 

W301 Contaminated soil (usually from spill clean up, demolition, or remediation); see also W512 

W309 Batteries, battery parts, cores, casings (lead-acid or other types) 

W310 Filters, solid adsorbents, ion exchange resins and spent carbon (usually from production, 

intermittent processes, or remediation) 

W320 Electrical devices (lamps, fluorescent lamps, or thermostats usually containing mercury; 

CRTs containing lead; etc) 

W512 Sediment or lagoon dragout, drilling or other muds (wet or muddy soils); see also W301 

W801 Compressed gases of any type 

Inorganic Liquids - Waste that is primarily inorganic and highly fluid (e.g., aqueous), with low 

suspended inorganic solids and low organic content 

Code Form Code Description 

W101 Very dilute aqueous waste containing more than 99% water (land disposal restriction defined 

wastewater that is not exempt under NPDES or POTW discharge) 

W103 Spent concentrated acid (5% or more) 

W105 Acidic aqueous wastes less than 5% acid (diluted but pH <2) 

W107 Aqueous waste containing cyanides (generally caustic) 

W110 Caustic aqueous waste without cyanides (pH >12.5) 

W113 Other aqueous waste or wastewaters (fluid but not sludge) 

W117 Waste liquid mercury (metallic) 

W119 Other inorganic liquid (specify in comments) 

Organic Liquids - Waste that is primarily organic and is highly fluid, with low inorganic solids 

content and low-to-moderate water content 

Code Form Code Description 

W200 Still bottoms in liquid form (fluid but not sludge) 

W202 Concentrated halogenated (e.g., chlorinated) solvent 

W203 Concentrated non-halogenated (e.g., non-chlorinated) solvent 

W204 Concentrated halogenated/ non-halogenated solvent mixture 

W205 Oil-water emulsion or mixture (fluid but not sludge) 

W206 Waste oil managed as hazardous waste 

W209 Paint, ink, lacquer, or varnish (fluid – not dried out or sludge) 

W210 Reactive or polymerizable organic liquids and adhesives (fluid but not sludge) 

W211 Paint thinner or petroleum distillates 

W219 Other organic liquid (specify in comments) 
Form Codes 

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Inorganic Solids - Waste that is primarily inorganic and solid, with low organic content and low-tomoderate water content; not pumpable

Code Form Code Description 

W303 Ash (from any type of burning of hazardous waste) 

W304 Slags, drosses, and other solid thermal residues 

W307 Metal scale, filings and scrap (including metal drums) 

W312 Cyanide or metal cyanide bearing solids, salts or chemicals 

W316 Metal salts or chemicals not containing cyanides 

W319 Other inorganic solids (specify in comments) 

Organic Solids - Waste that is primarily organic and solid, with low-to-moderate inorganic content and 

water content; not pumpable

Code Form Code Description 

W401 Pesticide solids (used or discarded – not contaminated soils - W301) 

W403 Solid resins, plastics or polymerized organics 

W405 Explosives or reactive organic solids 

W406 Dried paint (paint chips, filters, air filters, other) 

W409 Other organic solids (specify in comments) 

Inorganic Sludges - Waste that is primarily inorganic, with moderate-to-high water content and low 

organic content; mostly pumpable

Code Form Code Description 

W501 Lime and/or metal hydroxide sludges and solids with no cyanides (not contaminated muds - 

W512) 

W503 Gypsum sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control 

W504 Other sludges from wastewater treatment or air pollution control 

W505 Metal bearing sludges (including plating sludge) not containing cyanides 

W506 Cyanide-bearing sludges (not contaminated soils - W512) 

W519 Other inorganic sludges (not contaminated muds - W512; specify in comments) 

Organic Sludges - Waste that is primarily organic with low-to-moderate inorganic solids content and 

water content; pumpable

Code Form Code Description 

W603 Oily sludge (not contaminated muds - W512) 

W604 Paint or ink sludges, still bottoms in sludge form (not contaminated muds - W512) 

W606 Resins, tars, polymer or tarry sludge (not contaminated muds - W512) 

W609 Other organic sludge (specify in comments) 
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MANAGEMENT METHOD CODES 

Management method codes describe the type of hazardous waste management system used to treat, 

recover, or dispose a hazardous waste. Select the final substantive method used. Review the groups and 

pick the appropriate code. 

