Notification of dangerous waste activity

Apply for an EPA/State ID Number

Step 1: Look up a site to check if it has an existing Site ID number already. If there is an existing number follow these instructions to request access.

Step 2: If no number is assigned, follow the guidance to apply for a new Site ID number.
EPA/State ID Numbers are created in RCRAInfo.

Note: EPA/State ID Numbers are NOT transferable to other physical locations (unless you are a transporter).

Once an EPA/State ID number is assigned to a site, it stays active. You can only deactivate your number once all of the following conditions are met:​

• All dangerous waste activity has stopped.
• All dangerous wastes have been removed from the site.
• We have received all Dangerous Waste Reports for all active years.
  Note: You cannot submit an annual or biennial report and deactivate at the same time.
• Complete the instructions based on your generator type (below).

Large quantity generators

• Follow the conditions of exemption for LQGs (WAC 173-303-200(12)).
• Submit a notification via RCRAInfo no later than 30 days prior to closing the facility.
• Complete Section 15, LQG Clean Closure.
• Complete and submit your report within 90 days after closing.

All other generators

• Submit your final annual or biennial report.
• After we accept your report, submit a notification via RCRAInfo with a source type D – Deactivation.

Multiple sites

If you have multiple sites to deactivate, please send an email to WA-RCRAInfo@ecy.wa.gov with a list of EPA/State ID Numbers. Once we deactivate your sites, we will reach out to confirm.

• Log into your RCRAInfo account.
• Select the “My Sites” tab and choose the site.
• Open the myRCRAid tab and create a new submission.

• Log into your RCRAInfo account.
• Select the “My Sites” tab and choose the site.
• Open the myRCRAid tab and create a new submission.

Site contact updates for multiple sites

If you have multiple sites that require an updated site contact, please send an email to WA-RCRAInfo@ecy.wa.gov and include the following for each site:

• EPA/State ID Number
• Address
• New site contact’s first and last name
• New site contact’s email and phone number

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Once we update the contact, we will reach out to confirm.
 

Generators must submit a notification BEFORE beginning the treatment process. In your notification, be sure to:

• Move the slider to ‘Yes’ in the Washington State Addendum: Section 5
• Note the type of treatment in the comment section (such as neutralization, filtration, solidification and stabilization, carbon adsorption, evaporation, or separation).

To learn more:

• Read the Treatment by Generator focus sheet.
• Visit our Treatment by Generator webpage

To notify as a health care facility:

• Include Section 11.D with your Site ID form (when applying for an EPA/State ID number).
• From the dropdown menu, choose "Healthcare Facility."

If your site already has an EPA/State ID number, submit a notification under the myRCRAid tab in RCRAInfo.

School districts that intend to consolidate vape waste under the Interim Policy for Vape Waste in K-12 Schools can notify us through our School District Interim Policy Notification Form. The form should be filled out by the consolidating school.

Before filling out the form, consolidating schools must:

• Have an EPA/State Identification Number.
• Notify as a health care facility.

For more information:

• Read How Schools Apply for an EPA/State ID and Notify as a Health Care Facility
• Go to our Managing Vape Waste in K-12 Schools webpage.

No. All reporting must be submitted online through EPA’s reporting platform, RCRAInfo. We no longer accept paper forms. This includes reports and all notification types.

EPA/State ID numbers are NOT transferable (unless you are a transporter). If your business moves to a new location and continues to generate dangerous waste, you must:

1. Complete any required reporting for the old location.
2. Deactivate the EPA/State ID number for the old location.
3. Apply for an EPA/State ID number for the new location or reactivate a previously withdrawn number for the new location.

Note: Deactivation and applying for a new number are both processed under the myRCRAid tab in RCRAInfo.

You can view previously submitted TurboWaste data using this search tool.

If you are a transporter, you can take your number with you as long as you have NOT generated waste on the site.

To update your site location information, submit a notification under the myRCRAid tab in RCRAInfo.