Last-contents declaration
What was in it, at what concentration, and whether it is RCRA-regulated. Signed by you, filed by us, kept seven years.
Service 09 — Regulated
Compliance & disposal
The containers are easy. The paperwork is what gets companies fined. We keep the declarations, the cleaning records and the destruction certificates in one place so an inspection is boring.
- Sheet
- 47
- Revision
- 2026-10
- Scale
- 1:1
- Drawn at
- Peoria IL
7 yrRecord retention
100%Loads with declarations
3Licensed disposal partners
0Notices of violation to date
The five pieces of paper that matter
Cleaning certificate
Cycle type, temperature, operator, and test results. The document a food-grade buyer will ask for.
Diversion statement
Counts by grade and where each stream went: reuse, rebottle, repurpose or regrind.
Certificate of destruction
For brand-protected or contaminated units: weights, photos, witness name, date.
Bill of lading
Including placarding where product residue requires it. Reviewed before dispatch, not after.
UN marking record
Original code, rebuild record and re-release decision for every UN-rated container we touch.
Does an empty tote count as hazardous waste?
In the United States a container that held a RCRA hazardous product is generally considered RCRA-empty once product has been removed by normal means and no more than 2.5 cm of residue remains — with tighter rules for acute hazardous waste. We work from your declaration and route anything regulated to a licensed partner rather than to our wash bay.
Can I keep using a tote whose UN markings are unreadable?
Not for regulated product. The marking is the certification; without a legible code the container cannot carry UN-regulated goods. It can still serve non-regulated duty or be recycled.
Who signs the manifest?
You remain the generator for regulated residue. We never sign as generator and we will tell you plainly when a load needs a licensed hauler instead of us.
Where we hand you off
- Acute hazardous waste (P-list) residue — licensed TSDF, not us.
- Restricted-use pesticide containers — manufacturer take-back programs usually beat anything we can offer.
- PCB-contaminated oils and anything requiring a TSCA path.
- Medical or infectious waste residue in any form.
- Radiologically screened loads — we do not have the instrumentation to clear them.
Not sure which bucket you are in?
Describe the last contents in the message field. If it is not ours, we will tell you who it belongs to — no sales pitch attached.
What we keep, for how long, and why
| Record | Retention | Queryable by | Who asks for it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last-contents declaration | 7 years | Serial, customer, product | Buyers, auditors, inspectors |
| Cleaning certificate and cycle log | 7 years | Serial, wash lot, date | Food and pharma customers |
| Intake photographs (5 angles) | 7 years | Serial, intake date | Grade disputes |
| UN plate photograph | 7 years | Serial | Compliance checks |
| Repair and rebuild record | 7 years | Serial | Anybody buying a rebottled unit |
| Diversion statement | 7 years | Load, customer, quarter | Sustainability reporting |
| Certificate of destruction | 7 years | Load, customer | Brand protection |
| Bill of lading | 7 years | Load | Carriers, auditors |
| Residual manifests | 7 years | Shipment | Environmental reporting |
- We never sign as generator for regulated residue. You remain the generator and we will say so plainly rather than letting it stay ambiguous.
- Placarding is reviewed before dispatch, not at the gate.
- Anything we refuse comes with a written statement of what and why — that is the document landlords and auditors usually want.
- If a load needs a licensed hauler rather than us, we name who it belongs to. The referral is free.