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Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste identification and management
Hazardous waste reporting and licensing
Pollution prevention requirements and fees
If you generate hazardous waste in Minnesota, you need to determine if the kind of waste you create is subject to fee, reporting, and licensing requirements. The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status for the year as a minimal-, very small-, small-, or large-quantity generator, or a one-time generator. Your licensing requirements are based on these categories.
A hazardous waste ID number (HWID, also called an EPA ID number) is assigned to a physical location where hazardous waste is generated or handled and the operator of that site. The ID is assigned to the site, so if your business moves, you'll need to get an new ID number. Obtain a HWID through MPCA's e-Service.
Step 2: Determine generator size (w-hw1-02)
Annual licensing, fees, and reporting
Each year, hazardous waste generators that create 100 pounds or more per year of reportable hazardous wastes must:
Use MPCA Online Services to submit your application between January 1 and August 15. As part of your application, you'll report all hazardous waste generated during the previous calendar year, including spill debris and clean-outs. MPCA Online Services can also be used to make a change to your license.
Hazardous waste license application e-Service instructions (w-hw5-13)
Effective Jan. 1, 2024
About two weeks after you pay your fee, your license will be available for printing through this license search tool.
Hazardous Waste License Search tool
This electronic database provides access to information reported by hazardous waste generators to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) or the applicable metro county.
See Pollution prevention requirements and fees
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Hazardous waste reporting and licensing
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