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Automotive Service & Repair

Comprehensive compliance information
State-specific information for auto service waste
Underground Storage Tanks
Used Oil
Scrap Tires
Car Air Conditioner Service and Repair
Class V Wells: In 1999, EPA added new requirements for large-capacity cesspools and motor vehicle waste disposal wells.
Gasoline Dispensing (PDF) (2 pp, 125K, About PDF): You may need to determine the leak rate and cracking pressure of pressure-vacuum vent valves installed on gasoline storage tanks. You may also need to conduct a static pressure test on your gasoline storage tanks.
Motor vehicle or mobile equipment surface coating operations: You may be required to implement management practices that minimize emissions of methylene chloride (MeCl).
Best Practices for Preventing Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers
Underground Storage Tanks

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Food Service

State regulations
Food safety
Food Waste
Fats, Oil and Grease —or “FOG,” to use the wastewater industry term—has negative impacts on wastewater collection and treatment systems. Many wastewater collection system blockages can be traced to FOG, and such blockages are serious, causing sewage spills, manhole overflows, or sewage backups into homes and businesses.

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Healthcare Service

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Home Renovations

Lead in Paint: contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.
- Cracking Down on Violators of Lead-Based Paint Laws (PDF) (2 pp, 271K, About PDF)
Vermiculite Attic Insulation (PDF) (2 pp, 585K, About PDF): Removing or disturbing insulation may expose you or your workers to asbestos fibers.

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In-store Take Back Programs

Circumstances may require household hazardous waste received as part of take back programs to be managed under the Universal Waste Rule. (40 CFR 273.8) See individual state regulations as they may be more stringent than federal regulations.