EPA Sets Dec. 31 Deadline for Electronic Filing of Hazardous Waste Exports in AES

The Environmental Protection Agency will require filing in the Automated Export System of electronic data for exports of hazardous waste as of Dec. 31, 2017, it said. As of that date, exporters and their authorized agents will no longer be able to use a paper process, EPA said. “All exporters of manifested hazardous waste, universal waste, and spent lead-acid batteries for recycling or disposal, and all exporters of cathode ray tubes for recycling will be required to file EPA information in the AES or AESDirect for each export shipment,” it said. EPA outlined electronic filing requirements for hazardous waste in a final rule issued in 2016 (see 1611010028).