For many Wisconsin businesses, waste disposal has been a matter of "out of sight, out of mind." Materials that aren't needed have often been thrown away. But there are things your small business can do to ensure proper disposal and/or recycling of…
1. Do you generate any hazardous waste/wastes at your facility?Now review your waste inventory sheets to determine if you have any hazardous waste. If you do, select the Continue button to continue through hazardous waste. Otherwise, go directly to…
Review all of your wastes to determine if any of your wastes are exempt. Please click on "Some exempt wastes" below to review a list of common exempt wastes. If appropriate, check the Exempt box on your waste inventory sheets. Some exempt wastes…
As a small business, you may have waste that is hazardous (harmful to people and the environment). This series of webpages, in conjunction with your waste inventory sheet (SB-132), will help you learn whether your waste is hazardous or if you fall…
Water supply Community water system: means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year–round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year–round residents. Any public water system serving 7 or more homes, 10…
1. Is your business new or expanding?Are you starting a new small business? Click the "New Business" button below.Are you expanding your business? Click the "Expanding Business" button below. The following types of changes are considered expansions…
1. Existing business If you operate an existing business and want to make any changes, the procedure will depend on whether you already have an operation permit. If you don't currently have an operation permit, the first steps in this…
Introduction As a Wisconsin business, it is important to understand the permitting requirements if your business emits air pollution. Existing and new businesses and businesses that are making changes to their operations potentially require air…
The air we breathe should be primarily oxygen and nitrogen with just a few other chemicals thrown in from natural sources. Modern life and all the vehicles and industrial activities that come with it have added a large number of additional chemicals…
Certain regulations are enacted to minimize the amount of pollution present in the air we breathe. For Wisconsin, both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Natural Resources implement and enforce a range of air…