Waste Minimization Certification

When a generator initiates a shipment of hazardous waste, the generator must certify to one of the following statements on the manifest:

• "I am a large-quantity generator. I have a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated to the degree I have determined to be economically practicable and I have selected the practicable method of treatment, storage, or disposal currently available to me which minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment."
• "I am a small-quantity generator. I have made a good faith effort to minimize my waste generation and select the best waste management method that is available to me and that I can afford."

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