The “Two Minute Training” (2MT) is a weekly publication on a variety of environmental compliance topics related to hazardous waste, PCB waste, transportation or safety. As the title implies, it should take no more than a couple of minutes to read a 2MT which always consists of a single page in a Q&A format with applicable supporting attachments. Each 2MT title is meant to provide enough description to allow the reader to determine whether this week’s topic is of interest to them. Therefore it is not expected that each 2MT will be read but only those 2MTs that apply to the reader’s areas of responsibility or interest.
The 2MTs are not meant to be interpretations or policy documents but are meant to highlight a narrow slice of a particular regulation. Supporting documentation in the form of regulations, guidance memos, Federal Registers are almost always included so that the audience can make their own interpretations with help from their regulatory subject matter experts. You can also visit the Two Minute Training Archive.
2022
11/10/22
Twas the Night before Christmas – The 29th Annual Edition
11/03/22
The Date Removed From Service Marking on the PCB Mark
10/27/22
The Mad Scientist, Laboratory Standards, and "U" and "P" Hazardous Waste Listings
10/20/22
PCB Date Removed from Service Notations – On the Item or In a Log
10/13/22
PCB Bulk Product Waste vs. PCB Remediation Waste
10/06/22
Satellite Accumulation and the One-Year LDR Prohibitions on Storage
09/29/22
LDR Notifications and Generator Permitted Storage
09/22/22
LDR One-Year Storage Prohibition and Generator Permitted Storage
09/15/22
Treated Hazardous Wastes Used as Dust Suppressant
09/08/22
Dust Suppression in Landfills using Nonhazardous Liquids
09/01/22
Exceptions to Free Liquids in Landfills Prohibition
08/25/22
RCRA Empty Containers and The Debris Rule
08/18/22
Mercury Debris - IMERC, RMERC or Macroencapsulation
08/11/22
Macroencapsulation of Hazardous Debris and Presence of Free Liquids
08/04/22
Hazardous Debris Macroencapsulation and Size Reduction – Part II
07/28/22
Hazardous Debris Macroencapsulation and Size Reduction
07/21/22
MACROencapsulation vs. macroencapsulation
07/14/22
MACROencapsulation and a Jacket of Inert Inorganic Materials
07/07/22
RCRA Empty Containers vs. TSCA PCB Decontaminated Containers - Scenario III
06/30/22
RCRA Empty Containers vs. TSCA PCB Decontaminated Containers - Scenario II
06/23/22
RCRA Empty Containers vs. TSCA PCB Decontaminated Containers - Scenario I
06/16/22
Land Disposal Restricted vs. Land Disposal Prohibited
06/09/22
LDR Treatability Groups and Applicability of LDR Treatment Standards
06/02/22
Nonwastewater vs., Wastewater – The LDR Definitions
05/26/22
High Mercury vs. Low Mercury and Point of Generation
05/19/22
RCRA and New Point of Generation
05/12/22
Satellite Accumulation Areas and the Three-Day vs., the 72-Hour Accumulation Time Limit
05/05/22
Satellite Accumulation Areas and the Three-Day Accumulation Time Limit
04/28/22
Satellite Accumulation, the Three-Day Rule, and Washington State vs. EP
04/21/22
LDR Storage Prohibitions and Treated Hazardous Debris or Contaminated Soil
04/14/22
LDR Storage Prohibitions and Treated Hazardous Wastes
04/07/22
LDR Storage Prohibitions and the One-Year Rule
03/31/22
Generator Accumulation and Maximum Inventory of Dangerous Waste at a RCRA Facility
03/24/22
Generator Accumulation at a Permitted Storage Facility
03/17/22
Regulatory Status of Liquids and Solids Separated from D001 High TOC Wastes
03/10/22
The RCRA Definition of Acute Hazardous Waste
03/03/22
RCRA Empty Acutely Hazardous Waste Containers
02/24/22
Definition of RCRA Empty Tank
02/17/22
Central Accumulation Areas with Satellite Accumulation
02/10/22
Central Accumulation Areas and the <90-day Time Frame
02/03/22
Hazardous Debris and LDR High/Low Mercury Subcategories
01/27/22
Hazardous Debris and Non-Radioactive Lead-acid Batteries
01/20/22
Mercury Wet Cell Batteries - Debris or Not Debris?
01/13/22
Hazardous Debris and Radioactively Contaminated Lead-Acid Batteries
01/06/22
Hazardous Debris and Radioactively Contaminated Cadmium Batteries