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The following is an itemized list of hazardous waste violations that have not been addressed for Dollar General #13585 as of May 29, 2020. Open violations from August 06, 2019 inspection Violation#103-Failed to retain hazardous waste determination including waste analysis on site for 3 years. When asked how employees determine which of the differently categorized hazardous waste(HW)totes a waste item belongs in, Julie Sullivan, Store Manager, said each item is scanned using a hand-held scanner,which will sometimes state which HW tote the item belongs in. Julie indicated that when the scanner does not specify which HW tote an item belongs in, employees will read the item's label and ingredients, as well as the Dollar General (DG) HW guidance poster and documents,which provide product examples and key words for each of the HW categories,to determine which HW tote an item belongs in (see photos IMG 8049, 8051-7).When asked what employees do if they are still unsure about which HW tote a waste item belongs in, Julie stated she will place the item into the Toxic HW tote. Julie did not know who to call in case she had questions about an item's hazardous waste determination.Additionally, Julie was not aware of DG's Respond ticketing system to submit a notification to DG Corporate regarding the scanning system not providing a HW category for a particular waste item. The waste items listed below were observed in the HW totes, but at the time of inspection it could not be determined how the HW determinations for each of these items were made.The hand-held scanner did not specify which HW tote the items should be placed in, and the DG guidance poster and documents did not list these types of items: 1. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Flammable HW(IMG 8016-24): -Two cardboard boxes containing wax candles, approximately seven to eight candles total, and one brand of which was called True Living in Vanilla Sugar scent. It could not be determined how the HW determination for the candles was made, since the scanner did not indicate which HW tote the candles should be placed in, and the DG HW poster and guidance documents did not list candles or a similar type of item.Also, a wax candle was found in a Toxic HW tote(IMG 8025, 8044-5). 2. The waste items listed below were found bagged and inside a tote labeled Toxic HW(IMG 8031, 8037-9, 8044-5): -Approximately five individually packaged Bowl Fresh (toilet) Bowl Cleaner and Air Fresheners. The DG Oxidizer HW guidance document pictured a DG Home Automatic In-Tank Toilet Bowl Cleaner,which appeared to be a similar type of item to the Bowl Fresh cleaner.Also, according to the DG Flammable HW guidance document, air fresheners are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A wax candle. It could not be determined how the HW determination for the candle was made, since the scanner did not indicate which HW tote the candle should be placed in, and the DG HW poster and guidance documents did not list candles or a similar type of item.Also wax candles were found in a Flammable HW tote(IMG 8016-9). A generator shall make a hazardous waste determination and keep a record of any test results,waste analyses, or other determinations made in accordance with hazardous waste regulations for at least three years from the date that the waste was last disposed of. Immediately locate a copy of the hazardous waste determination made for the hazardous waste items listed above, ensure store employees are familiar with these waste determinations, and submit a copy to the EHD. If a copy is unavailable, immediately make a hazardous waste determination and begin managing the above listed waste under Title 22 hazardous waste regulations. Submit a statement to the EHD documenting the hazardous waste determination for each of the above listed waste items. Page 1 of 4