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Fact sheets, licenses and documents for hazardous waste generators
Regulatory fact sheets from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control on the questions generators run into most, alongside HCI Environmental's licenses, registrations and the documents your purchasing team will ask for.
Fact sheets
Regulatory fact sheets for hazardous waste generators
HCI Environmental shares these fact sheets as a service to customers. Each one was written by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), the agency that regulates hazardous waste in California, and covers a topic generators deal with every day: getting an EPA identification number, filling out the manifest, and handling common wastes such as lamps, batteries, aerosol cans and used oil filters.
The fact sheets date from 2001 to 2011 and the law has moved on in places, so please confirm with the agency or your attorney before changing how you manage a waste stream. If a topic you need is not here, tell us and we will make every effort to contact the right agency and find the answer. Call 800.988.4424 or email marketing@hcienv.com.
Dental, Medical and Veterinary Offices
Explains which wastes from dental, medical and veterinary offices fall under DTSC hazardous waste rules and which, like sharps and most medical waste, are regulated by the California Department of Public Health, and how to handle expired pharmaceuticals and spent glutaraldehyde and OPA sterilants.
Dental, medical and veterinary practices and the companies that service themRead the fact sheet
EPA ID Numbers
Describes what an EPA identification number is, the difference between a U.S. EPA number and a California ID number, why each separate site needs its own number, and the generation thresholds that decide which one you need.
Generators applying for or renewing an EPA IDRead the fact sheet
Fluorescent Lights
Spent fluorescent tubes contain mercury and cannot go in the trash; this sheet covers managing them as universal waste, the one-year accumulation limit, the shipping paperwork businesses can use instead of a manifest, and the rule against tube crushers without a DTSC permit.
Facility and maintenance managers replacing lampsRead the fact sheet
Gasoline Filters
Summarizes Assembly Bill 2254, which lets drained waste gasoline and diesel fuel filters be accumulated with used oil filters for scrap metal recycling, and the extra container and labeling rules that apply when the filters hold gasoline residue.
Fleet shops, dealerships and anyone who changes fuel filtersRead the fact sheet
Hazardous Wastes of Concern
Covers California's security rules for hazardous wastes of concern: explosives, poisonous materials in packing groups I and II and poison gases, including the 24-hour phone notice and five-day written report when a reportable quantity goes missing in transit or storage.
Generators, transporters and facilities handling explosive or poisonous wastesRead the fact sheet
Lead Acid Batteries
Explains the hazardous waste requirements and recycling exemptions for vehicle-size lead-acid batteries, including relaxed handling for intact batteries sent for recycling, the permit required to process them, and where sealed gel-cell and utility batteries fit under the universal waste rules.
Fleet operators, facilities with backup power and battery handlersRead the fact sheet
Lead Wheel Weights
Notes the California law in effect since January 1, 2010 that prohibits manufacturing, selling or installing wheel weights containing more than 0.1 percent lead, and how to report a violation to DTSC.
Tire shops, dealerships and fleet maintenance departmentsRead the fact sheet
Manifest Changes
Walks through California's 2006 switch from the state manifest to the uniform federal hazardous waste manifest, including buying forms from approved vendors, mailing the generator copy to DTSC, re-manifesting rejected loads, and the shipments that remain exempt from manifesting.
Anyone who signs manifests as a generatorRead the fact sheet
Mercury Switches
Written for scrap metal recyclers, this sheet explains why mercury switches and flame sensors must be removed from discarded major appliances before crushing or shredding, and how removed switches can be handled as universal waste.
Appliance dealers, scrap yards and demolition crewsRead the fact sheet
Oil Filters
Lays out California's generator requirements for used oil filters: drain the free-flowing oil, store the filters in labeled, rainproof, closed containers, respect the storage and quantity limits, and ship under a bill of lading to a metal recycler, keeping the paperwork for three years.
Vehicle fleets, repair shops and equipment yardsRead the fact sheet
Universal Waste
Explains California's Universal Waste Rule and the simplified handling it allows for common hazardous wastes: cathode ray tubes, batteries, lamps, electronic devices, mercury thermostats, non-empty aerosol cans and mercury switches.
Offices, schools and facilities discarding electronics, lamps and batteriesRead the fact sheetCompliance
Licenses and registrations
HCI is licensed to perform every service it offers. The numbers below appear on our manifests, contracts and bid documents; copies are available on request.
On request
Need something else?
Certificates of insurance are issued on request, and coverage meets or exceeds what our customers require. A W-9 is available for your vendor file. The HCI Statement of Qualifications covers services, equipment, contracts and project history in one document. References from public agencies and private customers are provided on request. Email marketing@hcienv.com or call 800.988.4424 and tell us what your purchasing team needs.
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Paperwork questions
What generators ask about manifests, EPA ID numbers and records.
Tell us which one and where to send it. Insurance certificates and W-9s usually go out the same business day.
Request a quoteAre these fact sheets current?
Can you send a certificate of insurance?
Do you have a Statement of Qualifications?
Can I get a report of the waste HCI shipped for us?
Can you help me find a regulation that is not covered here?
Request service
Have a question the fact sheets do not answer?
Send it through the form or call 800.988.4424. Our customer service team has your waste streams, profiles and manifests on hand during business hours.
What happens next
- 1We review your requestA coordinator in Corona reads it the same business day.
- 2You get a written quoteScope, schedule and disposal path, in plain language.
- 3Crew and paperwork arrive togetherManifests, labels and disposal certificates are handled for you.
Request received
HCI's Corona office will follow up during business hours. For an active emergency, call 800.988.4424.