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Hazardous Waste Identification

Hazardous Waste Identification. Charles Corcoran Waste Identification and Recycling Section Regulatory and Program Development Division Hazardous Waste Management Program Department of Toxic Substances Control. Purpose of Course.

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Hazardous Waste Identification

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  1. Hazardous Waste Identification Charles Corcoran • Waste Identification and Recycling Section Regulatory and Program Development Division Hazardous Waste Management Program Department of Toxic Substances Control

  2. Purpose of Course • To provide the knowledge to enable you to make a “hazardous waste determination” • To familiarize you with laws and regulations pertaining to hazardous waste identification

  3. Objectives • Understand the terms “waste”, “exclusion”, “exemption”, “listing”, and “characteristic” • To know where to find the above • To be able to work with sample data to make a hazardous waste determintaion

  4. Administrative Essentials • Breaks/Lunch • Restrooms • Food/Drinks in Classroom • Cell Phones Other?

  5. Golden Rule for this Course: ASK QUESTIONS!!! • This course is its most useful when you explore the concepts with me. • If something is unclear or doesn’t make sense, ask for clarification.

  6. Hazardous Waste Identification Part 1: Introduction

  7. Accuracy is Essential • All other waste management requirements hinge upon this one decision • Generator’s responsibilities are defined • Regulator’s authority is defined

  8. Mistakes Happen • Because: • Lack of information • Poor judgement • Misinformation • Lack of knowledge about the laws and regulations

  9. Misclassification: Does it really matter?

  10. Case 1: Nonhazardous wastes (mis)classified • as hazardous wastes • Generators - legally no problem • Regulators - could result in unsuccessful litigation: wasted resources and effort

  11. Case 2: Hazardous wastes misclassified as nonhazardous wastes Generators • Legally BIG problems • Illegal management/ disposal of hazardous wastes Regulators • BIG problems-fails to identify potential waste mismanagement • Could prolong conditions that endanger public health and the environment

  12. Laws & Regulations Dual System Federal and State laws and regulations

  13. Federal Laws • Statute: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA, Chapter 42, United States Code http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm) • Regulations: Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR,Parts 260-279) http://www.epa.gov/epahome/cfr40toc.htm

  14. State Laws • Statute: Hazardous Waste Control Law, California Health and Safety Code, Division 20, Chapter 6.5, • (www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html) • Regulations: California Code of Regulations, Division 4.5, Title 22 • (www.calregs.com)

  15. State Requirements • Important Note: Unlike the federal requirements, in California both statutes and regulations contain specific requirements • Need to use 2 books

  16. California is a federally “authorized” state • Generally, California’s requirements contain all hazardous waste requirements that apply in California • Most newly adopted federal regulations do not apply in California until California adopts them

  17. Title 22 CCR: Contents • Chapter 10 - Scope and Definitions • Chapter 11 - Identification and Listing of Hazardous Wastes • Chapter 12 - Generator Standards • See section 66262.11

  18. Title 22 CCR: Contents • Chapter 13 - Transporter Standards • Chapter 14 - Requirements for Permitted Facilities • Chapter 15 - Requirements for Interim Status Facilities • Chapter 16 - Requirements for Recyclable Wastes

  19. Organization of Chapter 11 • Article 1 • General Provisions • Definition of Waste • Definition of Hazardous Waste • Article 2 • Criteria for Identifying the Characteristics of Hazardous Waste

  20. Organization of Chapter 11 • Article 3 • Characteristics of Hazardous Waste • Article 4 • Lists of RCRA Hazardous Wastes • Article 4.1 • Additional Lists of Hazardous Wastes

  21. Chapter 11 Appendices • Article 5 • Categories of Hazardous Waste • (waste classification) • Appendix I • Representative Sampling Methods (Alternatives to SW-846) • Appendix II • Waste Extraction Test Procedures

  22. Chapter 11 Appendices • Appendix III • Chemical Analytical Test Methods • Appendix VII • Basis for listing RCRA hazardous wastes • Appendix VIII • Hazardous constituents found in RCRA-listed hazardous wastes

  23. Chapter 11 Appendices • Appendix X • List of Chemical Names and Common Names of Hazardous Wastes • Appendix XI • Organic Lead Test Method • Appendix XII • California Hazardous Waste Codes

  24. Who determines whether the waste is a hazardous waste? 22 CCR §66260.200(c) • Generator’s responsibility to make determination

  25. Hazardous Waste Determination 22 CCR §66262.11 • How? • The information a waste generator may use to classify their waste falls into two categories: • Analytical testing data • Generator knowledge of materials and processes used

  26. What if the generator does it wrong? 22 CCR §66260.200(c) • Subject to enforcement action if hazardous waste is mismanages hazardous waste as nonhazardous waste

  27. How does an inspector know if the generator did the waste determination wrong? • That’s why we are here

  28. Overview of the hazardous waste determination procedure • Is the material a waste? • Is the material excluded or exempted? • Is the waste excluded or exempted? • Is the waste listed in Article 4 or 4.1? • Is the waste listed in Appendix X? • Does the waste exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste?

