Hazardous waste is regulated by the federal government and can be found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Parts 260 to 271. The State of Florida has adopted by reference portions of the federal regulations into its Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Rule 62-730.

Hazardous waste is identified by one of two ways. Your waste is considered hazardous if it can be found on lists published in the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 261). If your waste cannot be identified on one of the hazardous waste lists, it still might be hazardous because it exhibits one or more characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity.

In general, hazardous waste generators are broken into three categories based upon the quantity of hazardous waste generated per month.

Click on the category that you think applies to you:

• Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs) generate less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month and less than 2.2 pounds of acute hazardous waste such as some pesticides, toxins or arsenic and cyanide compounds) per month.
• Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) generate 220-2,200 pounds of hazardous waste per month
• Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) generate 2,200 pounds or more of hazardous waste per month or 2.2 pounds or more of acute hazardous waste per month.
  
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