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"When all the environmental attorneys I know have a RCRA question, they call John Cain."

Max E. Justice

Environmental Attorney (1945 - 2020)

“The best thing about John is his trustworthiness and his ability to look at complex issues from a regulator’s standpoint as well as from a practical standpoint.”

Tim Smith

Vice President Business Development, Environmental Liability Transfer, Inc.

“John’s integrity, commitment to utilization of efficient solutions and his honesty distinguish him from his peers.”

George Rico

Market Leader/Owner at StaffingForce (formerly Human Resources Manager, ENSR/AECOM)

“Having started his career as a regulator, he understood the culture and internal processes of the regulators and maintained excellent contacts within the agencies.”

Rex Jameson

Vice President, Cement Development at Ozinga Bros., Inc.

“My familiarity with John’s work assures me he can apply significant knowledge and experience to your environmental and project management needs.”

Stan Walczynski

former North America Senior EHS Manager-Process Operations, Safety-Kleen Corp.

John D. Cain

Founder & President

John has over forty five years of comprehensive environmental management experience. He has served as a South Carolina environmental regulatory official, manager of a remediation firm, a Senior region manager (for the largest hazardous waste management company in the US), the Southeast Region Manager for site assessment and remediation with a publicly traded global provider of professional environmental engineering services, and in 2008 he founded Novesis, Inc. - specializing in RCRA matters and CERCLA site assessments.

15 years in business!

We were so busy, we missed a company milestone! On December 16, 2023 our company had been in business for 15 years. …

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Universal Waste Aerosol Cans - Final Rule Summary

The Aerosol Cans Universal Waste Final Rule (UW Rule) incorporates aerosol cans containing hazardous waste that are generated and accumulated by various entities into the EPA’s Federal Universal Waste Rules found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) Part 273. …

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The US EPA’s View on Legitimate Recycling and the Generator-Controlled and Transfer-Based Exclusions for Hazardous Secondary Materials

The US EPA’s View on Legitimate Recycling and the Generator-Controlled and Transfer-Based Exclusions for Hazardous Secondary Materials (HSM). The concept of defining legitimate recycling in a manner that does not contribute to the disposal problem has been a historically difficult issue for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency). The Agency has described many past environmental contamination and/or cleanup issues from the stockpiling of materials that were never actually recycled. In some cases, companies continued to stockpile these materials until they went out of business leaving cleanup issues behind. …

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