DISPOSING OF SMALL BATCHES
OF HAZARDOUS WASTES
This report (SW-562) was prepared for
the Office of Solid Waste
by M. GHASSEMI, S. QUINLIVAN, G. GRUBER, and H. CASEY
under Contract Number 68-01-2956.
W. A. Wallace and T. V. Leshendok
served as EPA project officers during the
performance of the contract.
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1976
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2d Printing, 1977
An environmental protection publication (SW-562) in the solid waste
management series. Mention of commercial products does not constitute
endorsement by the U.S. Government. Editing and technical content of this
report were the responsibilities of the Hazardous Waste Management
Division of the Office of Solid Waste.
Single copies of this publication are available from Solid Waste
Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268.
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Contents Key
SUSPECTED
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
PROBLEM
IDENTIFICATION
POTENTIALLYl HAZARDOUS
DISPOSAL
LOCAL AGENCIES
STATE AGENCIES
REUSE/
RECYCLE
NO
BEST OPTION
DISPOSAL IN
HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT
FACILITY
7
NO
IN-HOUSE
TREATMENT/
DISPOSAL
NO
DISPOSAL IN
MUNICIPAL
INCINERATORS
7
NO
1
DISPOSAL IN
SANITARY
LANDFILLS
7
IMPLEMENT SELECTED DISPOSAL
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Introduction
Mismanagement of industrial waste and indiscriminate disposal of certain business
and commercial wastes and household items have already resulted in numerous
documented cases of air contamination, land and water pollution, property damage,
and injuries and death of humans and animals. Small batches of hazardous wastes are
generated as discarded household items, (e.g., battery acid or small pesticide cans)
as chemical wastes from small business and manufacturing establishments, and
from commercial, university, and high school laboratories.
The objective of this guide is to assist the holders of small batches of wastes in deter-
mining if a waste contains hazardous components and, if so, how it should be
handled and disposed of in order to protect the public health and the environment.
The guide emphasizes information sources on waste handling and disposal and pre-
sents methods and options which are available to the waste holder for the disposal of
small batches of hazardous wastes.
It also provides a step-by-step procedure on what to look for, who to ask, and
what steps to take if you suspect you have hazardous waste or material that must be
disposed of. It will enable you to answer the following crucial questions concerning
the disposal of hazardous wastes:
What are they?
How do I identify them?
How do I properly dispose of them?
Keep this guide on your reference shelf, and add to it information on disposal as
you accumulate it. Space is provided in Tables A-l and B-l for notes, names, and
phone numbers, as you identify specific contact points for your particular problems.
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Identifying Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Wastes
A hazardous waste is a waste which poses a threat to
life and property. It can contaminate the environment
by virtue of being toxic, radioactive, explosive, or
flammable, as well as nonbiodegradable and bio-
accumulative. When a hazardous chemical used in the
workplace or the lab is contaminated, or no longer
useful, the material is a potential threat if disposal is
not carried out properly.
The fundamental fact about these hazardous wastes
is that they are a menace to human health and the
environment. They can poison, burn, maim, blind,
and kill people and other living organisms. They may
snuff out life immediately when inhaled, swallowed,
or brought in contact with the skin. They may wreak
their havoc slowly over time, affecting the nervous
system, causing cancers, or spawning birth defects.
Some are nondegradable and persist in nature indefi-
nitely. Some may accumulate in living things. Some
may work their way into the food chain.
Hazardous wastes are found in a wide variety of solid,
liquid, or gaseous forms. They may be packaged in
small jars, bags, drums, cylinders, cans, and aerosol
containers. Table 1 provides a partial list of com-
monly encountered sources of hazardous waste.
As yet, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has not formally defined what is a hazardous
waste although several Federal regulations deal with
hazardous properties of chemicals, transportation of
these chemicals, or certain commercial products
which may contain hazardous components. Several
States do maintain lists or criteria for hazardous
wastes which makes those agencies an excellent
source of information for determining what is
hazardous.
