Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
For Small Quantity Generator (SQG), authority is California DTSC (22 CCR 66262); quantity threshold is less than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per calendar month (excluding universal wastes); acute waste threshold is 1kg or less of acutely or extremely hazardous waste per calendar month, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Authority
- California DTSC (22 CCR 66262) our reading
- Generator category
- Small Quantity Generator (SQG) verified
- Quantity threshold
- less than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per calendar month (excluding universal wastes) verified
- Acute waste threshold
- 1kg or less of acutely or extremely hazardous waste per calendar month verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Small Quantity Generator (SQG) – Generators of less than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per calendar month (excluding universal wastes), and/or 1kg or less of acutely or extremely hazardous waste per calendar month.
— dtsc.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- dtsc.ca.govhttps://dtsc.ca.gov/hazardous-waste-generator-requirements-fact-sheet/