Reclamation and Recovery

Code Management Method Code Description 

H010 Metals recovery including retorting, smelting, chemical, etc. 

H020 Solvents recovery (distillation, extraction, etc) 

H039 Other recovery or reclamation for reuse including acid regeneration, organics recovery, etc. 

(specify in comments) 

H050 Energy recovery at this site - used as fuel (includes on-site fuel blending before energy 

recovery; report only this code) 

H061 Fuel blending prior to energy recovery at another site (waste generated either on-site or 

received from off-site) 

Destruction or Treatment Prior to Disposal at Another Site

Code Management Method Code Description 

H040 Incineration - thermal destruction other than use as a fuel (includes any preparation prior to 

burning) 

H071 Chemical reduction with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes 

for consolidation of residuals) 

H073 Cyanide destruction with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes 

for consolidation of residuals) 

H075 Chemical oxidation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals) 

H076 Wet air oxidation (includes any preparation or final processes for consolidation of residuals) 

H077 Other chemical precipitation with or without pre-treatment (includes processes for 

consolidation of residuals) 

H081 Biological treatment with or without precipitation (includes any preparation or final processes 

for consolidation of residuals)

H082 Adsorption (as the major component of treatment) 

H083 Air or steam stripping (as the major component of treatment) 

H101 Sludge treatment and/or dewatering (as the major component of treatment; not H071-H075, 

H077, or H082) 

H103 Absorption (as the major component of treatment) 

H111 Stabilization or chemical fixation prior to disposal at another site (as the major component of 

treatment; not H071-H075, H077, or H082) 

H112 Macro-encapsulation prior to disposal at another site (as the major component of treatment; 

not reportable as H071-H075, H077, or H082) 

H121 Neutralization only (no other treatment)

H122 Evaporation (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083)

H123 Settling or clarification (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083) 

H124 Phase separation (as the major component of treatment; not reportable as H071-H083) 

H129 Other treatment (specify in comments; not reportable as H071-H124)
Management Method Codes 

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Disposal

Code Management Method Code Description 

H131 Land treatment or application (to include any prior treatment and/or stabilization) 

H132 Landfill or surface impoundment that will be closed as landfill (to include prior treatment 

and/or stabilization) 

H134 Deepwell or underground injection (with or without treatment; this waste was counted as 

hazardous waste) 

H135 Discharge to sewer/POTW or NPDES (with prior storage - with or without treatment) 

Transfer Off-site

Code Management Method Code Description 

H141 The site receiving this waste stored/bulked and transferred the waste with no treatment or 

recovery (H010-H129), fuel blending (H061), or disposal (H131-H135) at that receiving site. 

Do not use this code on GM Form in Section 1- Item D or in Section 2.
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WASTE MINIMIZATION CODES 

Waste minimization codes describe the type of waste minimization, recycling, or pollution prevention 

efforts used to reduce the volume and toxicity of the hazardous waste generated at your facility. Select the 

most detailed, appropriate, and specific method used. If minimization was not attempted (to the point 

of implementing a change) for this waste, you must select the “X” code. 

Waste Minimization was not attempted or was unsuccessful 

Code Waste Minimization Code Description 

X No waste minimization efforts were implemented for this waste 

N Waste minimization efforts were unsuccessful in reducing quantity and/or toxicity (please 

detail reasons in the Comments section) 

Waste Minimization was attempted and was successful 

Code Waste Minimization Code Description 

S Began to ship waste off-site for recycling 

R Recycling on-site was implemented and was successful 

Y Waste minimization was implemented and was successful in reducing quantity and/or 

toxicity (please detail reasons in the Comments section) 
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SEND 

COMPLETED 

FORM TO: 

The Appropriate 

State or Regional 

Office. 

