Hillsborough County · Florida service area
Hazardous waste disposal in Tampa, FL
Greer's second office. Disposal, recycling and transport handled by Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, with the paperwork done right on every load.
Mobile, AL 251-679-1967Tampa, FL 833-670-2200
- Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on staff
- ISO 14001 registered
- Licensed hazardous waste transporter
- Licensed medical waste transporter
- Serving the Southeast since 2001
Greer Enterprises provides hazardous waste disposal, recycling and transport for generators in Tampa, FL. We characterize the stream, assign waste codes, manifest the shipment and route it to a permitted facility, under FDEP and federal RCRA rules.
Serving Tampa, FL
Local service for Tampa and Hillsborough County
Tampa is Greer's Florida base. Port Tampa Bay handles phosphate, petroleum and bulk cargo, and the shipyards and manufacturers around the channel produce much of the region's industrial waste. Peninsula routes are run from here.
Typical generators in the Tampa area: Port Tampa Bay, phosphate processing and export, shipyards and marine repair, manufacturing. That mix decides which waste codes show up and which treatment capacity matters, so a Tampa quote is built from your process, not a rate card.
What we handle
Waste streams we see most in Tampa
Each stream has its own treatment route. Here is where the ones that come up most often locally actually go.
Phosphate process chemicals and acids
Spent and process acids are characterized for strength and metals content. Recovery and neutralization come before disposal, and every load is checked against the receiving facility's acceptance limits before it ships.
Spent acid recoveryMarine coatings and blast media
Spent blast media is tested for metals such as lead, chromium and cadmium before it leaves. Media that passes TCLP ships as non-hazardous, so you only pay hazardous rates on the portion that fails.
Blast media disposalPort terminal tank and line cleaning residues
Sludge, rinse water and residue from tanks, lines and barges are sampled and profiled by source. Vacuum trucks, roll-offs or drums are sized to the job, and turnaround work is planned ahead so waste does not hold up the restart.
Tank cleaning wasteManufacturing solvents and plating waste
Plating wastewater sludge is often F006 listed, and spent baths can carry cyanide or hexavalent chromium. Metals are recovered where concentrations justify it; otherwise the waste is stabilized and sent to a permitted landfill.
Plating and metal finishing wasteOne company, every service line
Everything Greer handles in Tampa
Most sites generate more than one kind of regulated waste. One company covers all of it, so there is one contact and one set of records.
Hazardous waste
RCRA and non-RCRA waste, lab packs, profiling and manifests, with incineration, fuels blending, stabilization and landfill options.
Waste management servicesMedical waste
Sharps, red bag, pathological and pharmaceutical waste through Bio Med Solutions, Greer's medical waste division. Containers, manifests and proof of destruction included.
Medical waste disposalRecycling
Beneficial reuse for surplus and expired chemicals, petroleum product recycling, and recycling programs for paper, cardboard, plastics, metals and glass.
Recycling servicesTransportation
Roll-off boxes, box trucks, flatbeds, end dumps, dry vans and vacuum trucks. Every Greer vehicle carries real-time fleet monitoring.
Transportation servicesEmergency response
Spill response, on-site containment and time-sensitive dispatch when something goes wrong outside the regular schedule.
Emergency response transportOnline compliance training
An online OSHA compliance program with employee training, SDS management, a safety plan builder and facility self-audits.
Online trainingFlorida regulations
The rules that apply to Tampa sites
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) runs the hazardous waste program in Florida through its Division of Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Regulation Section. EPA has authorized the state program, so Florida Administrative Code Chapter 62-730 is the rulebook your site is inspected against. It adopts the federal RCRA framework and adds requirements of its own.
Where Florida goes beyond the federal baseline
- Florida has no commercial hazardous waste landfill, so nearly all hazardous waste leaves the state for treatment
- The state runs a verification program in which county programs conduct many generator inspections under contract to FDEP
- Used oil is regulated under a dedicated state program with registration requirements for handlers
How it works
From first call to closed record in Tampa
Our Florida office operates from Tampa on 833-670-2200. Peninsula coverage runs from here.
Tell us what you have
Send an SDS, an old manifest, a process description or photos of the containers. A technical professional reviews it, not a call center.
Characterize and profile
Process knowledge, backed by lab analysis where it is needed, sets the federal and Florida waste codes and builds the waste profile.
Name the treatment path
Before anything is scheduled you see where each stream is going and why: recovery, fuels blending, incineration, stabilization or injection.
Package and label
Containers, labels and markings meet DOT and RCRA rules. Our crews can pack on site, including lab packs and unknowns.
Pickup and transport
Greer's licensed transport carries the load under a signed manifest, with the right placards and shipping papers for every hazard class.
Close the record
The signed manifest comes back from the receiving facility, followed by the certificate of treatment. Your file is ready for FDEP.
Generator status
What your generator category means in Tampa
Your obligations depend on how much hazardous waste the site generates in a calendar month. Most of the cost and paperwork follows from this one number.
Very small quantity generator
100 kg or less a month, and no more than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste. The lightest rules, but the waste still has to reach a facility authorized to take it.
VSQG requirementsSmall quantity generator
More than 100 kg and less than 1,000 kg a month. Up to 180 days on site (270 if the nearest treatment facility is over 200 miles away), and re-notification every four years.
SQG requirementsLarge quantity generator
1,000 kg or more a month, or over 1 kg of acute hazardous waste. A 90-day accumulation limit, a contingency plan, annual training records and periodic reporting.
LQG requirementsAn episodic event such as a cleanout or a turnaround can push a site into a higher category for a month. Tell us before it happens and we will plan the paperwork with you.
The paperwork
What every Tampa shipment leaves behind
The record is the deliverable. Every shipment produces:
- Signed Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22
- Land disposal restriction notification for every regulated stream
- Waste profile with assigned codes and the supporting basis
- Certificate of destruction or treatment from the receiving facility
- Documentation that holds up to a FDEP inspection
Keep these for at least three years. Manifests, LDR notices and test results are the first things an inspector asks for, and the retention clock is extended while an enforcement action is open.
Industries
Industries we serve in Tampa
Sector pages with the streams, codes and treatment routes for each:
Straight answers
Tampa questions
Do you actually service Tampa?
Yes. Our Florida office operates from Tampa on 833-670-2200. Peninsula coverage runs from here. Greer holds hazardous waste transporter authorization in Florida and has operated across the Southeast since 2001.
Which agency regulates my Tampa site?
Florida Department of Environmental Protection, through the Division of Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Regulation Section. Florida is authorized by EPA to run the RCRA program, so state rules at Florida Administrative Code Chapter 62-730 apply in place of the federal regulations.
How is a quote put together?
Per stream, not per site. Volume, container type, water content, BTU value and the distance to the receiving facility all move the number. You get the treatment path named, plus the recovery option where one exists.
We only generate a few drums a year. Is Tampa still worth a stop?
Yes. Small and very small quantity generators are scheduled onto consolidated routes, so a few drums share a truck instead of paying for a dedicated run.
Can one company take our hazardous and medical waste?
Yes. Greer is a licensed hazardous waste and medical waste transporter, and medical waste runs through Bio Med Solutions, our medical division. The two travel on separate paperwork, as the rules require, but you deal with one company.
What if something spills or goes wrong at our Tampa site?
Call. An urgent situation is a phone call to a technical professional, not a ticket in a queue. We will tell you what to do first and what we can send.
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Send a profile, an old manifest, or photographs of the drums. A technical professional reviews every request.
Service availability and routing are described in general terms. Confirm current coverage and scheduling for your site when you request pricing. Last reviewed September 2026.