Finalized and Proposed Hazardous Waste Rules

Finalized Federal Rules and Status of State Adoption

Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations (effective in North Carolina September 8, 2020)

• More Information on Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations Rule

• Comparison of the Proposed and Final Rule for Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations

Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations (effective in North Carolina February 7, 2020)

• More Information on Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations
• Link to North Carolina Guidance Documents (see "Aerosol Cans" and "Universal Waste")

Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine (see effective dates below)

• More Information on the federal Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine Rule 
• The provisions for the Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine and the Sewering Prohibition were effective in North Carolina on August 21, 2019.
• The rest of the federal regulation provisions (including 40 CFR 266 subpart P) are effective in North Carolina on July 1, 2020.
• Link to North Carolina Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Guidance Documents

Safe Management of Recalled Airbags - Final Rule (effective in North Carolina November 30, 2018) 

• More Information on the Federal Safe Management of Recalled Airbags

Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (effective in North Carolina March 1, 2018)

• North Carolina adopted all provisions of the federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. 
• More Information on the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
• Link to North Carolina State Rules Adopting the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule
• Link to North Carolina Hazardous Waste Generator Guidance Documents

User Fees for the Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest System and Amendments to Manifest (effective in North Carolina June 30, 2018)

• More Information on the User Fees for e-Manifest System and Manifest Amendments Rule
• Link to EPA's e-Manifest Website
• Link to EPA's e-Manifest Frequent Questions
• Link to North Carolina Information about e-Manifest

Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions (effective in North Carolina December 31, 2016)

• More Information on the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions Rule

Revision to the Definition of Solid Waste (effective in North Carolina December 1, 2015)

• North Carolina adopted all provisions of the federal rule except for the definition of "Contained" which can be found at 15A NCAC 13A .0102(c)
• More information on the Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
• North Carolina Definition of "Contained" for Reclaimed Hazardous Secondary Materials
• Guidance Documents for Reclaimed Hazardous Secondary Materials and Documenting Legitimacy Factors

Proposed Federal Rules

        There are no proposed federal hazardous waste rules at this time.