Technical Assistance and Guidance Documents

Aerosol Cans as Universal Waste Presentation

Comparison of Baseline HW Generator Requirements vs. Universal Waste Requirements for Aerosol Cans

Aerosol Can Waste Determination Guidance (when disposed)

• The Generator Closure Guidelines for Cleanup of Soil or Debris at Generator Sites Where Groundwater has not been Affected (pdf) Document temporarily removed for updates.  Please contact the Compliance Branch Environmental Chemists if you have questions.
• Generator Closure Guidance Summary and Flowchart (pdf)
• Requirements of the Use of Thermal Desorption for Generators Closure (pdf)
• Guidance on Post-Closure and Corrective Action Financial Assurance (pdf)

Document temporarily removed for updates.  Please contact the Compliance Branch Environmental Chemists if you have questions.

• Management of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) from Computer Monitors and Televisions

• North Carolina Hazardous Waste Section Guidelines for Groundwater Monitoring Reports (pdf)

• Template for Documenting Legitimacy Factors for HSM
• Generator Controlled Exclusion for HSM Guidance
• Transfer Based Exclusion for HSM Guidance
• Link to EPA's HSM Recycling Checklist
• Link to EPA's Implementation Guide for the Definition of Solid Waste Exclusion found at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)

• A 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities
• Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Applicability and Counting Guidance
• Subpart P Notification Guidance
• Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Management for Healthcare Facilities Guidance
• Comparison of Baseline HW Generator Requirements vs. Management Standards for HW Pharmaceuticals
• Comparison of Very Small Quantity Generator Requirements vs. Subpart P Requirements
• Subpart P Applicability Flow Chart
• Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals & Amendment to the P075 Nicotine Listing Presentation
• Link to EPA Website with Federal Register and Frequent Questions
• EPA Memo on Unsold Non-Prescription Retail Items Sent Through Reverse Logistics
• EPA Memo on Applicability of New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Standards to Intermediate Care Facilities

• Hazardous Waste Section Audit Policy Guidance

• Instructions for Preparing a Notice of Contaminated Site for Hazardous Waste / Solid Waste Management Unit Disposal Site for Recordation (pdf)

• Lead Based Paint Waste Guidance
• Lead Scrap Metal (pdf)
• Scrap Metal Guidance

• North Carolina Hazardous Waste Section Guidelines for Establishing Remediation Goals at RCRA Hazardous Waste Sites, December 2013 (pdf)
• NCDEQ Hazardous Waste Section Compliance Branch Soil Cleanup Goal Table (pdf)  Document temporarily removed for updates.  Please contact the Compliance Branch Environmental Chemists if you have questions.
• NCDEQ Hazardous Waste Section Compliance Branch Soil Cleanup Goal Table (Excel Spreadsheet) Document temporarily removed for updates.  Please contact the Compliance Branch Environmental Chemists if you have questions.
• NCDEQ IHSB Preliminary Soil Remediation Goals (PSRGs) Table
• Establishing Groundwater Protection Standards in RCRA Permits per 264.92 and 264.94 (pdf)
• DWM Residential Vapor Intrusion Screening Levels (pdf)
• DWM Non-residential Vapor Instrusion Screening Levels (pdf)
• Guidance on Developing a Monitored Natural Attenuation Remedial Proposal for Chlorinated Organics in Ground Water (pdf)
• Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemical Factsheet (pdf)

• North Carolina Protocol for Performing Indirect Exposure Risk Assessments for Hazardous Waste Combustion Units, January 1997 (pdf)
• North Carolina Protocol for Performing Indirect Exposure Risk Assessments for Hazardous Waste Combustion Units, January 1997. Appendices (pdf)

Solar Panel Frequent Questions (This document is being updated.  If you have questions about solar panels, please contact the Hazardous Waste Section Inspector covering the county where your site is located.) 

• NCDEQ Guidance on Handling Solvent-Contaminated Wipes
• EPA's Summary Chart for Solvent-Contaminated Wipes
• Link to EPA's Website for the Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Rule and Additional Information
• Link to EPA's Website with Frequent Questions About Implementing the Regulations for Solvent-Contaminated Wipes
• Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Exclusion Guidance Flowchart
• Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Exclusion Requirements for Generators
• Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Exclusion Applicability of Regulatory Provisions to Handlers
• Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Exclusion Presentation

• Subpart K Presentation
• Subpart K – Comparison of Old and New Requirements for Academic Laboratories
• Subpart K Guidance 

• Fluorescent Lights Guidelines - DPPEA
• Lights Containing Mercury (LCMs) - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
• Universal Waste Management (pdf)
• What Never to Do with a Mercury Spill (CFLs and more)
• Spent Lead Acid Battery Management (pdf)

• Used Oil Generator Guidance
• Used Oil Transporter and Transfer Facility Guidance
• Used Oil Processors and Re-refiners Guidance
• Used Oil Burners Guidance
• Used Oil Fuel Marketers Guidance
• Used Oil Collection Centers Guidance

• Waste Determination Test Method Table

• Wood Treating Plant Conversion to Non-CCA (pdf)