Hazardous Waste Management Software

Hazardous Waste Management Software for Waste Generators, Transporters and Environmental Services Companies, Cradle to Grave Waste Tracking.

Waste Transporters

Environmental Services

Waste Generators

Labels, Manifests, Documentation

Quickly and efficiently print Waste Labels with all the associated waste data.
Labels include Generator, Hazard Symbols, DOT information.
Generate and Print Manifests, BOL and other documentation for each Job.

Manage Waste Profiles

Create and centrally manage all Waste Profiles with an easy to use Web Portal.
Hold all Regulatory Information against each customers waste profile.
Specify regulatory waste codes, chemical properties, DOT Information and additional regulatory information.

Manage Customers, Jobs

Quickly and Easily Create Jobs and Pickups for each Customer Order
Manage each Job from Creation, through Pick Up to Disposal.
Manage all Customer, Generator and Disposer Information with an easy to use Web Portal.

Deliveries and Collections

Track containers at sites.
Generate documentation, regulatory labels for RCRA controlled waste.
Mobile App, real time waste inventory tracking at TSDF’s and customer sites.

Manage Waste, Repacking, Shipping

Track when waste arrives at the transfer storage and disposal facility.
Repack with full traceability, including mixed containers.
Receive Email Alerts for storage time tracking.
Manage Shipments, documentation.

Reporting and Integration

Simplify internal and customer reporting requirements.
Integration with CRM / other Systems, increases efficiency.
Customer Portal improves customer service.
Fully customizable label templates to meet regulatory needs.

Regulatory Compliance

Manage Waste Profiles to ensure compliance.
Cradle to Grave Waste Tracking.
Manage Accumulation Areas, Storage Time Tracking.
Track Outstanding Manifest Returns.

Waste Management

Track containers from the point of Generation through to Disposal.
Accurately Manage Waste Streams.
Mobile App enhances efficient inventory management.
Prepare and Report Lab Packs for Disposal.

Waste Reporting

Remove the chaos of multiple spreadsheets to manage waste.
Generate reports, for example TRI Report, Biennial.
View waste costs at department level.
Build custom dashboards to improve reporting.

FAQs

Can the system manage all my waste profiles ?

Yes, you can manage all waste profiles centrally using the Web Portal. For Environmental Service companies, each Customer can have a specific waste profile for each of their waste streams also.

How does the IMEC's hazardous waste software Integrate with the EPA e-Manifest system?

Yes, the software fully integrates with the EPA e-Manifest system. The generator creates the manifest in the EPA e-Manifest system using the shipping function within IMEC’s hazardous waste management software.

To help track manifest returns and maintain compliance, IMEC’s software will generate email alerts when manifest returns are not recorded in the EPA e-Manifest system within the appropriate time. For example the LQG  must contact the TSDF or transporter within 45 days of the shipment if they have not received a manifest return. If after 60 days the LQG has not received a manifest return then the LQG must file an EPA Exception report.

IMEC’s software tracks these deadlines by alerting users via email that manifest returns in e-Manifest have not been entered for their shipments. This tracking is available through the EPA e-Manifest integration within the IMEC  waste management compliance software.

Can I Track Waste Costs By Department?

Yes, as part of the manifest return process the software allocates disposal and other costs back to the department that generated the waste. This is only possible because the of the tracking features within the IMEC hazardous waste management software that tracks waste from cradle to grave. Dashboards show the costs generated by each department, weekly, monthly and annually. Allowing EHS managers manage waste costs at department level.

What features should be in an Enterprise level waste management compliance software solution?

Enterprise hazardous waste tracking software or hazardous waste management software should have at a minimum the following core features:

  1. Central repository to manage waste profiles.
  2. Low Level Waste container tracking, including splitting and mixing of containers.
  3. Using unique QR/Barcodes to identify each waste container,  so that it’s movements can be recorded using a Mobile App.
  4. Accumulation Area deadline tracking of containers.
  5. State, Federal and Corporate reporting, Biennial Report, TRI Reporting and monthly Generator Status reporting.
  6. Dashboard Builder for custom reports and dashboards for waste tracking and management.
  7. Tracking of waste costs back to the department that generated the waste.
  8. Multi facility, available in multiple languages, including the Mobile App.
  9. Reference sites within LQGs such as chemical, pharmaceutical, research, automotive, mining and manufacturing.
  10. Vendor with industry knowledge and a proven track record in the hazardous waste sector.