United States Environmental Protection Agency 

RCRA SUBTITLE C SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM

1. Reason for 

Submittal 

MARK ALL 

BOX(ES) THAT 

APPLY 

Reason for Submittal:

 To provide an Initial Notification (first time submitting site identification information / to obtain an EPA ID number 

for this location)

 To provide a Subsequent Notification (to update site identification information for this location)

 As a component of a First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

 As a component of a Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application (Amendment # ) 

 As a component of the Hazardous Waste Report (If marked, see sub-bullet below) 

 Site was a TSD facility and/or generator of >1,000 kg of hazardous waste, >1 kg of acute hazardous waste, or 

>100 kg of acute hazardous waste spill cleanup in one or more months of the report year (or State equivalent 

LQG regulations)

2. Site EPA ID 

Number EPA ID Number

3. Site Name Name: -

4. Site Location 

Information 

Street Address: 

City, Town, or Village: County: 

State: Country: Zip Code: 

5. Site Land Type Private County District Federal Tribal Municipal State Other 

6. NAICS Code(s) 

for the Site 

 (at least 5-digit 

 codes) 

A. - C. -

B. - D. -

7. Site Mailing 

Address 

Street or P.O. Box: 

City, Town, or Village: 

State: Country: Zip Code: 

8. Site Contact 

Person 

First Name: MI: Last: 

Title: 

Street or P.O. Box: 

City, Town or Village: 

State: Country: Zip Code: 

Email: 

Phone: Ext.: Fax: 

9. Legal Owner 

and Operator 

of the Site 

A. Name of Site’s Legal Owner: Date Became 

Owner: 

Owner Type: Private County District Federal Tribal Municipal State Other 

Street or P.O. Box: 

City, Town, or Village: Phone: 

State: Country: Zip Code: 

B. Name of Site’s Operator: Date Became 

Operator: 

Operator 

Type: Private County District Federal Tribal Municipal State Other 

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10. Type of Regulated Waste Activity (at your site) 

 Mark “Yes” or “No” for all current activities (as of the date submitting the form); complete any additional boxes as instructed. 

A. Hazardous Waste Activities; Complete all parts 1-10. 

Y N 1. Generator of Hazardous Waste 

 If “Yes”, mark only one of the following – a, b, or c.

Y N 5. Transporter of Hazardous Waste 

 If “Yes”, mark all that apply.

a. LQG: Generates, in any calendar month, 1,000 kg/mo 

(2,200 lbs./mo.) or more of hazardous waste; or 

Generates, in any calendar month, or 

accumulates at any time, more than 1 kg/mo (2.2 

lbs./mo) of acute hazardous waste; or 

Generates, in any calendar month, or 

accumulates at any time, more than 100 kg/mo 

(220 lbs./mo) of acute hazardous spill cleanup 

material. 

a. Transporter 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

Y N 6. Treater, Storer, or Disposer of 

Hazardous Waste Note: A hazardous 

waste Part B permit is required for these 

activities. 

Y N 7. Recycler of Hazardous Waste 

b. SQG: 100 to 1,000 kg/mo (220 – 2,200 lbs./mo) of nonacute hazardous waste. 

c. CESQG: Less than 100 kg/mo (220 lbs./mo) of non-acute 

hazardous waste. 

Y N 8. Exempt Boiler and/or Industrial Furnace 

If “Yes”, mark all that apply. 

