1. Hazardous Waste Management at Bowling Green State University HAZARDOUS WASTE

2. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - 1976 “Cradle to grave” management of hazardous wastes

3. Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) - 1984 Established three categories of generators Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) (generate over 1000 Kg of hazardous waste per month) Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) (generate between 100 & 1000 Kg and <1 Kg of acutely toxic waste per month) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs) (generate less than 100 Kg and<1 Kg of acutely toxic waste per month)

4. Six Steps of Hazardous Waste Management Identification Collection Storage Packaging Transportation Disposal

5. Hazardous Waste Defined HAZARDOUS WASTE

6. Hazardous Waste Categories Listed Wastes (U, P, K, and F) from commercial chemical products from specific and non-specific sources Characteristic Wastes (D) based on waste qualities heavy metals and certain pesticides

7. Listed Wastes (U, P) – Commercial Chemicals “U” listed wastes (“toxic”) Acetone Formaldehyde Phenol “P” listed wastes (“acutely toxic”) Osmium Tetroxide Sodium Azide Sodium Cyanide

8. Listed Wastes (K, F) – Specific and Nonspecific Sources “K” listed wastes (“specific sources”) Distillation bottoms from the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene Wastewater treatment sludges generated in the production of creosote “F” listed wastes (“non-specific sources”) Spent halogenated solvents (e.g. carbon tetrachloride) Spent non-halogenated solvents (e.g. toluene, MEK)

9. Characteristic Wastes – “D” Wastes Ignitable flash point  140 o F Corrosive pH  2 or  12.5 Reactive unstable air/water reactive Toxic heavy metals certain pesticides

10. Identification Who are the generators? What are they generating? How much are they generating?

11. Academic Labs

12. Research Labs

13. Custodial Closets

14. Other Custodial Storage Areas

15. Building Maintenance Areas

16. Paint Shops

17. Unknowns Unnecessary Expensive to identify

18. Collection

19. Use of funnel for additions to waste container

20. Lid of waste container secured following additions Properly labeled

21. Storage (Lab)

22. Proper waste storage

24. Separate, safe areas with instructions

25. Hazardous Waste Management Poster English Russian Chinese

26. Storage area of last resort

27. Overcrowding?

28. Unacceptable storage

30. Improper storage?

31. Storage (Departmental)

32. Transfer to safe storage areas

33. Safe transport unit for glass bottles

35. Transportation (On-site)

36. Hazardous waste transport vehicle

37. Waste storage unit

38. Partition areas within storage unit

39. Separation of incompatible chemicals

40. Hazardous Waste Storage Facility (HWF)

42. Storage on wooden shelving within individual storage rooms

43. Packaging

44. DOT approved containers

45. Comingling wastes in fume hood

46. Comingling wastes outside

47. Lab-packing chemicals in 55-gallon drum

48. Proper labeling of waste drums

49. Proper labeling of waste pails

50. Transportation (Off-site)

51. EPA registered transport vehicle

52. Proper loading of waste containers

53. Use of placards as required

54. Use of Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest system

55. Disposal Options –EPA approved landfill –deep well injection –incineration –other thermal destruction –chemical treatment

56. Aptus hazardous waste incinerator Coffeeville, Kansas

57. Certificate of Treatment or Disposal

58. Waste Minimization Program inventory management substitution microquantities drain disposal neutralization recycling

59. Inventory Management Purchase and store only those chemical quantities to be used over a short period of time

60. Substitution of hazardous chemical with one that is less or non-hazardous Substitution

61. Use of Material Safety Data Sheets in selecting potential chemicals for substitution

62. Microquantities Use of smaller quantities of chemicals can result in smaller volumes of hazardous wastes

63. Drain Disposal Only for certain chemicals in small quantities with appropriate dilution and POTW approval

64. Elementary Neutralization Proper neutralization of hazardous chemicals can result in reduced hazardous waste generation

65. Recycling through Distillation Solvent distillation reduces waste volumes and and extends the time between needed purchases

66. Orphan Chemical Program Transfers useable but unwanted chemicals to those who can use them reduces disposal costs reduces purchasing costs for new materials

67. Hazardous Waste Management at Bowling Green State University HAZARDOUS WASTE