Public Meeting about the Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On this page:
About the Meeting
On August 11, 2023, EPA issued the Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to assist in addressing concerns about used industrial containers that previously held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste. EPA seeks information to better understand the issues and impacts we identified with how these containers are being managed, and potential solutions that would ensure protection of human health and the environment. These steps could include non-regulatory approaches, like best management practices, or revisions to our waste regulations.
On November 1, 2023, EPA hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the issues surrounding the management of used industrial containers and the reconditioning of these containers. The reconditioning and recycling processes provide important economic and environmental advantages because they consume less energy and resources to meet the demand for industrial containers. However, if not done in an environmentally safe manner, these processes can negatively impact the surrounding communities.
EPA will use information from the public meeting to better understand issues surrounding drum reconditioning facilities and to assist in the development and evaluation of options that would ensure the safe management of industrial containers that held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste, up to and including the drum reconditioning process.
Read more about used drum management and reconditioning issues on our website.
Meeting Details
Virtual Meeting
Date: November 1, 2023
Time: 11:00 am - 2:30 pm Eastern Time
Location: Virtual
Additional Resources
Access information about the topics for the meeting on the webpages below:
- Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Webpage.
- EPA’s Drum Reconditioner Damage Case Report.
- Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
- Presentation Slides from 2023 Public Meeting (pdf)
- Virtual Public Meeting Written Transcript (pdf)
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the meeting, contact:
Kaitlin Franssen, EPA Headquarters, at Franssen.kaitlin@epa.gov
Tracy Atagi, EPA Headquarters, at Atagi.tracy@epa.gov