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Hazardous waste disposal in Tennessee
Disposal, recycling and transport for generators across Tennessee, run from our Mobile base since 2001.
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 serves hazardous waste generators throughout Tennessee with permitted transport, waste characterization, and treatment routing. Tennessee is an EPA authorized state, so TDEC rules at Tennessee Rule 0400-12-01 govern.
Source: Tennessee Rule 0400-12-01Serving Tennessee
The Tennessee industrial picture
Automotive assembly and supply, chemical manufacturing, distribution and logistics, metal fabrication, pharmaceuticals.
Which waste codes dominate follows directly from that mix, and so does the treatment capacity worth routing to. Local knowledge here is operational rather than decorative.
What we handle
Streams we handle most often in Tennessee
Automotive paint booth and adhesive waste
Booth sludge, waste coatings and resins are usually ignitable (D001) and often carry F-listed solvents. Liquids with fuel value go to fuels blending. Fully cured resin and dried coatings are separated out, since they are often non-hazardous.
Paint and coating wasteMetal finishing and plating sludges
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 wasteChemical manufacturing process residues
Process waste is profiled from process knowledge, backed by analysis where needed, and assigned its listed and characteristic codes. The codes decide the options: incineration, fuels blending, stabilization or injection. You see the route before anything ships.
RCRA hazardous wasteDistribution centre damaged goods and aerosols
Damaged, returned and leaking products are sorted by hazard class at your dock. Aerosols, corrosives, oxidizers and lithium batteries are pulled apart, and each goes to the lowest cost compliant outlet, recycling first.
Off-spec and damaged productPharmaceutical manufacturing solvents
Pharmaceuticals are sorted into RCRA hazardous and non-hazardous streams, since the rules and the cost differ. Controlled substances and hazardous pharmaceuticals follow their own handling standards all the way to incineration.
Pharmaceutical wasteCoverage
Cities we serve
Tennessee regulations
The rules that apply to Tennessee sites
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) runs the hazardous waste program in Tennessee through its Division of Solid Waste Management. EPA has authorized the state program, so Tennessee Rule 0400-12-01 is the rulebook your site is inspected against. It adopts the federal RCRA framework and adds requirements of its own.
Where Tennessee goes beyond the federal baseline
- Tennessee charges hazardous waste generator and facility fees supporting the state program
- The state operates its own hazardous waste remedial action program alongside the federal system
- TDEC requires annual reporting from generators above defined thresholds, which is more frequent than the federal biennial cycle
How it works
From first call to closed record in Tennessee
Scheduled routing covers Tennessee on a regular cycle from our Mobile base, with consolidated stops for smaller generators.
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 Tennessee 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 TDEC.
Generator status
What your generator category means in Tennessee
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.
Straight answers
Tennessee questions
Is Greer permitted to transport hazardous waste in Tennessee?
Yes. Greer holds hazardous waste transporter authorization across the eight Southeast states it serves, including Tennessee, and carries an EPA identification number. Documentation is available on request.
Which agency regulates hazardous waste in Tennessee?
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, through the Division of Solid Waste Management. EPA has authorized the state program, so TDEC handles identification numbers, inspections and enforcement.
How quickly can you reach a Tennessee site?
It depends on where you are and what the stream is. Scheduled routing covers the state on a regular cycle, and an urgent situation is a phone call rather than a ticket. Call and ask for a technical professional.
Can one company take our hazardous and medical waste?
Yes. Greer is licensed to transport both. They travel on separate paperwork, as the rules require, but you deal with one company and one point of contact.
Get started
Get a price for your Tennessee site
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.