Hazardous Waste Disposal Jackson started as an internal shared document — a folder of notes our team was keeping while working with commercial clients across the Southeast on their generator status, manifests, and disposal logistics. Enough people asked for copies that we eventually just moved it all online.
The site is based in Jackson, Mississippi, and the majority of our reporting still runs through what we're seeing in and around hazardous waste disposal in Jackson, MS — but the readers we hear from most often are facility managers, EHS coordinators, and operations leads in other cities dealing with the same underlying federal RCRA framework interpreted through very different state agencies. So we write about them too.
What we cover
Everything on the site is written for commercial and industrial operators. That's manufacturers, warehouses, print shops, auto body shops, property managers with commercial tenants, contractors, and the compliance staff who work with them. We don't cover household hazardous waste collection events, curbside programs, or anything on the residential side — there are already good local resources for that.
The recurring topics you'll see most often here:
- Hazardous waste disposal — generator status thresholds, manifest workflow, land disposal restrictions, and the paperwork that keeps auditors satisfied.
- Paint waste disposal — separating latex from oil-based, aerosol can crushing, booth filters, and what actually meets D001 ignitability.
- Smoke detector & fire alarm disposal — ionization detectors, radioactive licensing, and end-of-life protocols for building fire panels.
A note on what we don't cover: We stay away from medical and clinical waste streams entirely — that's a specialized regulatory world with its own logistics network, and we're not the right desk for it.
How we work
Our posts are written by staff, informed by conversations with EHS professionals, transporters, and generators. When we reference a specific vendor or program, it's because they came up in reporting — not because anyone paid to be featured. We do occasionally link out to third-party service providers like American Waste Haulers when they're relevant to a city we're covering, but readers should always do their own due diligence.
We also try to keep an eye on regional patterns. Wisconsin's DNR guidance for hazardous waste disposal in Milwaukee reads very differently from Texas's TCEQ framework in Houston, even for what looks like the same waste stream. We try to flag those differences before they become problems for readers who operate in more than one state.
Editorial independence
We don't sell placements, sponsored posts, or "guest content" from vendors. If a company shows up in a post, it's because our writers thought it belonged there. Readers who spot errors or want to push back on something we've written can reach us through the contact page — corrections get published.
Thanks for reading.
— The Hazardous Waste Disposal Jackson editorial team