EPA requires an ID number for every city block and costly recordkeeping of waste transport from each block. 2 Plus ACS submitted comments in favor of the EPA proposal, right. Final rule, issued December 1996, allows transport between contiguous sites without a manifest, but still requires separate I.D. numbers for each site. There have been few resources and little guidance that is specific to laboratories. Free distribution of Less is Better.
Mixed waste is both radioactive and chemically hazardous.
For some laboratory mixed waste, there are no commercial disposal options - partly due to its small volume and unique characteristics. PIT recommendations will help. Prepare LabWAM position White Paper to refine objectives. Collaborate with Health Physics and International Isotope Societies. Environmental laws and EPA rules are written for industrial processes.