Industries
Hazardous waste disposal for paint and coatings manufacturing
Paint, ink, adhesive and specialty coatings production.
Greer Enterprises handles hazardous and industrial waste for paint and coatings manufacturing across eight Southeast states. We characterize the stream, assign waste codes, manifest the shipment and route it to a permitted facility, with the treatment path named before anything is scheduled.
Source: 40 CFR Parts 260 through 268What paint and coatings manufacturing generates
The streams we see most often in this sector:
- Tank and vessel washing solvent
- Off specification and failed batch product
- Pigment and filler residues with metals
- Resin and polymer processing waste
- Filter media and strainer waste
- Empty raw material containers with residue
What matters in this sector
Coatings manufacturers generate solvent streams that are frequently clean enough to recover, and wash solvent segregated from batch residue is the usual win. Pigment metals decide whether a stream carries toxicity codes alongside ignitability.
Services that apply
- Solvent recovery for wash streams
- Fuels blending for high BTU waste
- Off spec product destruction
- Depackaging for containerized product
What every shipment produces
- Signed Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22
- Land disposal restriction notification per regulated stream
- Waste profile with assigned codes and supporting basis
- Certificate of destruction or treatment from the receiving facility
- Documentation that holds up on inspection
Common questions
Do you work with paint and coatings manufacturing sites specifically?
Coatings manufacturers generate solvent streams that are frequently clean enough to recover, and wash solvent segregated from batch residue is the usual win. Greer has served industry across the Southeast since 2001, with Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on staff.
How is a quote built?
Per stream rather than per site. Volume, container type, contamination, treatment path and distance to the receiving facility all move the number. Recovery is priced alongside disposal where the stream supports it.
Can you handle a stream nobody has characterized?
Yes. Characterization is the first step and it is what keeps a load from being rejected. Send a profile, an old manifest or photographs of the drums and a technical professional will tell you what you are holding.
Related services
Not sure how this applies to your site?
Send a profile, an old manifest, or photographs of the drums. A technical professional will tell you where you stand.
This page summarizes federal requirements and is not legal advice. State programs can be more stringent than the federal baseline. Verify against current federal and state regulations before acting. Last reviewed September 2026.