A complete list of all programs within the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Community involvement and public participation are an essential part of EGLE’s mission, vision, and values.
SARA Title III establishes requirements regarding emergency planning and "Community Right-to-Know" reporting on hazardous and toxic chemicals for federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as regulated facilities.
Resources and information on utilizing RRD's data exchange and the Inventory of Facilities.
An interactive map displaying contaminated sites throughout Michigan regulated under Parts 213, 201, and 211.
This system allows water well drilling and pump installation contractors to submit water well records.
EGLE's interactive calendar is designed to provide timely information on decisions before the Director, proposed settlements of contested cases, administrative rules promulgation, public hearings, meetings and comment deadlines, and environmental conferences, workshops and training programs.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides all persons (except persons incarcerated in correctional facilities) with access to public records of public bodies. Requests to inspect or receive public records from EGLE must be in writing and describe the requested records with enough detail to enable the department to identify and locate the requested records. Some records are exempt from disclosure under the FOIA or another statute and thus will not be provided. A fee may be charged to process your request. Please note that many records are available that do not require a formal FOIA request.
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Control of hazardous wastes in Michigan is accomplished through a set of interrelated actions. These include managing the generation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, licensing and regulating hazardous and liquid industrial by-products (formerly liquid industrial waste) transportation, and informing individuals of the opportunities for proper disposal of hazardous and harmful wastes generated in the home.
The Procedures for Processing Hazardous Waste Operating License Procedures have been updated. The changes seek to streamline the licensing process and improve the public engagement process.
Applicants are asked to consider Environmental Justice concerns prior to applying.
Learn more about the updated procedures
Amendment 13 to the administrative rules promulgated under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, become effective on May 5, 2025. Revisions included in the updated rules relate to the modernization of test methodology for ignitable liquids, hazardous waste exemptions, safe management of recalled air bags, changes to Canadian import/export recovery and disposal codes, commingling of hazardous waste, groundwater monitoring, test methods for standards to control organic emissions, pharmaceutical wastes, and consistency with other state rules.
The revisions, MOAHR 2023-5 EQ, have been published in the Michigan Register. Copies of the compiled rules, a cover page and table of contents, and the rules in strike/bold format.
In the interest of waste reduction, resource maximization, and efficiency, we have established an electronic mailbox for submittals to the Hazardous Waste Section.
The mailbox, EGLE-MMD-HWS@Michigan.gov, should be used for all submissions unless expressly directed otherwise or as noted below. Do not submit paper copies of documents submitted electronically unless requested.
Items that may require submission through United States Postal Service mail or courier include full-size engineering drawings and financial assurance or capability mechanisms.
The EGLE Hazardous Waste Section no longer accepts hazardous waste manifests. Those must be submitted directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Electronic Manifest System. Exception reports are required to be submitted to the U.S. EPA and the EGLE Hazardous Waste Section.
Please continue to use the previously established electronic mailboxes for site identification, hazardous waste user charges, biennial reports submissions, and annual reports for the Part 121, Liquid Industrial By-Products, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended.
If you have problems using the electronic mailbox, please contact Nicole Vincent at 517- 643-5222 or VincentN1@Michigan.gov.
To protect human health and environment, unwanted drugs should be disposed of properly. Incineration destroys the chemicals in drugs and protects our water resources. Information, including collection locations and disposal vendors can be found here.
Hazardous Waste Section staff in Lansing license facilities to store, treat, or dispose of hazardous waste. Staff in District Offices throughout Michigan inspect hazardous waste generators and facilities licensed to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste.
Household hazardous waste includes products that we purchase and use every day in our homes that can harm us or the environment if they are not handled properly.
The workgroup was established to evaluate unique retail specific challenges in managing unwanted consumer products to meet the hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products regulations.
Local officials, emergency response personnel, and residents can all benefit from understanding how to handle excess storm debris and being prepared.
Hazardous waste program staff are assigned by county. We also have statewide specialists for topics such as household hazardous waste, inspection coordination, and more.