If “Yes” above, indicate other generator activities in 2-4. 

a. Small Quantity On-site Burner 

Exemption

Y N 2. Short-Term Generator (generate from a short-term or one-time 

event and not from on-going processes). If “Yes”, provide an 

explanation in the Comments section. 

b. Smelting, Melting, and Refining 

Furnace Exemption 

Y N 3. United States Importer of Hazardous Waste Y N 9. Underground Injection Control 

Y N 4. Mixed Waste (hazardous and radioactive) Generator Y N 10. Receives Hazardous Waste from Offsite 

B. Universal Waste Activities; Complete all parts 1-2. C. Used Oil Activities; Complete all parts 1-4. 

Y N 1. Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste (you 

accumulate 5,000 kg or more) [refer to your State 

regulations to determine what is regulated]. Indicate 

types of universal waste managed at your site. If “Yes”, 

mark all that apply. 

Y N 1. Used Oil Transporter

 If “Yes”, mark all that apply. 

a. Transporter 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

 

a. Batteries 

b. Pesticides 

c. Mercury containing equipment 

d. Lamps 

e. Other (specify) 

f. Other (specify) 

g. Other (specify) 

Y N 2. Used Oil Processor and/or Re-refiner

 If “Yes”, mark all that apply. 

a. Processor 

b. Re-refiner 

Y N 3. Off-Specification Used Oil Burner 

Y N 4. Used Oil Fuel Marketer 

 If “Yes”, mark all that apply. 

Y N 2. Destination Facility for Universal Waste 

Note: A hazardous waste permit may be required for this 

activity. 

a. Marketer Who Directs Shipment of OffSpecification Used Oil to OffSpecification Used Oil Burner 

b. Marketer Who First Claims the Used 

Oil Meets the Specifications 

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D. Eligible Academic Entities with Laboratories—Notification for opting into or withdrawing from managing laboratory hazardous 

wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K 

 You can ONLY Opt into Subpart K if: 

 you are at least one of the following: a college or university; a teaching hospital that is owned by or has a formal affiliation 

agreement with a college or university; or a non-profit research institute that is owned by or has a formal affiliation agreement with 

a college or university; AND 

 you have checked with your State to determine if 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K is effective in your state 

Y N N 1. Opting into or currently operating under 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the management of hazardous wastes in laboratories 

 See the item-by-item instructions for definitions of types of eligible academic entities. Mark all that apply:

a. College or University 

b. Teaching Hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university 

c. Non-profit Institute that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university 

Y N N 2. Withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the management of hazardous wastes in laboratories 

11. Description of Hazardous Waste 

A. Waste Codes for Federally Regulated Hazardous Wastes. Please list the waste codes of the Federal hazardous wastes handled at 

your site. List them in the order they are presented in the regulations (e.g., D001, D003, F007, U112). Use an additional page if more 

spaces are needed. 

B. Waste Codes for State-Regulated (i.e., non-Federal) Hazardous Wastes. Please list the waste codes of the State-Regulated 

hazardous wastes handled at your site. List them in the order they are presented in the regulations. Use an additional page if more 

spaces are needed. 

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12. Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity 

Y N Are you notifying under 40 CFR 260.42 that you will begin managing, are managing, or will stop managing hazardous 

secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25)? 

If “Yes”, you must fill out the Addendum to the Site Identification Form: Notification for Managing Hazardous Secondary 

Material. 

13. Comments 

14. Certification. I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in 

accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based 

on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the 

information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant 

penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. For the RCRA 

Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application, all owner(s) and operator(s) must sign (see 40 CFR 270.10(b) and 270.11). 

Signature of legal owner, operator, or an 

authorized representative 

Name and Official Title (type or print) Date Signed 

(mm/dd/yyyy) 

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ADDENDUM TO THE SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM: 

NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIAL ACTIVITY 

ONLY fill out this form if: 

 You are located in a State that allows you to manage excluded hazardous secondary material (HSM) under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii),

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) (or state equivalent). See http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/statespf.htm for a list of eligible 

states; AND

 You are or will be managing excluded HSM in compliance with 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) (or state 

equivalent) or you have stopped managing excluded HSM in compliance with the exclusion(s) and do not expect to manage any 

amount of excluded HSM under the exclusion(s) for at least one year. Do not include any information regarding your hazardous 

waste activities in this section.

