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Quick Quiz: Federal RCRA Biennial Reports

Posted on 1/9/2026 by Lion Technology Inc.

Stay sharp on reporting requirements for Federal RCRA Biennial Reports.

Generators are required to submit a Biennial Report only if they were a “large quantity generator” for the entire reporting year.




Not quite.

Hazardous waste generators are required to report even if they were a large quantity generator for only one month of the reporting year.

That's right.

Hazardous waste generators are required to report even if they were a large quantity generator for only one month of the reporting year.

Federal RCRA Biennial Reports must be submitted by which date of each even-numbered year?






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Generators that are required to submit Federal RCRA Biennial Reports must do so by March 1.

That's right.

Generators that are required to submit Federal RCRA Biennial Reports must do so by March 1.

Under the Federal RCRA regulations, a large quantity generator is a generator who, in any calendar month, generates:






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Under the Federal RCRA regulations, a large quantity generator is a generator who, in any calendar month, generates ≥ 1,000 kg of non-acute hazardous waste, > 1 kg of acute hazardous waste, or > 100 kg of residue from cleanup of acute hazardous waste.

That's right.

Under the Federal RCRA regulations, a large quantity generator is a generator who, in any calendar month, generates ≥ 1,000 kg of non-acute hazardous waste, > 1 kg of acute hazardous waste, or > 100 kg of residue from cleanup of acute hazardous waste.

Hazardous waste generators only have to report information for the months that they were deemed a large quantity generator.




Not quite.

Hazardous waste generators are required to report activity for the entire year if they are required to submit a Biennial Report.

That's right.

Hazardous waste generators are required to report activity for the entire year if they are required to submit a Biennial Report.

Some states require annual reporting, reports for additional generator categories, and other reporting rules.




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While the US EPA’s RCRA regulations require a Biennial Report from large quantity generators, your state’s regulations may have additional requirements. State hazardous waste regulations are required to be at least as stringent as the Federal regulations. That means states can have more stringent rules!

That's right.

While the US EPA’s RCRA regulations require a Biennial Report from large quantity generators, your state’s regulations may have additional requirements. State hazardous waste regulations are required to be at least as stringent as the Federal regulations. That means states can have more stringent rules!

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