Regulatory Affairs ManualSeries 100
Waste Management Compliance GuideProgram 105.01
Appendix 8:
Summary of Illinois
Waste Regulations
Rev. # 1 Effective Date: August 2004
Revision Date: December 2004Mandatory Discretionary
Regulatory Affairs ManualSeries 100
Waste Management Compliance GuideProgram 105.01
1Introduction to State Waste Regulations
1.1Purpose
This appendix is designed to supplement the Federal regulatory information contained in the Waste Management Compliance Guide to assist Fisher Scientific facilities with managing hazardous waste in accordance with the regulations on the State level that differ from Federal regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The majority of states including Illinois have been authorized to administer the RCRA program, and many of them have added more stringent standards to the federal regulations; this appendix provides a guide for these more stringent regulations. There may be additional regulations on a local level that also apply to a facility, and it is essential to be familiar with these as well.
This material is designed to cover the Illinois requirements for both large and small quantity generators since Fisher Scientific facilities fall into both categories. However, this manual does not provide a comprehensive description of treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF) requirements for those facilities with Part B permits (no Fisher facilities have Part B permits).
1.2Overview
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) administers the state and federal regulations. The state regulations are equivalent to the federal rules for hazardous waste generators, with additional requirements for generators including:
- Special Waste (see Section 2);
- Medical Waste (see Section 2);
- Scrap Tires (see Section 2);
- Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements (see Section 3); and
- Annual Reports (see Section 4).
Generator state requirements for on-site storage, transporting hazardous waste, emergency reports, exception reports, recordkeeping requirements, training, emergency preparedness and prevention, and waste minimization requirements do not differ from Federal regulations.
1.3Applicability to Fisher Scientific
The Illinois state regulations can be found in Illinois Administrative Code Title 35: Environmental Protection. The requirements for facilities that generate hazardous waste are detailed in Part 722 Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste. As generators of hazardous waste, Fisher Scientific facilities are subject to the federal RCRA regulations as well as any applicable state regulations.
1.4Registration
As generators of hazardous waste, all Fisher Scientific facilities must register with the EPA as well as the IEPA. A generator who has not received an EPA identification number may obtain one by applying to the IEPA using EPA Form 8700-12 (the most recent version of the form and instructions are available at the facility must:
- List all the wastes generated on-site; and
- List all the hazardous waste activities (i.e., generator, transporter, and treatment, storage, or disposal).
Upon review of the form, IEPA will assign an identification number to each facility. Each time a new waste stream is generated or the facility information changes, a new form must be submitted to update the information. This identification number must be used on all correspondence with federal or state agencies, as well as on all labels, manifests, and regulatory reports.
The EPA ID number for this facility is:
Send the completed EPA Form 8700-12 to:
Illinois EPA
Bureau of Land (#24), Solid Waste Management Section
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois62794-9276
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2Waste Identification and Classification
2.1CESQG Waste
The Illinois non-hazardous waste landfill regulations do not allow the disposal of hazardous waste in a landfill regulated under those rules. Non-RCRA landfills must be specifically permitted to accept CESQG wastes.
2.2Special Waste
Illinois regulates many different types of waste, including special waste. Special waste includes potentially infectious medical waste (PIMW), industrial process waste, pollution control waste, and hazardous waste. Special waste may be regulated by one or more sets of regulations in addition to the regulations for non-special waste.
- PIMW - includes most medical waste generated by health care professionals or medical research that may be infectious to humans.
- Industrial process waste - includes waste generated by industry or commercial services such as gas stations or painting contractors. Industrial process waste does not include clean packaging materials, office or food waste.
- Pollution control waste - is generated by the treatment or cleanup of other wastes. Treatment residues from wastewater treatment, air scrubbing and spill cleanups are all pollution control waste.
- Hazardous waste - is the most highly regulated category of waste.
