Recorded April 9, 2026

Learn about the regulations that apply when transporting hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products in Michigan.  Learn who has to obtain a permit and registration from EGLE and maintain spill insurance for transporting these types of waste. This session also covers how the shipments must be documented by all of those handling the waste (the generator, transporter, and disposal facility), and the records an inspector will request when performing an inspection.

Recorded March 31, 2026

Learn what a very small quantity generator (VSQG) is and what they must do to maintain their exemption from the hazardous waste regulations.  Also hear about how VSQG liquids and liquid industrial by-products must be managed.

Recorded March 10, 2026

Learn what a hazardous secondary material (HSM) is, how it must be handled, the legitimacy criteria that must be met, and how this exemption from hazardous waste regulations benefits the generator, recycler, and the environment.

Recorded February 24, 2026

Learn about common liquid industrial by-products, including used oil, and how generators and receiving facilities must manage non-hazardous liquids like catch basin cleanout waste, antifreeze, brine, vegetable fats, leachate, and more.

Recorded February 3, 2026

Learn why the universal waste regulations exist, what a universal waste is, and how universal waste must be handled and disposed to meet the universal waste partial exemption from hazardous waste regulation.

Recorded January 13, 2026

Learn what to expect during an inspection and the specific records an inspector wants to see. Inspectors review waste characterizations, monthly waste inventories, uniform manifests, shipping documents, land disposal restriction records, biennial reports and more. Attendees also get an overview of what an inspector does when they come to your facility.

Recorded December 10, 2025
Learn about the accumulation and labeling requirements that apply to the management of hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products at site generating these waste streams.  

Recorded November 25, 2025

Part of EGLE's Waste Webinar Series:  Learn the steps for determining whether a waste is a hazardous waste, liquid industrial by-product, or non-hazardous solid waste, and how to calculate a site’s hazardous waste generator status. These concepts are vital to understanding how to properly manage and dispose of waste. It’s vital because the hazardous waste regulations require each business at each site, to evaluate the character and composition of their waste and determine the total weight of all hazardous waste generated each month, to determine the legal disposal options.  

Reference: Michigan Guide to Environmental Regulations Chapter 2.4

Recorded November 12, 2025
Learn what inspectors look for during their site walk-through.  In this session, attendees will see examples of the good, the bad, and the ugly that inspectors have seen in the field.  They will also learn how EGLE responds when they find non-compliance matters needing correction during an inspection.  

Recorded October 21, 2025
Learn the basics about the various types of waste, what regulations apply, to whom, and who implements the enforcement program. Attendees will come away with a big picture perspective of how the waste regulations work and what common wastes fall into the various regulations out there, including those that overlap. The webinar covers hazardous waste, liquid industrial by-products, solid waste, PCB waste, medical waste, radiological waste, and recycling.

Recorded August 21, 2025

Learn about the new hazardous waste standards adopted into Michigan's regulations. On February 22, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) promulgated federal hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rule to regulate the management these waste streams. As required under federal regulation, Michigan adopted the federal regulations into Michigan's rules which became effective on May 5, 2025. The universal waste designation for pharmaceuticals was rescinded to meet the federal rulemaking mandate. Consequently, as of the effective date of the new rules, hazardous waste pharmaceuticals can no longer be managed as universal waste in Michigan. Hear about the sewer ban and learn who is subject, how to opt into the new rules, the new empty provisions, and how these materials must be managed and disposed. In this webinar EGLE staff also covered strategies for simplifying pharmaceutical waste management in healthcare which ultimately save money by reducing error, training, the number of containers and more.

Recorded June 29, 2023

Learn about the waste regulations that apply to collecting and diverting household hazardous waste and common small businesses wastes from being landfilled, in an effort to protect and preserve Michigan's valuable natural resources and the environment.

Reference: Michigan Guide to Environmental Regulations Chapter 2.1.2.h