An article by Craig Gorczuca, CHMM, titled, "Hazardous Waste and School Laboratories:  Relevant EPA Regulations Offer 'Flexibility'" appeared in the October 2010 edition of the Commerce Magazine.

Chemical management is one of many issues facing schools today.  From preschool all the way through university affiliated teaching hospitals, a wide variety of chemicals are being stored and used.  In response to chronic mismanagement and prolonged storage issues, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently adopted new regulations concerning hazardous waste in educational institutions.  These regulations provide allowances and flexibility to eligible academic entities in dealing with their unwanted and/or hazardous material.  Under this new law, the waste determination decision will be shifted to RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) trained personnel.