Would You Survive a

Dumpster Dive?

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Presenter

Jennifer Blake

District Manager

KPA

jblake@kpaonline.com

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Agenda• Government Structure

• Generator Requirements

• Why your Dumpster is

Important

• Industry Misconceptions

• Why your Dumpster is

Important

• Universal Wastes

• Enforcement Activity

• Segregating Wastes

It Starts At the Top

https://www.epa.gov/enforcement

Labeling Waste

Words “Hazardous Waste”

Generator Information

EPA ID Number

Accumulation Start Date

EPA Waste Numbers

DOT Shipping Name

ABC Motors123 Spill Free DriveHappytown CO 80020

303-217-5987

GA0210020368

9/15/15 D009

Hwaste Environmentally Hazardous Substances, solid, N.O.S., 9, UN3077, PGIII (mercury) Hazardous Waste, Solid, N.O.S. NA3077

Waste Determination

of all waste streams and

labeling

Storage and Pickup WasteRequirements

and Time Limits

Inspecting Waste Areas

Knowing your local and state

regulations

It Isn’t Just About Compliance

Good business practices

Landfill decomposes into the dirt and then it seeps into the ground water.

Once the contaminants get into the ground water, they can’t be removed

A Compliant Hazardous Waste Program= Waste Minimization and Recycling

Industry Misconceptions

• I have waste determinations

• We spray Waterborne

• Our trash gets separated

• Our trash isn’t public property

• I’ve passed all my inspections

• I don’t operate in California

• I’m in good with my local

inspectors

Types of Hazardous Wastes

Characteristic Wastes

ListedWastes

Other Regulated Wastes

Universal Wastes

Universal Wastes

• Non-empty Aerosol Cans• Mercury Switches• LED, HID and Fluorescent Lights• NiCad, alkaline and lithium

batteries

Universal Waste (Electronic Devices)

• Computer monitors, motherboards, printers, old phones, MP3s, smart phones and tablets.

• Vehicle electronic systems • Dashboards

• Heating elements

• Engine computers

• DVD players

• Circuit boards

• Cameras and sensors

• Antennae parts

• Automotive parts with circuit boards

Separated from the non-hazardous material they may be connected to.

Auto Body Filler (Sanding Dust)

• It’s not just in CA

• States are listing it as a household hazardous waste

• Michigan

• Butte County

• Missouri

• Storm Water Regulations

The Importance of RecyclingUsed Oils: Made into lubricating and other engine oils for marine and diesel fuels and used as boiler fuels.

Oil Filters: Used for energy recovery

Metals: Reclaimed metals can be melted and re-used

Plastics: Plastic containers can be melted down and re-used to make new plastic product containers.

E-Waste: Precious metals and plastics can be re-claimed.

Hazardous Waste Landfills are Full.

DA Enforcement Activity

2008 – 2013: 55 Businesses with Enforcement Action

Millions of Dollars in Fines issued

Multi-Year Inspection Requirements after Fines

Hazardous Waste Pick Up

Questions

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