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SANJOAOUIN Environmental Health Department Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Facility Name: Facility Address: Date: Dollar General#13357 1 1201 W Main St Ripon August 12. 2019 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I,CLASS II,or MINOR-Notice to Comply) Item# Remarks included polyvinyl alcohol, and according to the DG HW guidance poster, items containing alcohols should be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A container of Sani 360 Mask A Doo deodorizer,which contains essential oils.According to the DG HW guidance poster, air fresheners/fragrances and items containing oils are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -Two 2-count packs of Refresh Mini Diffusers,which the scanner stated should be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A 2-count pack of DG Home Scented Oil Refills,which contains essential oils and fragrance. According to the DG HW guidance poster and guidance documents, air fresheners/fragrances and items containing oils are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A pack of Little Tree air fresheners,which the scanner stated should be placed in a Toxic HW tote.According to the DG HW guidance poster, air fresheners/fragrances and items containing oils are to be placed in the Flammable HW tote. -A 75 oz leaking container of Arm&Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent,which the scanner stated should be placed in the Alkaline HW tote.According to the DG HW guidance poster, laundry detergents are to be placed in the Toxic HW tote. 3.A container of Gain Moonlight Breeze laundry detergent was found in a Flammable HW tote and came up as Flammable on the hand-held scanner when scanned. However,according to the DG HW Environmental Compliance poster and guidance documents, laundry detergent is to be placed in a Toxic HW tote. (IMG 8156, 8160-2) 4.The blue tote labeled as Flammable HW tote contained the following waste items(IMG 8241-50): -A box of Zyrtec allergy medicine,which the scanner stated should be placed in the Toxic HW tote.Also, according to the DG HW guidance poster, medicine is to be placed in a Toxic HW tote. -Aspercreme Pain Relieving Creme,which the scanner stated should be placed in the Toxic HW tote. -A box of DG Health Ibuprofen medicine,Which the scanner stated should be placed in the Toxic HW tote. 5.An open tote labeled for Smoking Cessation waste items, as indicated on the DG HW guidance poster,was found in the HW storage area containing an open box of TNT Pop-Its Snappers.The scanner stated these snappers are to be placed in a Flammable HW tote.According to Tony Yang, Store Manager,the snappers were a vendor item that would be sent back to the vendor for credit to the facility. (IMG 8258-61) 6.When asked how damaged or expired smoking cessation items, such as nicotine gum, are managed,Tony stated these items are placed in the open Smoking Cessation tote until they are scanned, at which point they are then placed in one of the other HW totes(e.g. Flammable, Oxidizer,Alkaline, Acid,Toxic, Universal). Tony did not seem to know that the Smoking Cessation tote is meant to store any waste smoking cessation items generated by the facility, nor to place a ticket in DG's Respond system once the tote approaches two pounds worth of smoking cessation items inside, as stated in the Dollar General Environmental Compliance Training Program. The generator must ensure that all employees who handle hazardous waste are thoroughly familiar with proper waste handling and emergency procedures. Provide proof of re-training and training materials to the EHD for employees whose responsibilities include hazardous waste. This is a Class II violation. FA0000662 PR0537832 SC001 08/12/2019 EHD 22-01 Rev.09/27/2018 Page 8 of 13 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209 468-3420 1 F 209 464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com