RCRAReadySoftware for managing hazardous waste compliance.
RCRAReady tracks the RCRA requirements that run on deadlines: accumulation limits, satellite area transfers, weekly inspections, and manifest follow-up. Dates come from the rules for your generator category and state, and your team hears about them by text or email before they're due.
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The RCRA requirements it keeps track of.
The federal generator rules tied to dates and records, and what RCRAReady does for each.
| Requirement | What the federal rule says | What RCRAReady does |
|---|---|---|
| Generator category | Your category depends on how much hazardous waste you generate each calendar month, and it can change from month to month. 40 CFR 262.13 | Works out your category each month from the waste you log, including state categories, and applies the matching rules. |
| Accumulation time limits | LQGs ship waste within 90 days of the accumulation start date. SQGs have 180 days, or 270 if the disposal facility is 200 miles or more away. 40 CFR 262.16(b)–(c), 262.17(a) | Runs a clock on each container from its accumulation start date and alerts your team by text or email before it runs out. |
| Satellite accumulation | Up to 55 gallons of non-acute hazardous waste, or one quart of liquid acute (1 kg of solid acute), at or near the point of generation. Anything over that must move out within three consecutive calendar days. 40 CFR 262.15 | Tracks satellite containers, their transfer windows, and the move into central accumulation. |
| Weekly inspections | At least weekly, LQGs and SQGs inspect central accumulation areas for leaking or deteriorating containers. 40 CFR 262.16(b)(2)(iv), 262.17(a)(1)(v) | Guides the walk on a phone, even offline, through leaks, damage, labels, and dates, and saves findings and photos to the record. |
| Waste determinations | Determine whether each waste is hazardous where it's generated. SQGs and LQGs keep the supporting records for three years after the waste was last shipped. 40 CFR 262.11 | Keeps each waste stream's codes, determination basis, and supporting documents in a versioned waste profile. |
| Manifest follow-up | If the signed final copy hasn't come back, LQGs contact the transporter or disposal facility by day 45 and file an exception report by day 60. SQGs file by day 60. 40 CFR 262.42 | Syncs manifests from EPA's e-Manifest system, matches them to shipments, and tracks each return copy against those deadlines. |
| Records | Keep signed manifests for three years from pickup, and exception and biennial reports for three years from their due date. 40 CFR 262.40 | Keeps an append-only history of containers, inspections, and shipments, with audit reports and CSV exports whenever you need them. |
A summary of 40 CFR Part 262, not legal advice. Many states add to these rules, and RCRAReady applies state programs where they differ.
Every deadline shows the rule behind it.
The same inputs always give the same date, and each date carries its citation. When an inspector or auditor asks why a container is due when it is, the answer is on the record.
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Your category this month
Worked out each calendar month from the waste you log.
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The rule for that category
Federal limits, with your state's program applied where it differs.
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A due date on every container
Shown with its inputs and citation, so anyone can check it.
Built for the day an inspector asks.
A compliance record only helps if it's complete and nobody can quietly change it.
How the audit trail works in the Trust Center.
History nobody can rewrite
Every change records who made it, their role, and when. The database refuses edits and deletions, so not even the app can rewrite the log.
Corrections keep the original
Fix a finished inspection and the fix is added as an amendment. The original entry stays as it was.
Evidence stays with the record
Inspection photos and findings, manifests, and SDSs are stored with the records they support.
Ready to hand over
Containers, shipments, profiles, and audit history export as CSV or PDF, including an audit summary built for inspections.
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- Can we test it against our own records?
- Yes. Keep your current log during the trial and compare the dates RCRAReady calculates with yours.
- What happens to our records if we stop?
- The account becomes read-only. You can still view and export everything.
- How is the data protected?
- Hosted on AWS in the U.S., encrypted in transit and at rest, and backed up continuously, with role-based access. The Trust Center has the details.
Questions about hazardous waste compliance software.
What software can track, what stays with your team, and how RCRAReady handles each.
What is hazardous waste compliance software?
Software that keeps a generator's RCRA requirements on schedule: generator category, accumulation time limits, satellite area transfers, weekly inspections, waste determination records, manifest follow-up, and the history behind each. It's also called RCRA compliance software. RCRAReady is hazardous waste compliance software for U.S. generators.
Which RCRA requirements can software help a generator keep track of?
The ones tied to dates and records: generator category each month, accumulation limits (90 days for LQGs, 180 or 270 for SQGs), satellite area transfers, weekly inspections of central accumulation areas, waste determination records, and manifest return copies. Software calculates the dates, reminds the right people, and keeps the history an inspector asks for.
Can software make a facility compliant?
No. Software makes the requirements visible and the records complete, but people still do the work: making waste determinations, keeping containers closed and labeled, signing manifests, filing exception and biennial reports, and training staff. RCRAReady keeps that work on schedule and on the record.
What happens when our generator category changes?
RCRAReady works out your category each calendar month from the waste you log, including state categories where they apply, keeps the history with the reasoning, and applies the matching accumulation limits.
How does it help with manifest exception reports?
It tracks each shipment's final manifest copy from pickup. Manifests sync from EPA's e-Manifest system and are matched to your shipments. If a return copy is late, your team is reminded before the day-45 follow-up for LQGs and the day-60 exception report deadline.
Does AI decide our deadlines?
No. Deadlines, generator category, and alerts are calculated from fixed federal and state rules. AI is only used to draft waste profiles from documents you upload, and someone on your team approves every draft.
What if the person who gets an alert is away?
Choose who gets each kind of alert at each facility, by text or email, so a deadline doesn't depend on one person. Overdue work keeps sending follow-ups until it's done.
What if a date looks wrong?
Each date shows the inputs and rule behind it, so you can see where it came from. If an input was wrong, such as a start date, correct it. The change is recorded with who made it and when.
How long does RCRAReady keep records?
Compliance records are kept for three years unless you ask otherwise, in line with the federal minimum for manifests and reports.
How much does it cost?
$150 per facility per month after a 30-day free trial, with no credit card to start. Setup is self-serve: enter your EPA ID, confirm the suggested waste profiles, and label what's on the floor.
Put your next deadline on a clock.
Add the containers in your accumulation areas today, each with its original accumulation start date, so every clock runs from the right day. When the trial ends, choose a plan or pause the account. Your records stay exportable either way.