GUIDES
Guides
Full guides are in progress — here's what's planned first.
What Is EPA ECHO?
The federal database behind every compliance record on this site — what it tracks and how current it is.
How to Check a Waste Company’s Compliance
A step-by-step way to read a hauler’s EPA record before you sign a contract.
EPA Registry ID vs. RCRA Handler ID
Two different ID numbers show up on compliance records — what each one actually identifies.
What Is RCRAInfo?
The hazardous-waste tracking system inside EPA ECHO, explained.
Generator vs. Transporter vs. TSDF
The three RCRA handler roles, and why a facility can hold more than one.
LQG vs. SQG vs. VSQG
How EPA sizes a hazardous-waste generator, and why it matters.
What Does "Significant Non-Complier" Mean?
EPA’s flag for the most serious, ongoing compliance problems — what triggers it.
What Does an "Open Violation" Mean?
Why an unresolved violation on a record isn’t the same as an active legal case.
How Current Is EPA ECHO Data?
How often the source data refreshes, and what the snapshot date on a facility page actually means.
Find a Hazardous-Waste Disposal Company
What to check — permits, handler role, location — before requesting quotes.
Verify a Waste Hauler Before You Sign
What US Waste Index can actually verify — RCRA status, FMCSA registration — and what to check with the state.
Hazardous-Waste Disposal Cost Drivers
Waste classification, quantity, distance, and treatment method — the real factors, not a fabricated price.
Commercial Waste Contract Checklist
Five checks — permit status, covered waste streams, terms, insurance, compliance history — before you sign.
What Is a Used-Oil Handler?
How used oil is regulated separately from other hazardous waste, and the handler roles involved.
What Is Universal Waste?
Batteries, lamps, pesticides, mercury equipment — a lighter-touch RCRA category, explained.