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Alaniz, John <br /> From: Regulatory Assistance Office@DTSC <RAO@dtsc.ca.gov> <br /> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 3:58 PM <br /> To: Alaniz, John; Regulatory Assistance Office@DTSC <br /> Cc: Backus, Garrett <br /> Subject: RE: San Joaquin County EHD <br /> John, <br /> We have a webpage about rags: https://dtsc.ca.gov/managing-textile-materials-soiled-with-hazardous-waste/ <br /> Our webpage also discusses EPA's exclusion, which we did NOT adopt. Compaction is a form of treatment, under <br /> 66260.10 definition of treatment: <br /> https://dtsc.ca.gov/title22/ <br /> Treatment" means any method, technique, or process which changes or is designed to change the <br /> physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste or any material <br /> contained therein, or removes or reduces its harmful properties or characteristics for any purpose <br /> including, but not limited to, energy recovery, material recovery or reduction in volume. " <br /> They could probably just send these to be laundered and save themselves a lot of money and trouble. <br /> Gloria Conti <br /> Environmental Scientist <br /> Industry Assistance,Training& Outreach Unit <br /> Hazardous Waste Management Program <br /> Department of Toxic Substances Control <br /> RAO@dtsc.ca.gov <br /> DTSC Regulatory Assistance Officers provide informal guidance only about management of hazardous waste for the <br /> convenience of the public. Such oral or electronic mail advice is not binding upon DTSC, nor does it have the force of <br /> law. If you would like a formal opinion on a matter by DTSC, please contact the responsible program office directly. You <br /> should also refer to the statutes and regulations, DTSC Policies and Procedures, and other formal documents. If you <br /> would like to provide us feedback please do so at: <br /> https://calepa.ca.gov/customer-service-survey/ <br /> From:Alaniz,John <jalanizl@sjgov.org> <br /> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:57 PM <br /> To: Regulatory Assistance Off ice@DTSC<RAO@dtsc.ca.gov> <br /> Cc: Backus, Garrett<gbackus@sjgov.org> <br /> Subject: San Joaquin County EHD <br /> Hello, <br /> I recently inspected a facility where waste wipes generated from wiping down parts are placed in containers labeled <br /> as hazardous waste. Periodically the containers are taken to centralized locations where the waste (rags) is <br /> consolidated and then compacted using a RAM FLAT COMPACTOR machine to reduce the waste volume. The <br /> 1 <br />