HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST SYSTEM STREAMLINED

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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2001

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST SYSTEM STREAMLINED

Improvements have been proposed to the Uniform Waste Manifest System to streamline hazardous waste reporting
requirements and save waste handlers millions of dollars each year. The rule change proposed by EPA will make it
easier for generators and transporters of hazardous waste to keep track of wastes, by automating the preparation
and transmission of the manifest form; standardizing the content and appearance of the form; making the form more
accessible; and clarifying reporting procedures. This proposed rule affects 92,000 businesses across the country
that are responsible for managing hazardous waste. EPA calculates that the proposal could save handlers more than
$24 million per year. Simply automating the manifest form could save up to $27 million a year for handlers. EPA
also estimates that states could save up to 25 percent in manifest related costs. The Uniform Hazardous Waste
Manifest System was created in 1986 as a way to minimize risks to human health and the environment by properly
tracking the generation, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste. For more information,
see: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/index.htm.

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