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What is generator status?

A dangerous waste generator is any person, by site, whose act or process produces dangerous waste or whose act first causes a dangerous waste to become subject to regulation.  Generator status depends on the amount of dangerous waste of a particular QEL generated or accumulated onsite each month.  Annual reporting, waste shipment manifesting, and management requirements are different for each generator status.

• LQGs have the most stringent requirements.
• MQGs have some reporting and manifesting requirements similar to LQGs.
• SQG have the least stringent requirements.
• No Waste Generated (XQG) is an annual reporting category for generators who did not generate any dangerous waste during the reporting year. Transporters and other non-waste generators should mark this box.