Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

Implementation of Tennessee's hazardous waste program began in October 1980. Regulation of hazardous waste is also a federal responsibility under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Tennessee has been authorized by EPA to administer the majority of the federal program and receives a grant in support of this effort. Other funding for this program is obtained through a fee collection system.

The coordinated state and federal program regulates activities such as:

the permitting and inspection of hazardous waste storage, recycling, treatment, and disposal facilities

the management of hazardous waste from generators (primarily manufacturing industry) through the required Waste Stream Notifications, Annual Reports, and Waste Reduction Reports

the annual registration of hazardous waste transporters

the regulation of used oil

» Annual Fees and Reporting

 

» Annual Hazardous Waste Workshops

» Regulations

» Permits

» Forms

» Manifest

» Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Tennessee and EPA, Region 4

 

Policies and Guidance Documents

» Contained-in Determination Guidance and Examples

» Delisting Memo

» Generator Violations and How To Avoid Them

» Mercury-Containing Equipment Policy

» Mercury Product Disposal Act

» PCB Memo

» SOPs

» Transfer Facility Logs

 

Reports

» List of Hazardous Waste Transporters

» Example Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Completion Report - Letter & Report