If you store, treat, or dispose of your own nonhazardous
industrial waste on your own site you don't need a nonhazardous
industrial waste permit, but you may be
required to register.
If you receive nonhazardous industrial waste from off-site for
storage, treatment, or disposal, you must
obtain a permit. (There are some exemptions.)
Nonhazardous waste is waste that does not meet
the EPA’s definition of hazardous waste. Waste is considered
hazardous if it is found on the EPA’s list of hazardous waste
or it exhibits one or more hazardous
characteristics. For more information, read TCEQ publication RG-022,
Guidelines for the Classification and Coding of Industrial and
Hazardous Wastes.
Industrial waste is waste resulting from or
incidental to operations of industry, manufacturing, mining, or
agriculture. For example, wastes from power generation plants,
manufacturing facilities, and laboratories serving an industry are
considered industrial waste while wastes from schools, hospitals,
dry cleaners, most service stations, and laboratories serving the
public are not considered industrial waste. For
more information on industrial waste and hazardous waste, read RG-022.
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