1-18. What are small quantity generators?
Small quantity generators are those hazardous waste generators who are exempt from biennial reporting
requirements since they generate less than 1000 kilograms per month (approximately 13 tons per year).
1-19 . Review the summaries of generation in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (Table 1-3 and
1-4). Explain the differences between these two contiguous states that cause the differences in waste
generated.
Pennsylvania does not regulate used oil as a hazardous waste, while New Jersey does. New Jersey
contains more chemical and petrochemical plants and thus the chemical products group and the petroleum
group contribute the largest percentage of the state's manifested waste (25%). Pennsylvania, however,
attributes 40% of its manifested waste to the primary metals industry alone since the state is famous for its
steel industry.