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New Hazardous Waste Rules Effective May 5, 2025
On April 28, 2025, amendments to the rules promulgated under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Part 111), were filed with the Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal. The rules become effective on May 5, 2025.
Summary of Revisions
These revisions address the following subject areas:
- Safe Management of Recalled Airbags (83 Federal Register (FR) 61552, November 30, 2018)
- Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine (84 FR 5816, February 22, 2019)
- Modernizing Ignitable Liquids Determinations (85 FR 40594, July 7, 2020)
- Canada Import Export Recovery and Disposal Code Changes (86 FR 54381, October 1, 2021)
- Test Method for Standards to Control Organic Emissions (88 FR 16732, March 20, 2023)
- Requirement for electronic submission of monitoring data within 60 days of sampling event, unless otherwise approved by the Director
Rule Availability
The new rule revisions can be downloaded from the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules' (MOAHR) Administrative Rulemaking System. In addition to the consolidated rules, EGLE also has a rules cover sheet and table of contents, and color strike/bold format version of the rule revisions available. To obtain these documents electronically go to Michigan.gov/EGLEWaste, select "the Hazardous Waste" tab on the left, select "Hazardous Waste and Liquid Industrial By-Products Management" in the middle," and scroll down to select "Statutes and Rules." Hard copies of the documents may be obtained by sending a written request and pre-addressed, 12-inch by 15-inch envelope capable of holding 300 pages to the address below. Mailing response times may be delayed due to staffing changes resulting from the pandemic.
Administrative Rules
Hazardous Waste Section
Materials Management Division
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
P.O. Box 3024
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7741
Additional Resources
EGLE has resources available, including webinars and publications. To view the webinars and access the publications from the webinar outline handouts, please go to Michigan.gov/EGLEWaste and select the link for the "Hazardous Waste and Liquid Industrial By-Product Regulations Webinar Series" under the "Announcements" tab. You may also contact the Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278 or EGLE-Assist@Michigan.gov for help.