Department of Environment & Conservation
Jim Fyke, Commissioner
Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
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Mike Apple, Director
5th floor, L&C Tower, Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-0780
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Hazardous Waste Program
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
» Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Tennessee and EPA, Region 4
Policies and Guidance Documents
» Contained-in Determination Guidance and Examples
» Generator Violations and How To Avoid Them
» Mercury-Containing Equipment Policy
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