Metro Household PCBs ProgramJuan L. Garcia

Hazardous Waste TechnicianMetro, Portland, ORNorthwest NAHMMA Conference, 03 June 2015

PCBs

A. TSCA Regulated Waste

B. TSCA Exempt Waste

C. Household Exempt Waste

All liquid-containing electrical equipment, such as capacitors, transformers, and ballasts, regardless of size, should be assumed to contain PCBs unless it is proven from the label or chemical analysis that the item does not contain PCBs.

Label indicates no PCBs

PCB trade names:

Abestol PhenoclorAroclor PyranolAskarel Saf-T-KuhlChlophen SolvolChlorextol DK EEC-18 FenclorInerteen Kennechlor No-Flamol PyraleneNon-Flammable Liquid

TSCA Regulated Waste 1. Pure PCBs (Aroclors, Askarel, etc.)2. PCB-contaminated oils exceeding

50ppm3. Any PCB contaminated item exceeding

50ppm4. Any material that has come in contact

with a liquid / solid matrix exceeding 50ppm (i.e. spill clean up material)

5. PCB-containing electrical equipment (dielectric fluid commonly used prior to 1960, and as late as 1979)

TSCA Regulated Waste Accepted From:

1. Households2. Transfer Stations3. NOT accepted from CEGs

Final destination: Incineration

TSCA Regulated WasteRequired Documentation

1. Un-manifested waste report provided to EPA (Region 10):Required for PCB-containing wastes from households that do not fall under any exemption, and for regulated PCB-containing waste found in load checks.

(According to 40CFR 761.211)

2. TSCA Log

TSCA Exempt, PCB Containing Waste

1. Standard light ballast (non-leaking) less than 100 cubic inches, or up to 200 cubic inches and less than nine pounds

2. Transformers and capacitors less than nine poundsFrom:

1. Transfer Station2. Conditionally Exempt Generators3. Household

Ends: In Landfill

No label, unclear label, assumed to contain PCBs

Capacitors

Transformer

Defining Household Waste

PCB waste that is generated by residents on the premises of a temporary or permanent residence for individuals (including individually owned or rented units of a multi-unit construction), and that is composed primarily of materials found in wastes generated by consumers in their homes.

40CFR 761.63

Household Exempt, PCB Containing Waste1. Standard light ballast 2. Transformers and capacitors less than

nine pounds3. Liquid qty. less than 5 Gal.

From:1. Transfer Station2. Conditionally Exempt Generators3. Household

Ends: In Landfill

Household Exempt