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<br /> Hazardous Waste Management Plan Hazardous Waste Management Plan
<br /> 2.0 Hazardous Waste Management Off-specification materials (e.g. raw materials past their shelf-life and other unusable
<br /> To ensure hazardous waste is handled properly, federal and state laws require materials)are also considered hazardous waste If the material exhibits one of the four
<br /> generators to assume"cradle to grave"responsibility for hazardous wastes originating characteristics of hazardous waste or if it is specifically listed. Off-specification
<br /> at their facility. It is,therefore,important to understand and comply with various statutes materials that can be reworked are not hazardous wastes and must be clearly identified
<br /> and regulations governing the handling,accumulating,packaging,labeling,transporting as reusable on the container. Contact the Environmental Health&Safety Specialist
<br /> off-site and the treatment of on-site hazardous wastes. to determine the proper method of handling and disposal of unusable off-specification
<br /> materials.
<br /> 2.1 Identification of Hazardous Waste
<br /> State and federal laws define solid waste as any discarded material, which is liquid, Hazardous waste also includes materials that are mislabeled or not adequately labeled
<br /> solid, containerized gas, that is accumulated, stored, or treated before disposal, and materials in damaged or deteriorating containers. Containers not properly labeled,
<br /> / incineration,or recycling. State hazardous waste regulations define four characteristics even virgin raw materials, are considered hazardous waste and must be handled
<br /> of a hazardous waste:corroslvlly,ignitability,reactivity,and toxicity. according to laws governing hazardous waste as described in the following sections. In
<br /> order to maintain compliance,containers,must be marked appropriately as hazardous
<br /> D001.Ignimbility material or hazardous waste.
<br /> u A liquid having a flesh point below 140 F,or
<br /> u Any material that is capable under standard temperature and pressure of causing Each type of hazardous waste with the particular characteristics is called a hazardous
<br /> fire through friction,absorption or spontaneous chemical changes,or waste stream. If not a listed hazardous waste,hazardous waste streams are carefully
<br /> u It is a flammable compressed gas,or classified according to chemical composition or other characteristics of the hazardous
<br /> o It is an oxidizer. waste as determined by laboratory testing conducted by a state-certified, independent
<br /> laboratory. Other waste streams that have predictable, consistent compositions and
<br /> D002-Corrosivity chemical parameters are identified and described using the knowledge of the process
<br /> o It is aqueous and has a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 2.5, that generated the waste. Since different hazardous waste streams may ultimately be
<br /> or handled by the o0-site receiving facility through incineration, treatment, landfilling, or
<br /> o It is a liquid and corrodes steel. recycling,waste streams must be segregated.
<br /> 0003-Reactivity Each hazardous waste stream hauled off-site has been analyzed by an independent
<br /> o It is normally unstable and readily undergoes violent change without detonating, laboratory with knowledge of the generating process applied to identify the potential
<br /> or constituents of concern. The results of the laboratory analyses are then compared to
<br /> ❑ It reacts violently with air,or regulatory levels and a the technical description for the Department of Transportation
<br /> ❑ It forms potentially explosive mixtures with air,or (DOT)shipping purposes and for listing the state and USEPA hazardous waste codes
<br /> ❑ When mixed with water,it generates toxic gas,vapors,or fumes,or or classification of that hazardous waste. In addition to analyses,generator knowledge
<br /> ❑ It is a cyanide or sulfide bearing waste,or may also be used to characterize the waste.
<br /> o It is capable of detonation or explosive reaction,or
<br /> ❑ It is an explosive. Unified Western Grocers currently generates solid wastes that could, depending on
<br /> characteristics, potentially be state or federally regulated hazardous wastes. Table 1
<br /> Toxicity contains a summary of the solid wastes, potential hazardous wastes parameters and
<br /> ❑ Any material that fails the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure(TCLP)test required analysis frequency. Test methods used to determine the hazardous waste
<br /> or TTLC or STLC. parameters are also listed in Table 1 located on the following page.
<br /> Solid waste exhibiting any one of these characteristics is considered to be a hazardous Occasionally Unified Western Grocers may generate hazardous wastes not listed in
<br /> waste and is designated by an appropriate code beginning with the letter 'D'followed Table 1. Changes in processes or chemicals used could change the characteristics of
<br /> by three numbers. A particular hazardous waste may be categorized by one or more of existing waste streams or cause new hazardous waste streams to be generated. If this
<br /> the four characteristics or may be a specifically listed hazardous waste described by the occurs, contact Pat Guillermety at extension 8648 to provide information on how to
<br /> specific source or generating process or other characteristics. A spent 1,1,1- properly packaging and labeling requirements for the new waste stream generated(22
<br /> trichloroethane is an example of a solid waste that is specifically listed as a hazardous CCR 66265.13&66262.11).
<br /> waste with a waste code of F002. Listed wastes are designated by a code beginning
<br /> with "U","P","W',or"F"followed by three numbers.
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