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WAC 173-350-360 Moderate Risk Waste Handling

WAC 173-350-360 Moderate Risk Waste Handling. Al Salvi Regional Solid Waste Specialist, W2R. Moderate Risk Waste (MRW) Handling Highlights of Proposed Changes. MRW Handling Highlights of Proposed Changes. Applicability: Modified to clarify where and when MRW regulations will apply.

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WAC 173-350-360 Moderate Risk Waste Handling

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  1. WAC 173-350-360Moderate Risk Waste Handling Al Salvi Regional Solid Waste Specialist, W2R

  2. Moderate Risk Waste (MRW) Handling Highlights of Proposed Changes

  3. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Applicability: Modified to clarify where and when MRW regulations will apply.

  4. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Exemptions: • Reorganized exemption section • Added new exemption for law enforcement • Expanded requirements for product take back centers

  5. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Design Section Clarifications: • MRW segregated for incompatible wastes • Floor or other structure serving as secondary containment • Facility/Site Signage • Protection of MRW from wind, rain and snow

  6. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Operating Section Clarifications: • Operating Standards Section has been restructured • Annual Reporting • Shipping MRW to out-of-state locations

  7. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Operating Section Clarifications Cont.: • Spills, discharges, or any failure to comply with requirements • Clarified what records need to be retained in the operating record

  8. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Operating Section Clarifications Cont.: • Training Requirements • Employees trained to handle MRW must be present when MRW is accepted

  9. MRW HandlingHighlights of Proposed Changes Questions?

  10. Definitions Product Take-Back Center: means a retail outlet or distributor that accepts HHW of com- parable types as the products offered for sale or distributed at that outlet

  11. Definitions Limited MRW: means waste batteries, waste oil, and waste antifreeze generated from households

  12. Goals of the Revisions • Balance permit exemption with environmental protection • Stay in compliance with DW regulations • Encourage collection without burdensome requirements • Balance permit exemption with oversight workload • Simple, clear rule language

  13. Conditions for Exemption

  14. Conditions for Exemption

  15. “Old” Limited MRW Option Limited MRW Facility: a facility provided with secondary waste containment that is specifically built or set up at a fixed location to collect and store only one or selected few MRW types.

  16. Fixed vs. Limited Example

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