Can this system be used as a waste management compliance software for US manufacturers?

Yes, the system is specifically designed as a waste management compliance software for US manufacturers. Features needed by US manufacturers include:

  1. Managing Waste profiles.
  2. Container tracking, including splitting and mixing of containers.
  3. A Mobile App to scan unique QR/Barcodes that identify and record each movement of each container.
  4. Tracking Accumulation Area deadlines for each container.
  5. Reporting, such as Biennial Report, TRI Reporting and monthly Generator Status reporting.
  6. Tracking department waste costs.
  7. Proper Labeling of Waste
  8. Tracking outstanding manifest returns to ensure compliance.
  9. EPA e-Manifest Integration.

Can I print Waste Labels ?

Yes, these are produced at various stages with the solution and can include Hazard Symbols and QR Codes. Multiple label designs are available for different purposes. Default Label Designs are delivered with the software to manage RCRA controlled waste. Custom designs can be provided to meet local waste regulations.

Can the system manage multiple sites and profiles/streams?

Yes, the system can manage multiple sites from the web with full security to ensure only authorized access. It also manages all relevant information on Profile/Streams, including transport information,  characteristics, EPA codes,  components, and chemical analysis data, with no limit on the number of streams/profiles.

Can I manage Bins / Containers that are left at pickup / customer locations?

Yes, Bins, Containers that are left at pickup locations or customer sites can be viewed within the software.

Can IMEC's software work wkith my current EHS software?

Yes, IMEC’s hazardous waste software can work with your current EHS software. Using IMEC’s Open API data can be sent to the EHS software or can be extracted for reporting purposes using any Business Intelligence Tool.

Does the software Integrate with UK DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking?

Yes, the software fully integrates with  UK DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking, with no need for download/upload of waste data.

Other eManifest systems can also be provided.

Does the software generate US Manifests and other regulatory reports?

Yes, the software can produce the appropriate regulatory documentation for the US and other locations globally.

Does you Software Integrate with other systems, like CRM or ERP systems?

Yes, Integration with systems such as CRM or ERP Systems is available. Integration is done using our Open API. This removes double entry for data such as Customers and Orders.  Custom Integrations can also be provided if required.

Can the software manage pickup locations?

Yes, pickup locations can be managed,  from the start location through to final waste disposal.

Can the system be used in a Lab?

Yes, the system can manage Lab Smalls, and Lab Packing/Shipping.

Do you provide training / onboarding?

Yes, we offer comprehensive onboarding and training to ensure quick and effective system adoption, maximizing your return on investment.

Can you manage Universal and Non-Haz Waste?

Yes, the system can manage universal and non-hazardous also to meet regulations.

What are the typical use cases for IMEC's software?

The software is available in 3 different versions for 3 different use cases.

  • Waste Transporters
  • Environmental Services Companies
  • Large Quantity Hazardous Waste Generators, LQG’s

In all use cases the IMEC hazardous waste management software tracks waste from the point of generation to the point of disposal, full cradle to grave waste tracking.

Who are the typical customers for IMEC's software?

The software is used by:

  • Waste Transporters
  • Environmental Services Companies
  • Large Quantity Hazardous Waste Generators, LQGs
  • Small Quantity Waste Generators, SQGs

SQGs use IMEC’s hazardous waste tracking software to track their EPA status to ensure that they do not move into the LQG status. If an SQG moves into the LQG status an email alert is sent to the EHS team.

IMEC’s Hazardous Waste Management Software

The Challenges Facing Hazardous Waste Generators

Manufacturing companies such as Chemical, Adhesives, Metals, Pharmaceutical and Coatings that generate hazardous waste face a range of challenges when managing their hazardous waste. They include:

Fragmented data

  • Multiple spreadsheets used by different departments/sites
  • No single source of truth for waste profiles
  • Difficult to determine exactly where a waste container was located

Limited inventory visibility

  • Difficulty tracking containers between generation, accumulation, storage and shipment
  • Manual updates leading to outdated inventory

Compliance risk

  • Difficulty monitoring storage time limits to maintain RCRA compliance.
  • Manual tracking of manifests and returns
  • Risk of incorrect labels or documentation

Operational inefficiency

  • Duplicate data entry
  • Manual preparation of shipping documentation
  • Time spent searching for waste records

Cost visibility

  • Difficult to determine which production department generated waste
  • Limited ability to analyze disposal costs by site, department or waste stream
  1. What is IMEC’s Hazardous Waste Management Software

IMEC’s Software is a hazardous waste inventory and tracking system. It is designed to manage waste from generation through storage, transportation, treatment and final disposal. It provides cradle to grave tracking of containers, profiles, shipments, manifests and related documentation.

