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i Manifesting Manifesting • New manifests must be purchased from EPA certified printers The new manifest: —EPA has a list of approved vendors such as 11 Keller on its web site —AIIOWS Up t0 6 Waste codes for each Waste Stream and a —Manifests are pre numbered with the Manifest Tracking Number(MTN) check box to indicate if waste stream is DOT regulated • In California j —Uses hazardous waste report management method codes —Generators must make a copy of the manifest and send to DTSC to replace handling codes because the new manifests no longer have a page that is sent to the state —Prohibits the use of fractions or decimals in hazardous —TSD receiving waste from California must send a copy of the manifest waste quantity section to DTSC —Has new procedures for rejected loads i —The 6 pages are no longer color coded I Manifest Manifest • After the manifest is completed: { __ —The TSD signs the manifest and gives copy to transporter,mails one —The GENERATOR signs the manifest copy to generator and one to state agency and keeps one copy • Read the Gmerator•s Certification —The manifest is tracked for 30 days until the TSD confirmation copy statement ckxely before signing,this Is le •--a comes back: s atelegadocument • + If within 30 days the TSD confirmation does not come,the status of the —Next,the TRANSPORTER signs the ■,i shipment must be determined manifest cfEF .�. If wahin 4S days ofthe shipment the TSD confirmation does not arrive,an —The Generator makes a copy of the C- exception report h sent to DTSC manifest and sends to DTSC f� —Upon receipt of the TSD confirmation copy,R is stapled to the —The remaining 4 copies are given to the generator copy and logged Transporter —Completed manifests and exception reports are filled for 3 years Waste Minimization Waste Minimization • The cost of disposing hazardous waste is very high. When evaluating a new chemical,the environmental impacts • Reduce,re-use and recycle whenever possible. of the chemical should be considered as chemicals with lower toxicity represent: • Employees should attempt to minimize the amount of —A reduced risk to the health of employees and the environment waste generated by ordering only chemicals that will —A possible reduction In personal protective equipment and engineering be used in a reasonable period of time. controls —Consider the cost of the chemical plus the cost of disposal as compared • Some generators are required to implement a formal to other alternatives waste minimization program In accordance with —Alternative chemicals with lower toxicity may cost more to purchase Senate Bill(SB)14. but may cost less to dispose —Chemicals that can be recycled generally Incur lower taxes and disposal costs 11