Hazardous Waste Management & Compliance
Classify, handle, and report regulated waste correctly, and keep operating while you do it.
What it is, and when you need it.
Determining whether something is a hazardous waste, and how it must be handled, is rarely simple under the layers of RCRA and CERCLA. GeoTech helps the regulated community comply across every phase: determining whether wastes are hazardous; permitting and designing treatment, storage, and disposal; and preparing closure plans and corrective action for releases, all without shutting the operation down.
You likely need this if…
- Your operation generates solvents, metals, or other regulated waste
- You were cited for a handling or reporting issue
- You're taking over a site with unknown drummed waste
- You need a closure or contingency plan
- A buyer or lender is asking about waste compliance
How the work gets done.
- Assess
Characterize the Waste
Determine what is regulated, and under which rules.
- Correct
Fix Handling & Storage
Correct manifesting, labeling, and storage practices.
- Correct
Permitting & Plans
Treatment, storage, and disposal design and the required plans.
- Report
Reporting
Meet federal, state, and local reporting obligations.
- Close & maintainOnly if needed
Closure & Corrective Action
Closure plans and corrective action where releases occurred.
- Close & maintain
Ongoing Compliance
A program that keeps the site clean going forward.
Step 6: Ongoing compliance feeds back into regular reporting, so the site stays clean.
What drives cost and timeline.
Volume and type of waste
More streams and more hazardous classifications mean more work.
Current state of compliance
Starting from violations costs more than routine setup.
Whether a release occurred
A release adds assessment, closure planning, and corrective action.
Reporting cadence
Some facilities carry recurring certification and reporting needs.
Frequently asked questions.
How do I know if my waste is hazardous?
We characterize the waste against RCRA criteria (listed and characteristic) so the determination is defensible.
Can you keep us operating during this?
Yes. The goal is compliance without disrupting the operation.
Do you handle used oil too?
Yes. See Used Oil Permitting & Management.
Not sure what your site needs?
Tell us about it and GeoTech Environmental will give you a straight answer.
Assessments, cleanup, tanks, and compliance.
Environmental consultation