The system provides a central record of hazardous waste information and can be used across multiple sites. A mobile app uses QR codes or barcodes to record container activity. Inventory is updated as waste is generated, moved, stored, combined, split, repacked or shipped.

The software supports waste documentation, labels, reporting, storage-time alerts, waste-profile management and audit trails. For environmental service companies, it can support customer-specific waste profiles. Transfer and disposal operations are supported, as is traceability when waste from different customers is combined or repacked.

  1. What Companies use IMEC’s Solution?

IMEC’s solution is used by three main types of organizations:

  1. Hazardous waste generators, including chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, aerospace, oil and gas. Any organizations that generate significant quantities of hazardous waste.
  2. Waste transporters that collect hazardous waste and manage collection jobs, documentation, labels and shipment information.
  3. Environmental service companies and treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) that receive, consolidate, treat and dispose of hazardous waste.

The software can also support organizations managing waste across multiple departments, locations or facilities. The software gives visibility of waste profiles, containers, shipments, using RCRA EPA e-Manifest and costs.

  1. What problems does it solve for Hazardous Waste Generators, Waste Transporters and Environmental Services Companies?

Hazardous waste operations can involve fragmented spreadsheets. Resulting in limited visibility of container locations, manual inventory updates, managing compliance deadlines, creating shipment documentation and difficulty understanding departmental waste costs.

IMEC’s software addresses these operational issues by providing a central system for waste records and container movements. It records waste from the point of generation and maintains an audit trail as containers move through accumulation, storage, shipment, treatment and disposal.

The system is also designed to reduce manual data entry and improve visibility of waste by site, department, waste stream, storage location and shipment status. For large quantity hazardous waste generators that need to monitor storage time limits. The system provides automated email alerts identify waste approaching its configured limit, 90 days for central accumulation areas (CAA).

  1. How does IMEC’s Hazardous Waste Management Software work?

Waste is recorded when it is generated and assigned to a waste profile. The profile contains relevant information such as hazard classification, shipping information, disposal codes and supporting documents. QR codes or barcodes can then be used to identify containers with unique tracking id’s. These tracking ID’s are then scanned to record subsequent movements.

Using the mobile app, users can create and manage containers, record movements, perform stock checks, process shipments, and split, combine or repack containers. For Environmental Service Companies this traceability can manage containers that contain waste from different sites or customers.

The system tracks waste through accumulation areas, with configurable storage-time email alerts to maintain compliance with RCRA. Storage-area inspections can be performed through the mobile app, weekly as per the RCRA requirements.

For shipments, the software supports shipment planning, shipment summaries, manifests and electronic manifests such as the U.S. EPA e-Manifest. For environmental service companies, waste profiles and chemical-analysis results can be stored and used to help verify incoming waste against expected profile information.

Reporting provides visibility into waste generation, waste volumes, waste costs by department, shipments and inventory across sites.

  1. Why should a company select IMEC’s Waste Management Software Platform?

The solution is adopted by large quantity hazardous waste generators, waste transporters and environmental services companies to track their waste from cradle to grave.

The solution provides:

A single system for hazardous waste profiles, containers, movements and shipment records.

Real-time inventory updates through mobile scanning and recorded transactions.

Full lifecycle and audit-trail visibility from generation through disposal.

Automated alerts for approaching storage-time limits and outstanding manifest returns.

Support for waste labels, manifests and other configurable shipping documentation.

Visibility of waste generation and disposal costs by department, site and waste stream.

Multi-site visibility for organizations managing waste across multiple facilities.

Tools for environmental service companies that need to manage customer waste profiles and traceability through consolidation, treatment and disposal.

Mobile workflows that can replace spreadsheet-based inventory processes and reduce duplicate data entry.