Hazardous Waste Transportation Requirements

Programs Branch

All hazardous wastes shipped in or through Arkansas must be properly contained and labeled, and transported only by permitted hazardous waste transporters. Hazardous Waste Manifest Forms must be used as shipping papers to document the shipment of hazardous wastes in or through Arkansas. Hazardous wastes may only be shipped to permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs).

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Who May Transport Hazardous Wastes

The transportation of hazardous wastes is regulated by Federal regulatory agencies (U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S.Environmental Protection Agency) as well as Arkansas regulatory agencies (Arkansas Highway Police and ADEQ).

To protect the citizens and environment of Arkansas, hazardous waste must be transported only by transporters with appropriate hazardous waste permits. In cooperation with this Department, the Arkansas Highway Police Department has developed an annual permitting process whereby transporters who are capable of safely transporting hazardous wastes are permitted to transport hazardous wastes in Arkansas. Only transporters that have a valid E.P.A. Identification Number and hold a valid hazardous waste transportation permit from the Arkansas Highway Police are allowed to transport hazardous wastes in or through Arkansas.

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Arkansas Hazardous Waste Transportation Permits

Information regarding Arkansas Hazardous Waste Transportation Permits is available from:

Arkansas Highway Police
ATTN: Hazardous Waste Transportation Permits
P.O. Box 2779
10324 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 569-2422
Fax:(501) 568-4921

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Documenting the Shipment of Hazardous Waste

This Department requires that the shipment of hazardous waste from Arkansas and/or to Arkansas be documented on an approved Hazardous Waste Manifest Form (EPA-Form 8700-22). Through the use of the Manifest, the Department can track the movement of hazardous waste from the point of generation to the point of its ultimate treatment, storage, or disposal.