Each facility that generates waste shall determine whether the waste is a special waste. An IEPA guidance document detailing special waste is available at:
No generator shall cause, threaten or allow the treatment, storage or disposal of special waste in Illinois except:
- At a facility permitted or otherwise authorized to manage the special waste; or
- At a facility owned and operated by such person and subject to the on-site disposal exemption.
No generator shall deliver special waste to a transporter or a permitted facility without a supplemental wastestream permit.
No generator shall deliver to a transporter or permitted facility special waste with a wastestream identification number unless the waste conforms to the wastestream description in the wastestream classification determination.
The generator of a special waste shall prepare a manifest prior to shipment. However, any person who generates a total quantity of special waste of 100 kilograms (220 pounds) or less in a calendar month is not required to initiate a manifest when delivering such special waste to a hauler, provided that such waste shall not be accumulated for more than 180 days prior to shipment. The generator must record and maintain the quantities and dates of waste generation and accumulation to establish compliance with such quantity and time limitations.
Generators of nonhazardous special waste that ship waste out-of-state are required to file a “Nonhazardous Special Waste Annual Report” by February 1 of each year. Forms and instructions for completion are provided in the report and are available at:
A facility generating non-liquid, non-hazardous industrial-process or pollution-control waste has the potential to certify that these wastes can be disposed of as non-special waste. Certification must include the generator's verification that the waste: is not hazardous; is not a liquid; is not regulated asbestos-containing material; does not contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); is not formerly hazardous waste rendered non-hazardous; and does not result from shredding recyclable metals.
Additionally, each certification must have attached:
- A statement explaining how the generator determined the waste is neither hazardous nor liquid;
- A description of the process that generated the waste;
- Any relevant material safety data sheets; and
- Results from analytical testing (signed and dated by the person who completed the analysis), or an explanation why testing was not needed.
Certifications must be signed, dated and retained for three years following termination of the process that generated the waste. Certifications must be provided when requested by the IEPA, the waste hauler or the receiving facility. The IEPA may also request analytical testing if questions arise concerning a waste's characteristics. New certifications are required following any change in process or raw materials. No special certification forms are needed; generators may create certifications on ordinary business stationery. If the generator does not prepare this written certification, the waste is still considered a special waste and must be managed as a special waste.
Certification allows qualifying non-liquid, non-hazardous industrial-process and pollution-control wastes to be shipped as non-special waste to properly permitted facilities without manifesting or using special-waste haulers. Furthermore, receiving facilities do not need special-waste authorization.
Hazardous waste and PIMW cannot be certified as non-special waste. Special wastes that cannot be certified as non-special wastes must continue to be manifested and to be transported by special-waste haulers to properly permitted facilities.
2.3Infectious/Medical Waste
Potentially infectious medical waste (PIMW) means the following types of waste generated in connection with the diagnosis, treatment (i.e., provision of medical services), or immunization of human beings or animals; research pertaining to the provision of medical services; or the provision or testing of biologicals.
Generators shall segregate PIMW as follows: sharps, oversized PIMW, and all other. PIMW mixed with other waste is regulated under as PIMW and the mixture is not exempt from any other applicable regulations.
PIMW, except for oversized PIMW, must be placed in a container, or a combination of containers. Such container must be rigid, leak-resistant, impervious to moisture, of a strength to prevent tearing or bursting under normal use and handling, and sealed to prevent leakage.
Sharps must also be packaged in a container, or a combination of containers, that is puncture-resistant. Oversized PIMW must be covered or packaged in a manner that minimizes contact with transport workers and the public. Sharps must not be packaged with oversized PIMW in the same container.
The exterior of the outer package must be marked:
- on two opposite sides of the outer package in lettering that is readable at a minimum distance of five (5) feet:;
- with the International Biohazard Symbol and the word "Biohazard"; and
- the word "sharps", if the package contains sharps.
Each generator must mark with indelible ink in lettering that is legible on a water-resistant label or tag securely attached to or marked on the outer package: the generator's name, address, and phone number (a 24-hour phone number, if available).
