Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG)
For Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG), authority is California DTSC (22 CCR 66262); quantity threshold is less than 100 kg of non-acute hazardous waste; acute waste threshold is less than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste in a calendar month; key obligations is DTSC has not adopted the federal VSQG exemption, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Authority
- California DTSC (22 CCR 66262) our reading
- Generator category
- Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) verified
- Quantity threshold
- less than 100 kg of non-acute hazardous waste verified
- Acute waste threshold
- less than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste in a calendar month verified
- Key obligations
- DTSC has not adopted the federal VSQG exemption 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
Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) – Generators of less than 100 kg of non-acute hazardous waste and less than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste in a calendar month. Because DTSC has not adopted the federal VSQG exemption, VSQGs are required to comply with the requirements
— dtsc.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- dtsc.ca.govhttps://dtsc.ca.gov/hazardous-waste-generator-requirements-fact-sheet/