1. Hazardous Waste Definitions Fort Wainwright, Alaska Environmental Officer Course 2011 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 1

2. I.Regulations II.Liabilities III.Responsibilities IV.Definition of Hazardous Waste V.Management VI.Disposal VII.Where to Obtain Assistance Outline Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 2 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

3. Regulations U.S. EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Regulations 40 CFR Parts 260-280 Alaska Title 18 Chapter 62 DoD AR 200-1 USARAK 200-1 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 3 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

4. Criminal Liability Criminal Penalties  Up to 5 years in jail Civil Penalties  Up to $37,500 per day per violation Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

5. Military/Federal Civilian Liability UCMJ for Military Title 18 USC for Civilians Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 5 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

6. Waste Defined A solid waste is any discarded material DISCARDED means abandoned recycled, inherently waste-like. CAN BE SOLID, SEMI-SOLID LIQUID, or GAS !! Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 6 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

7. Abandoned Disposed Burned or incinerated –Even when burned for energy recovery Accumulated, stored or treated in lieu of being abandoned Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 7 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

8. Reclamation MATERIALS no longer a waste unless: –Burned for energy recovery –Used in a manner constituting disposal Commercial chemical products are not solid waste if they are used beneficially as products. Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 8 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

9. Solid Waste Exclusions Commercial chemical products applied to the land as ordinary manner of use –Pesticides and herbicides placed on a golf course Commercial chemical products that are normal components of fuels and burned for energy recovery Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 9 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

10. Hazardous Waste Defined To be a hazardous waste, a material first must be a solid waste. Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 10 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

11. HW Criteria The waste is a listed waste: –Generated during a process. –UNUSED commercial chemical products that are expired, off-specification, or discarded. Characteristic Wastes – Other wastes not specifically listed but meet certain criteria for the following: –Ignitability –Corrosivity –Reactivity –Toxicity Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 11 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

12. Process Wastes – F & K Lists F listed wastes are from non-specific sources –Methylene chloride used for degreasing (F001) –Methyl ethyl ketone used as a solvent (F005) For example: to clean paint guns K listed wastes are from specific sources –Wastewaster treatment sludge from manufacturing explosives (K044) Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 12 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

13. Discarded Products P & U Lists Examples include off-specification or expired products, container residues and spill residues –P listed wastes are acutely hazardous P095 - Phosgene P098 - Potassium Cyanide –U-listed are toxic U002 - Acetone U154 - Methanol Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 13 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

14. How do we get P and U wastes? I ordered too much acetone. Now I have to get rid of it! Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 14 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

15. Characteristic of Wastes Ignitability Corrosivity Reactivity Toxicity Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 15 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

16. Ignitability Liquid with flash point <140 °F Solid that ignites easily and burns vigorously Compressed flammable gas Oxidizer Coded as D001 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 16 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

17. Corrosivity Aqueous* solution with pH ≤2 or ≥12.5 –*Test method requires at least 20% water HW 0 2.0 7 14 12.5 Corrodes steel faster than 0.25” per year at 130° F Coded as D002 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 17 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

18. Reactivity Capable of detonation or explosion Reacts violently with water Forms toxic gases EPA HW Number: D003 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 18 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

19. Toxicity TCLP* results exceed regulatory levels in Table 1 of 40 CFR 261.24 EPA HW Numbers: D004-D043 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 19 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

20. Toxicity Codes TCLP ParameterRegulatory Limit (Maximum)EPA Hazardous Waste Number Arsenic5.0 mg/LD004 Barium100.0 mg/LD005 Cadmium1.0 mg/LD006 Chromium5.0 mg/LD007 Lead5.0 mg/LD008 Mercury0.2 mg/LD009 Selenium1.0 mg/LD010 Silver5.0 mg/LD011 Benzene0.5 mg/LD018 Carbon Tetrachloride0.5 mg/LD019 Chlorobenzene100.0 mg/LD021 Chloroform6.0 mg/LD022 1,2-Dichloroethane0.5 mg/LD028 1,1-Dichloroethylene0.7 mg/LD029 Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)200.0 mg/LD035 Tetrachloroethylene0.7 mg/LD039 Trichloroethylene0.5 mg/LD040 Vinyl Chloride0.2 mg/LD043 Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 20 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

21. Common HW at Motorpools Used fuel filters Used solvents Rags used in maintenance activities Paint thinner Aerosol cans Flameless ration heaters Stryker belly sludge Spill residue Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 21 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

22. Common Wastes at Co. Areas NBC Waste –Used mask filter canisters Unit Supply –Used aerosol cans Commo –Rags used for cleaning equipment –Used batteries (Universal Waste) Arms Rooms –Cleaning materials contaminated with CLP Aid Stations –Expired pharmaceuticals (generally non-hazardous) MEDCOM can get monetary credit for turning in unused meds Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 22 HAZARDOUS WASTE DEFINITIONS

23. Name//office/phone/email address UNCLASSIFIED 5/23/2015 23 INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND “Sustain, Support and Defend” END HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM