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• Mercury found in switches and temperature control devices in major appliances. We are using Self-Training Manual for Removing Mercury Switches from Major Appliance, A Guide for Appliance Recyclers as a reference to remove mercury switches properly. The basic procedure will be: 1) Identify appliance (that will determine where mercury switch is located) 2) Locate mercury switch 3) Remove mercury switch with tools and using gloves 4) Put in 55 gallon (identify as universal waste-mercury switches) 5) Call any approved Mercury Switch Waste Handling and Transporting Facilities in Appendix E. 6) Technicians assigned to remove mercury bearing articles receive four hours of initial hazardous waste generator training and annual refresher training. • Used oil. We are using Used Oil and Oil Filter Management as a reference to properly handle and dispose of used oil 1) Identify appliance 2) Locate where oil is stored 3) Lift appliance so we can put small container below 4) Puncture a hole below where oil is located so oil can drain below into small container 5) Put oil inside small container into 55 gallon drum labeled"hazardous waste used oil" 6) Call Asbury, Evergreen Environmental or any other oil transport/recycling company • Di (2-Ethyl hexyl phthalate) (DEHP), and metal encased capacitors, in major appliances. 1) Identify appliance 2) Use appropriate hand tools 3) DEHP and capacitor are not drained from their from capacitor housings (e.g., sealed glass gauges, switches, capacitor encasements), but are packed (intact) inside of DOT approved shipping containers and shipped to EPA approved TSDFs. 4) DEHP waste sent to Aragonite, Utah (Clean Harbors) for inceration. • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), and other non-CFC replacement refrigerants.