Every PIMW generator that generates more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of PIMW waste in a month must use an IEPA-provided manifest form when sending these wastes away for treatment or disposal. Manifests are available at:
2.4Used Tires
A "used tire" is a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is not mounted on a vehicle wheel rim. The IEPA requires facilities that store over 50 used tires on their property to submit a registration form and $100 fee annually. Illinois Form 532-2656 can be found at:
Additionally, facilities that meet the definition of a “tire storage site" must register annually on Illinois Form 532-1844 by each January 1, including the $100 fee. A tire storage site is one where used tires are stored or processed, other than (1) the site at which the tires were separated from the vehicle wheel rim, (2) the site where the used tires were accepted in trade as part of a sale of new tires, or (3) a site at which both new and used tire are sold at retail in the regular course of business, and at which not more than 250 used tires are kept at any time OR (4) a facility at which tires are sold at retail provided that the facility maintains less then 1300 recyclable tires, 1300 tire carcasses, and 1300 used tires on site and those tires are stored inside a building or so that they are prevented from accumulating water. Illinois Form 532-1844 can be found at:
Facilities that store less than less than 50 used or waste tires on-site are exempt from regulations.
2.5Used Oil
Illinois has adopted the Federal definition of "used oil", which is "any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has been used and as a result of such use is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.” (40 CFR 279.1) Illinois has no additional requirements for the management of used oil.
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3Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
If the State of Illinois is the state to which the shipment is manifested (consignment state), the generator shall use the manifest supplied by the IEPA. If the State of Illinois is not the consignment state, the generator shall use the manifest required by the consignment state. If the consignment state does not supply and require the manifest, then the generator shall use the manifest supplied by the IEPA.
The generator shall:
- Sign the manifest certification by hand;
- Obtain the handwritten signature of the initial transporter and date of acceptance on the manifest;
- Retain one copy; and
- Send one copy of the manifest to the IEPA within two working days of shipment off-site.
For shipments of hazardous waste to a designated facility in an authorized state which has not yet obtained authorization to regulate that particular waste as hazardous, the generator shall assure that the designated facility agrees to sign and return the manifest to the generator, and that any out-of-state transporter signs and forwards the manifest to the designated facility.
All SQGs and LQGs of special waste, including hazardous, nonhazardous, pollution control and industrial process, must use an Illinois Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest when shipping waste to an Illinois TSDF or when shipping waste to states not requiring their own manifests. Manifest order forms are available at:
or
The fee for manifests after July 1, 2003 is $3.
All completed order forms should be submitted to:
Permit Section - Bureau of Land
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East #24
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
4Recordkeeping and Reporting
4.1Annual Reports
A large quantity generator who ships any hazardous waste off-site to a treatment, storage or disposal facility within the United States shall prepare and submit a single copy of an annual report and a $500.00 fee to the IEPA by March 1 for the preceding calendar year. Small quantity generators are not required to prepare or submit an annual report or fee. The annual report must be submitted on a form supplied by the IEPA, available at:
The report must cover generator activities during the previous calendar year, and must include the information listed below.
- The EPA ID number, name, and address of the generator;
- The calendar year(s) covered by the report;
- The EPA ID number, name, and address for each offsite TSDF to which waste was shipped during the year;
- The name and EPA ID number of each transporter used during the reporting year;
- A description, EPA hazardous waste number, DOT hazard class, and quantity of each hazardous waste shipped offsite. This information must be listed by EPA ID number of each offsite facility to which waste was shipped;
- A description of efforts undertaken during the year to reduce the volume and toxicity of the waste generated;
- A description of the changes in volume and toxicity of waste actually achieved during the year in comparison to previous years to the extent such information is available for years prior to 1984; and
- The certification signed by the generator's authorized representative.
LQGs should submit completed annual reports and fees to:
Waste Reduction and Compliance Section
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 N. Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
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