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DocuSign Envelope ID:813A5323-29B6-4DDD-A2B8-22B7F4A4A68C <br /> County of Orange, NC RFP#5183 <br /> WASTE ACCEPTANCE <br /> Upon entering the off-loading area,participants will be instructed to remain in their vehicle. <br /> Clean Harbors'personnel will inspect the waste at the participant's vehicle, and decide whether <br /> or not to accept before removing it from the vehicle. <br /> In the event that a participant has an excessive <br /> ' - amount of waste for disposal, or waste suspected of <br /> l ,°,. k bein generated from locations other than r households, County personnel will be advised. The <br /> t'`F` .7--------; excessive or unusual waste shall only be accepted per <br /> d ' Orange County's approval. <br /> ,-.,,,_—Thlf (i.:) r° ;,_ i All containers will be checked for labels and <br /> _ <br /> - i r participants will be asked to confirm contents. If <br /> :v�; 1-. there is no label and the participant can identify the <br /> r containers'contents,the identity will be written on <br /> 3 fr. , _ • the container and transferred to the handling tables <br /> - - ; for processing. <br /> - <br /> Clean Harbors'staff can direct traffic,perform Unknown waste will be taken to an area designated <br /> surveys,and even pass out literature to the for fingerprint testing. Management of unknown <br /> County's participants. waste is described in more detail Iater. <br /> Segregation and Packing <br /> ( <br /> If deemed acceptable, Clean Harbors'personnel will remove the household hazardous waste <br /> from the participant's vehicle. Most materials are placed onto the screening tables for <br /> segregation. Latex Paint, will be taken direct to the bulking area. <br /> Household hazardous waste will be segregated into one of the following categories: acids, bases, <br /> oxidizers,pesticides, aerosols, latex paint,oil-based paint, solvents,reactives,unknown materials <br /> and non-hazardous/non-regulated materials. Non-recyclable,non-regulated solid waste will be <br /> rejected or placed into garbage dumpsters for disposal at the County's expense. <br /> The appropriate packaging method for each container is determined in accordance with container <br /> size, type,hazardous characteristics,and quantity of waste. We have detailed our packaging <br /> guidelines in Section 8 of our response. <br /> Managing Unknowns <br /> The safe and economical disposal of unknown chemicals is an ever-present problem for <br /> household hazardous waste collection programs. Questioning the participant can identify most <br /> unlabeled containers;however,occasionally a participant will simply not know what they have. <br /> Clean Harbors'Project Managers are specially trained to perform unknown characterizations on- <br /> site using a variety of analytical test methods. Only personnel that have passed Unknowns <br /> Training with a score of 80%or higher are allowed to perform a fingerprint analysis. <br /> Company Confidential 24 www.oleanharbors.com <br />