hazardous waste

Compliance Resources:

• Compliance Handbooks
• Environmental Fact Sheets
• Hazardous Waste Forms and Documents
• What regulations apply to me?

Biennial Reporting

Who needs to report?
All large quantity generators (LQGs); permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs); and any other generators that operated as an LQG for any month in 2023 are required to complete the Biennial Hazardous Waste Report (EPA Forms). If you have questions about whether you should complete a report, contact:

Wendy Edwards
802-522-0261
wendy.edwards@vermont.gov

Hazardous Waste Handler Notification Forms:

A large quantity generator (LQG) who no longer generates or manages hazardous waste at a site must close the site in a manner that:

SQGs must: ensure that each employee is thoroughly familiar with evacuation signals and routes, and proper waste handling and emergency procedures relevant to their responsibilities during normal facility operations as well as emergencies.

LQGs must maintain a training program for facility personnel as described below:

A contingency plan must contain:

• A description of the actions facility personnel must take to comply with §§ 7-308(b)(14)(A) and 7-308(b)(14)(E) of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (VHWMR) in response to fires, explosions or any unplanned sudden or non-sudden release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents to air, soil, groundwater, or surface water at the facility.

A Certificate of Need is required of any person proposing to begin site preparation for, or construction of, a hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility in Vermont. The requirements for a Certificate of Need are found in Section 7-504(b) of Subchapter 5 of the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (VHWMR) and 10 V.S.A. 6606a. The fee for a certificate of need is $7,500.00.

Fact sheets created or updated after February 1, 2022: 

Accumulation and Storage of Hazardous Waste 
Antifreeze 
Batteries

Fact sheets created or updated after February 1, 2022: 

SQG Guidebook and Self-Evaluation Checklist (NEW)
VSQG Guidebook (NEW)