  29. Hazardous Waste Determination Process Part 2: Waste Identification

  30. STEP 1:Do I have a “waste” ?

  31. What is a Waste?Layperson’s definition • Some thing that someone has, but that they don’t have a use for. • Probably going to get rid of.

  32. Definition of Waste§66261.2 22 CCR§25124 HSC • A waste is any discarded material (in any physical form, such as solid, liquid, semi-solid, contained gas) that is not excluded by 66261.4(a), 66261.4(e), or 25143.2(b) or 25143.2(d)

  33. What does “Discarded” mean?22 CCR 66261.2(b) • A material is discarded if it is: • Relinquished • Recycled (sometimes) • Inherently waste-like

  34. Relinquished22 CCR 66261.2(c) • A material is relinquished if it is: • disposed of • burned or incinerated • accumulated, stored or treated (but not recycled) before, or in lieu of, being relinquished

  35. Recycled22 CCR 66261.2(d) • A material is a waste if it is recycled (or accumulated, stored or treated prior to recycling) if it is: • used in a manner constituting disposal (placed on land) • burned for energy recovery • reclaimed • accumulated speculatively

  36. Inherently Waste-like Materials22 CCR 66261.2(e) • A material is a waste if it is inherently waste-like when it is recycled • RCRA waste codes F020, F021, F022, F023, F026 and F028 (contain dioxins) • secondary materials that are otherwise hazardous waste and are fed to a halogen acid furnace

  37. Improper Packaging/Labeling22 CCR 66261.2(f) • Materials are also wastes if they are: • mislabeled or inadequately labeled, unless labeled correctly within 10 days • in a deteriorated or damaged container, unless repackaged within 96 hours • Must pose a threat to human health or the environment

  38. Exclusions §25124 HSC • Materials that are not discarded: • Intermediate manufacturing process streams • Coolants, lubricants or cutting fluids that are filtered to extend their useful life

  39. Exclusions §25143.2 HSC • Certain recyclable materials • ingredients in industrial processes • substitutes for commercial products • returned to original process w/out reclamation • recycled/reused onsite

  40. Waste Exclusions 22 CCR §66261.4(a) • Materials that are not wastes: • Point source discharges subject to CWA (NPDES permits) • Nuclear wastes • Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin sulfuric acid

  41. Waste Exclusions 22 CCR §66261.4(a) • Materials that are not wastes: • reclaimed pulping liquors • reclaimed secondary materials returned to original process

  42. STEP 2:So you have a waste. Is it a hazardous waste? Wait…

  43. Overview of Hazardous Waste Classification • Is the material a waste? • Is the material excluded or exempted? • Is the waste excluded or exempted? • Is the waste listed in Article 4 or 4.1? • Is the waste listed in Appendix X? • Does the waste exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste?

  44. Hazardous Waste Exclusions 22 CCR §66261.4(b) • Wastes that are not hazardous wastes: • Infectious wastes (animal carcasses) • Used oil re-refining still bottoms used in asphalt products • Used CFCs that are reclaimed • Mining wastes • Wastes excluded under 40 CFR §261.4 *

  45. Household wastes Agricultural wastes used as fertilizers Mining overburden Fossil fuel combustion wastes Trivalent chromium wastes (leather tanning) Mining wastes Cement kiln dust Arsenic treated wood Hazardous Waste Exclusions 22 CCR §66261.4(b)*Wastes excluded under 261.4(b), unless the waste also exhibits an Article 3 characteristic

  46. Hazardous Waste Exclusions 22 CCR §66261.4(b)*Wastes excluded under 261.4(b), unless the waste also exhibits an Article 3 characteristic • Used CFC refrigerants • Used oil filters • Landfill leachate or gas condensate • Petroleum contaminated media and debris (D018-D043) • Reinjected groundwater from refinery cleanups

  47. Hazardous Waste Exemptions22 CCR §66261.4(c-g) • materials in product or raw material storage tanks are exempt until removed (within 90 days of ceasing operation) • samples - subject to regulation as a waste after use as a sample ceases • treatability study samples for generator and labs • controlled substances

  48. Statutory Exemptions §25141.5(b)(2)(B) HSC • These substances are not hazardous wastes if only hazardous by acute toxicity criteria. acetic acid calcium fluoride aluminum chloride calcium formate ammonium bromide calcium propionate ammonium sulfate cesium chloride anisole magnesium chloride boric acid potassium chloride

  49. Statutory Exemptions §25141.5(b)(2)(B) HSC • These substances are not hazardous wastes if only hazardous by acute oral toxicity criteria sodium bicarbonate food flavoring oils: sodium borate allspice oil decahydrate Ceylon cinnamon oil sodium carbonate clarified slurry oil sodium chloride dill oils sodium iodide lauryl leaf oils sodium tetraborate

  50. Statutory Exclusion/Exemption§25141.5(b)(3)(A) HSC • Effective January 1, 1996 • Excluded from hazardous waste classification for disposal purposes only • Hazardous only because of Total Threshold Limit Concentration

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