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Hazardous Waste Manifest System
Modifications to the Hazardous Waste Manifest
Notice of Availability of EPA's Manifest Registry - April 26, 2006
Notice of Data Availability - April 18, 2006
Final Rule - March 4, 2005
Proposed Rule - May 22, 2001
EPA recently revised the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (PDF) (1 pg, 93K, About PDF) used to track hazardous waste from a generator’s site to the site of its disposition.
Handlers of waste (generators, or treatment, storage or disposal facilities) must obtain the new forms from any source that has been approved by the EPA Manifest Registry to print and distribute the form.
A number of States have additional State requirements regarding the use of the new Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest. Some States require copies to be submitted to the State, and/or have State-specific waste codes in addition to the federal hazardous waste codes required to be entered on the new manifest.
What guidance is available using the new manifest form?
There is a new training video available at: www.pneac.org/hazwastemanifest 
. This training video introduces the new manifest form, highlights the differences between the new and the previous manifest form, and provides specific instructions to generators, transporters and treatment/storage/disposal facilities for completing the new manifest.
- Manifest Example: Designated Facility to Destination State (PDF) (1 pg, 93K)
- Continuation Sheet Example (PDF) (1 pg, 88K)
- Instructions for completing the hazardous waste manifest (PDF) (10 pp, 1.1MB)
- Management method codes used with the hazardous waste report (PDF) (2 pp, 71K)
- Links to state manifest requirements
- Frequent Questions - updated with question on how users of the manifest should comply with DOT regulations on emergency response service providers.
The key component of this system is the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest which is a form prepared by all generators who transport, or offer for transport, hazardous waste for off-site treatment, recycling, storage, or disposal. Currently, the manifest is a paper document containing multiple copies of a single form. When completed, it contains information on the type and quantity of the waste being transported, instructions for handling the waste, and signature lines for all parties involved in the disposal process. The manifest is required by both Department of Transportation and EPA. Each party that handles the waste signs the manifest and retains a copy for themselves. This ensures critical accountability in the transportation and disposal processes. Once the waste reaches its destination, the receiving facility returns a signed copy of the manifest to the generator, confirming that the waste has been received by the designated facility.
