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Environmental Health Department Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator Inspection Report Date: May 03, 2019 Facility Address: 3538 Manthey Rd, Stockton Facility Name: Dollar Tree #05525 SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS (CLASS I, CLASS II, or MINOR - Notice to Comply) RemarksItem # 106 CCR 66262.34(d)(2) Failed to train employees on waste handling and emergency procedures. Based on the types of violations observed, the facility employees are not trained on proper hazardous waste (HW) handling or the training provided has been inadequate. - A State-Regulated, Toxics, OTC Pharmaceuticals, and Universal (STOU) HW tote marked with an accumulation start date of 3/11/19 and liquid as the physical state was found containing the following bagged items (IMG 5743): - An open empty 6.5 fl. oz. container of Bolero Nourishing Body Polish, along with used paper towels. When asked what happened to the liquid that was once contained in the container, Marlene Ibardolaza, store manager, said she did not know, but that the item may have spilled in the truck when it was shipped to the store. The amount of used paper towels found in the bag did not account for the amount of liquid missing from the container (see photo IMG 5744-5). - Four boxes of solid birthday candles (IMG 5746). - A STOU HW tote marked with an accumulation start date of 1/14/19 and liquid as the physical state was found containing the following bagged items (IMG 5747): - An empty 35 fl. oz. container of Final Touch fabric softener. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing liquid from the container. Marlene did not know what happened to the missing liquid. (IMG 5748) - An empty container of Silkience Salon Series Hydrating Shampoo and an empty container of Alberto VO5 3-in-1 body wash, shampoo, and conditioner formula were found bagged together with used paper towels. The amount of used paper towels in the bag did not account for the amount of liquid missing from each container. Marlene did not know what happened to the liquids. Also, when the VO5 3-in-1 formula was scanned by Marlene, the hand held scanner stated the item was "Not Hazardous." (IMG 5749-52) - A half-filled 16 oz. container of Xcess Styling Gel. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing gel that was once in the container. Marlene did not know what happened to the missing gel that was once in the container. (IMG 5753-4) - An open empty 15 fl. oz. container of Alberto VO5 New Extra Body With Collagen Volumizing Shampoo. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing liquid from the container. Marlene did not know what happened to the missing liquid. (IMG 5755) - An empty 32 fl. oz. container of The Home Store All-Purpose Cleaner with Bleach. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing liquid that was once in the container. Marlene did not know what happened to the missing liquid, but said that the item may have been a "store-use item" used to cleaned the facility. When asked how employees differentiate between a "store-use" item vs a non- "store use" item, Marlene stated a sticker is placed on the barcode when the item is removed from the facility's inventory. The empty container of The Home Store All-Purpose Cleaner with Bleach did not have a sticker on the barcode, nor any other indication that it was a "store-use" item. (IMG 5756-8) - When the empty container of The Home Store All-Purpose Cleaner with Bleach was scanned by Marlene, the hand-held scanner stated the item should be placed in an STOU HW tote (IMG 5759). Although, according to the Dollar Tree Potentially Hazardous Material Management poster posted adjacent the HW storage area, item labels with keywords such as "Bleach" are classified as Oxidizers (OX) (IMG 5822, 5863). - A 4 fl. oz. container with approximately 1 fl. oz. left of Assured Regular Strength Stomach Relief Bismuth subsalicylate 525 mg. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing liquid that was once in the container. Marlene said she did not know what happened to the missing liquid, but guessed that a customer opened the package, drank some of the medicine in the store, and left the remaining liquid in the container. (IMG 5760-2) - An open empty container of Mod Podge with hardened leakage on the outside of the container. Used absorbent was not found to account for the missing liquid that was once in the container. Marlene did not know what happened to the missing liquid. The item did not have a sticker on the barcode, nor any other indication that it was a “store-use” Page 5 of 13 FA0015376 PR0539595 SC001 05/03/2019 EHD 22-01 Rev. 09/27/2018 Small Quantity Hazardous Waste Generator OIR 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue | Stockton, California 95205 | T 209 468-3420 | F 209 464-0138 | www.sjcehd.com