hazardous waste management

hazardous waste

waste hazardous to humans, other forms of life or the environment

listed waste

mentioned in regulatory lists

characteristic waste

• not specifically

universal waste

• generated by the public

mixed wastes

DANGEROUS

examples of universal wastes

• batteries

• pesticides

• mercury

ignitability

• flashpoint <140 F

• oxidizers

• pyrophorics

reactivity

unstable at room temperature

corrosivity

pH <20 or >12.5

toxicity

hotter than >104 F

sink disposal

• septic tank is a no

• be careful what you put in the sink

resource conservation and recovery act

cradle to grave

radioactive waste

• NRC

• decay in storage

biological waste

OSHA bloodborne pathogen standard

waste manifest

• store for 3 years

• list of what the waste handler is removing

basic waste management

• segregate hazards and no hazards

• EPA requires waste minimization program

HAZWOPER

hazardous waste operations and emergency response

regulated medical waste

normally state and local

general requirements for medical wastes

• make it non-infectious

• make it unrecognizable- sharps, body parts, biohazard symbol removed when destroyed