ABSTRACT
Over time, generators orchestrate the flow of countless sheets of paper including manifests, bills of lading, certificates of disposal/destruction, purchase orders, invoices, accounts payable records and related tracking and cost accounting documents. Many of these documents, however, are filed separately or reviewed jointly only in response to a specific request or to meet an immediate need. Moreover, waste management data contained in these records are not always organized in a way that facilitates unit tracking and full cost accounting. As a result, administrative “firefighting” often occurs where important details are obscured or even lost in the paper chase. In order to ensure that wastes are properly managed, generators often designate treatment and disposal facilities that are acceptable to them and request (from the storage facility operator) periodic written reports that detail the ultimate disposition of each waste.
