CPWM - Certified Professional in Waste Management Hazardous Waste Management Questions and Answers

Question 1

A manufacturing facility generates 1,200 kg of hazardous waste in a calendar month.
The waste is stored on-site before being shipped to a treatment facility.
According to RCRA regulations, what is the maximum number of days this facility can accumulate this waste on-site without a storage permit?

Accepted Answer

90 days

Answer

180 days

Answer

270 days

Answer

Unlimited, as long as the quantity does not exceed 6,000 kg

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main prohibitions of the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program under RCRA?

Accepted Answer

The recycling prohibition

Answer

The disposal prohibition

Answer

The dilution prohibition

Answer

The storage prohibition

Question 3

A small engine repair shop needs to dispose of used lead-acid batteries, recalled pesticides, and some mercury-containing thermostats. What is the most appropriate and streamlined regulatory framework for managing these specific items?

Accepted Answer

Managing them under the Universal Waste Rule (40 CFR Part 273).

Answer

Managing them as characteristic hazardous wastes under full Subtitle C regulations.

Answer

Disposing of them as standard municipal solid waste.

Answer

Sending them directly to a landfill without special handling.

Question 4

The 'cradle-to-grave' tracking of hazardous waste, from the point of generation to its final destination, is primarily accomplished through which of the following documents?

Accepted Answer

Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

Answer

Bill of Lading

Answer

Biennial Report

Answer

Waste Profile Sheet

Question 5

A liquid waste stream is tested and found to have a pH of 1.5. According to RCRA, this waste would be classified as hazardous due to which characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Corrosivity

Answer

Reactivity

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Ignitability

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Toxicity

Question 6

A Small Quantity Generator (SQG) of hazardous waste typically generates how much hazardous waste in a calendar month?

Accepted Answer

More than 100 kg but less than 1,000 kg

Answer

More than 1,000 kg

Answer

Less than or equal to 100 kg

Answer

Exactly 500 kg

A manufacturing facility generates 1,200 kg of hazardous waste in a calendar month.The waste is stored on-site before being shipped to a treatment facility.According to RCRA regulations, what is the maximum number of days this facility can accumulate this waste on-site without a storage permit?

A manufacturing facility generates 1,200 kg of hazardous waste in a calendar month.
The waste is stored on-site before being shipped to a treatment facility.
According to RCRA regulations, what is the maximum number of days this facility can accumulate this waste on-site without a storage permit?