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Triangle Region Solid Waste Planners Committee Household Hazardous October 8 199e <br /> used will be of the Department of Transportation specification, type, and size most <br /> appropriate for the specific waste type and planned treatment or disposal method. Laidlaw <br /> may use fiber, plastic, or steel containers in open or closed head types, in sizes ranging from <br /> 5-gallon pails to 85-gallon overpacks. Laidlaw is able to provide all shipping containers, <br /> absorbents, drum liners, labels, documents, and other supplies for packaging and removal <br /> of collected wastes. <br /> When lab-packing, wastes are first segregated according to DOT hazard class, then by <br /> chemical compatibility and by the acceptance criteria of specific waste treatment, disposal, <br /> or recycling facilities. An absorbent material such as vermiculite or Silk-wik is used to <br /> surround inner containers, to prevent breakage, absorb any leaking materials, and to prevent <br /> release from the outer (shipping) container. Each inner container is recorded on container <br /> content forms, providing a complete record of the contents of every drum. <br /> Whether lab-pack or bulk, filled drums are closed, labelled and marked in accordance with <br /> DOT and EPA shipping requirements, and information recorded on the manifest. Laidlaw <br /> personnel also prepare the generator's notification and certifications required under the <br /> land-ban regulations. '1'RSWPC staff will be asked to review the documents, and will be left <br /> a complete set of container content sheets, manifest, and notification/certification forms, as <br /> well as a list of the supplies and equipment used and hours worked by Laidlaw personnel. <br /> e. Temporary Storage <br /> Each storage building will be designed to accomodate temporary storage of several classes <br /> of hazardous materials. Training will emphasize appropriate waste segregation and <br /> requirements for safe temporary storage. Time in storage may vary according to the volume <br /> of waste received as well as applicable North Carolina, Federal, and local regulations. <br /> Laidlaw will schedule waste pick-up as necessary to minimize expense to the local <br /> government while complying will applicable regulations and safety considerations. We do <br /> not anticipate that any materials would remain in temporary storage for greater than 90 <br /> days, and would expect to remove accumulated_wastes much more frequently than that. <br /> f. Transportation and Disposal <br /> At the conclusion of the collection day program or when the local government requires a <br /> material pickup, containers are properly packaged, labeled, documented and manifested. <br /> The containers are loaded and transported via Laidlaw vehicles to our Reidsville, North <br /> Carolina facility for temporary storage while final disposal approvals and schedules are <br /> arranged. Materials will be stored at Reidsville for less than 90 days prior to labpack <br /> consolidation or shipment to final recycling, treatment or disposal. Labpack consolidation <br /> will take place at the Reidsville facility. Consolidated materials and other wastes will be <br /> routed from Reidsville to the most appropriate final treatment, disposal, or recycling facility <br /> Laidlaw Environmental Services <br /> 6 <br />