1. Indicate reason for notification. Include dates where requested. 

Facility will begin managing excluded HSM as of _____________ (mm/dd/yyyy). 

 Facility is still managing excluded HSM/re-notifying as required by March 1 of each even-numbered year. 

 Facility has stopped managing excluded HSM as of ____________ (mm/dd/yyyy) and is notifying as required. 

2. Description of excluded HSM activity. Please list the appropriate codes and quantities in short tons to describe your excluded HSM 

activity ONLY (do not include any information regarding your hazardous wastes). Use additional pages if more space is needed. 

a. Facility code

(answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

b. Waste code(s) for HSM c. Estimated short 

tons of excluded HSM 

to be managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of excluded HSM 

that was managed 

during the most 

recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

3. Facility has financial assurance pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)(vi). (Financial assurance is required for reclaimers and 

intermediate facilities managing excluded HSM under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) and (25)) 

Y N Does this facility have financial assurance pursuant to 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)(vi)? 

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BEFORE COPYING FORM, ATTACH SITE IDENTIFICATION LABEL 

OR ENTER: 

SITE NAME: 

 

EPA ID Number 

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROTECTION AGENCY

2011 Hazardous Waste Report 

WASTE GENERATION 

AND MANAGEMENT

GM 

FORM 

Sec. 1 A. Waste description: 

B. EPA hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

C. State hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

D. Source code

G 

 Management Method code for Source code G25 

H 

E. Form code

W 

F. Quantity generated in 2011 

 . 

 UOM 

 Density .  lbs/gal  sg 

 

G. Waste 

 minimization code

Sec. 2 Was any of this waste that was generated at this facility treated, disposed, and/or recycled on site? 

 Yes (CONTINUE TO ON-SITE PROCESS SYSTEM 1) 

 No (SKIP TO SEC. 3) 

ON-SITE PROCESS SYSTEM 1 ON-SITE PROCESS SYSTEM 2

 On-site Management Quantity treated, disposed, or 

 Method code recycled on site in 2011 

H .

 

 On-site Management Quantity treated, disposed, or 

 Method code recycled on site in 2011

 

H .

Sec. 3 A. Was any of this waste shipped off site in 2011 for treatment, disposal, or recycling? 

 Yes (CONTINUE TO ITEM B) 

 No (FORM IS COMPLETE) 

Site 1 B. EPA ID No. of facility to which waste was shipped 

 

C. Off-site Management 

Method code shipped to 

H 

D. Total quantity shipped in 2011 

 .

Site 2 B. EPA ID No. of facility to which waste was shipped 

 

C. Off-site Management 

Method code shipped to 

H 

D. Total quantity shipped in 2011 

 .

Site 3 B. EPA ID No. of facility to which waste was shipped 

 

C. Off-site Management 

Method code shipped to 

H 

D. Total quantity shipped in 2011 

 .

Comments: 

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EPA ID Number 

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROTECTION AGENCY

2011 Hazardous Waste Report

WASTE RECEIVED 

FROM OFF SITE

WR 

FORM 

Waste 1 A. Description of hazardous waste 

B. EPA hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

C. State hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

D. Off-site handler EPA ID number 

 

E. Quantity received in 2011 

 . 

 

F. UOM 

 Density . 

  lbs/gal  sg 

G. Form code 

W 

 

H. Management Method code 

H 

 

Waste 2 A. Description of hazardous waste 

B. EPA hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

C. State hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

D. Off-site handler EPA ID number 

 

E. Quantity received in 2011 

 . 

 

F. UOM 

 Density . 

  lbs/gal  sg 

G. Form code 

W 

 

H. Management Method code 

H 

 

Waste 3 A. Description of hazardous waste 

B. EPA hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

C. State hazardous waste code(s) 

 

 

D. Off-site handler EPA ID number 

 

E. Quantity received in 2011 

 . 

 

F. UOM 

 Density . 

  lbs/gal  sg 

G. Form code 

W 

 

H. Management Method code 

H 

 

Comments: 

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SITE NAME: 

 

 EPA ID NO: 

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PROTECTION AGENCY

2011 Hazardous Waste Report

OFF-SITE 

IDENTIFICATION

OI 

FORM 

Site 1 A. EPA ID number of off-site installation or transporter 

 

B. Name of off-site installation or transporter 

C. Handler type (MARK ALL THAT APPLY) 

 Generator 

 Transporter 

 Receiving facility 

D. Address of off-site installation 

Street 

City 

State Zip - 

Site 2 A. EPA ID number of off-site installation or transporter 

 

B. Name of off-site installation or transporter 

C. Handler type (MARK ALL THAT APPLY) 

 Generator 

 Transporter 

 Receiving facility 

D. Address of off-site installation 

Street 

City 

State Zip - 

Site 3 A. EPA ID number of off-site installation or transporter 

 

B. Name of off-site installation or transporter 

C. Handler type (MARK ALL THAT APPLY) 

 Generator 

 Transporter 

 Receiving facility 

D. Address of off-site installation 

Street 

City 

State Zip - 

Site 4 A. EPA ID number of off-site installation or transporter 

 

B. Name of off-site installation or transporter 

C. Handler type (MARK ALL THAT APPLY) 

 Generator 

 Transporter 

 Receiving facility 

D. Address of off-site installation 

Street 

City 

State Zip - 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE OI FORM – 

OFF-SITE IDENTIFICATION 

Who Must Submit this Form 

Sites required to file the 2011 Hazardous Waste Report must submit the OI Form if: 

 The OI Form is required by your State; AND

 The site received hazardous waste from off-site or sent hazardous waste off-site during 2011. 

For a list of State Contacts go to: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 

Purpose of this Form 

The OI Form documents the names and addresses of off-site installations and transporters. 

How to Fill out this Form 

The OI Form is divided into five identical parts. You must fill out one part for each off-site installation to 

which you shipped hazardous waste, each off-site installation from which you received hazardous waste, 

and each transporter you used to ship hazardous waste during 2011. If these off-site installations and 

transporters total more than four, you must photocopy and complete additional copies of the form. Prior 

to photocopying, place the pre-printed site identification label in the top left-hand corner of the form or, if 

you did not receive pre-printed labels, enter the site name and EPA Identification Number in this space. 

Use the Comments section at the end of the form to clarify any entry (e.g., “Other” responses) or to 

continue any entry. When entering information in the Comments section, cross-reference the site number 

and item letter to which the comment refers. 

Item-By-Item Instructions

Complete Items A through D for each off-site installation to which you shipped hazardous waste and each 

off-site installation from which you received hazardous waste during 2011. Complete Items A through C 

for each transporter you used during the year (address in Item D is not required for transporters). 

Item A – EPA ID No. of Off-site Installation or Transporter

Enter the 12-digit EPA ID number of the off-site installation to which you shipped hazardous waste or 

from which you received hazardous waste. Or, enter the EPA ID number of the transporter who shipped 

hazardous waste to or from your site. Each EPA ID number should appear only once. If the off-site 

installation or transporter did not have an EPA ID number during 2011, leave blank if this item is not 

applicable or “don’t know” in Item A and note the reason in the Comments section. 
OI Form 

(continued) 

Item B – Name of Off-Site Installation or Transporter

Enter the name of the off-site installation or transporter reported in Item A. 

Item C – Handler Type

Place an “X” in all boxes that apply to the handler type (i.e., generator, transporter, or receiving facility) 

of the off-site installation or transporter reported in Item A. 

Item D – Address of Off-site Installation

Enter the address of the off-site installation reported in Item A. If the EPA ID number reported in Item A 

refers to a transporter, leave blank if this item is not applicable or “don’t know” in Item D.