Federal Waste Generator Category
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NATIONALLY-DEFINED VALUES - FEDERAL WASTE GENERATOR CATEGORY

Code

 Name Description

1

 Large Quantity Generator

Sites that:    

  • generate 1,000 kg or more of hazardous waste during any calendar month; or     
  • generate more than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month; or    
  • generate more than 100 kg of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month; or    
  • generate 1 kg or less of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulate more than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste at any time; or     
  • generate 100 kg or less of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulated more than 100 kg of that material at any time.

2

 Small Quantity Generator

Sites that:     

  • generate more than 100 and less than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste during any calendar month and accumulate less than 6,000 kg of hazardous waste at any time; or     
  • generate 100 kg or less of hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulate more than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste at any time.

3

 Very Small Quantity Generator (formerly Conditionally-Exempt Small Quantity Generator)

Sites that:   

  • generate 100 kg or less of hazardous waste per calendar month, and accumulate 1,000 kg or less of hazardous waste at any time; or     
  • generate 1 kg or less of acutely hazardous waste per calendar month, and accumulate at any time: a) 1 kg or less of acutely hazardous waste; or b) 100 kg or less of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste; or     
  • generate 100 kg or less of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill, into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste during any calendar month, and accumulate at any time: a) 1 kg or less of acutely hazardous waste; or b) 100 kg or less of any residue or contaminated soil, waste, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill into or on any land or water, of acutely hazardous waste.

N

 Not a Generator, Verified  

P

 Pending Based on Waste Analysis Results Note:  This status may only be associated with an "I" source record.

U

 Undetermined by the Implementer Note:  This status may only be associated with an "I" source record.