All pesticides are regulated under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as
amended (FIFRA), and disposal must be in accord-
ance with label directions or with regulations and
procedures published pursuant to Section 19 of the
Act. Published guidelines (40 CFR 165) provide for
the disposal of single containers of household pesticide
products that are securely wrapped in several layers
of paper in regular municipal solid waste disposal
facilities.
Information Sources
Detailed information on the hazardous characteristics
of laboratory chemicals and the most commonly used
commercial and household products can be obtained
from the manufacturers/suppliers, open literature, and
by contacting appropriate governmental agencies.
Most chemicals used in the laboratories or products
used in the household or in small commercial and
business establishments carry warning labels as to the
hazards involved if they contain hazardous substances
or if they may be hazardous under certain conditions
of use. Thus, if the original label still remains on the
container, it should be read very carefully as a first
step toward waste identification (and for safe hand-
ling and disposal). If the name of the manufacturer
or distributator of a product is known, the manufac-
turer or distributor can be contacted for information
on hazardous characteristics of the product and on
proper handling and disposal procedures.
There are five reference manuals, available in many
public libraries and in most chemical laboratories,
which can be consulted on properties, uses, and
hazardous characteristics of laboratory chemicals and
many consumer products (Table 2). Generally,
descriptions of the material's hazardous nature will
be in terms of its toxicity, flammability, reactivity,
explosiveness, or corrosive nature. The reference
manuals noted describe the hazardous nature of the
material in these terms, and some may give a relative
rating of its danger. Some of these references also
tell whether or not these materials are potentially
carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
Local, State, and Federal agencies can also be con-
tacted for assistance in the identification of hazard-
ous material. A list and brief description of these
agencies are presented in Appendices A, B, and C.
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Table 1. Commonly Encountered Hazardous Materials and Products
Found in Small Batches of Waste
TYPICAL WASTE SOURCES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1. ACIDS
Pickling Liquor
Battery Acid
Acidic Chemical Cleaners
Spent Acid
Plating Operations
Laboratory Glassware Acid Baths
Glass Etching Solutions
2. ALKALIES
Miscellaneous Caustic Products
Alkaline Battery Fluid
Caustic Wastewater
Cleaning Solutions
Lye
3. ORGANICS (Mainly Non-Halogenated)
Capacitor Fluids
Chemical Cleaners and Solvents
Chemical Toilet Wastes
Electrical Transformer Fluids
Furniture and Wood Polishes
Laboratory Chemicals
Paint Removers
Silver Cleaning Agents
Shoe Polish
4. HALOGENATED ORGANICS
Cleaning Solvents
Laboratory Chemicals
Paint and Varnish Removers
Dry Cleaning Solutions
Capacitors and Transformers
Containing PCB
5. INORGANICS
Catalysts
Chemical Toilet Wastes
Laboratory Chemical Wastes
Paint Sludge
Plating Solutions
Fluorescent Lamps
Germicidal and "Disinfectant"
Solutions
Paints
Fluxes
Aluminum Cleaning Agents
Chromic-sulfuric acid mixture, hydrobromic acid, hydro-
chloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, perchloric
acid, sulfuric acid
Ammonia, lime (calcium oxide), potassium hydroxide,
sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate
Aromatic compounds, organic amides, organic mercaptans,
organonitriles, nitrobenzene, phosgene, thioureas
Carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, methylene chloride,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
Ammonium fluoride, ammonium silicofluoride,
antimony salts, arsenic salts, asbestos products and
fibers, beryllium compounds, barium salts, borane
compounds, cadmium salts, chromium salts, cyanide
compounds, inorganic halides (potassium bromide,
sodium iodide), lead compounds, mercury salts,
selenium salts, sodium silicofluoride, vanadium com-
pounds, zinc chloride
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Table 1. Commonly Encountered Hazardous Materials and Products
Found in Small Batches of Waste (Continued)
TYPICAL WASTE SOURCES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
6. EXPLOSIVES
Illegal Explosive "Firecrackers"
Laboratory Wastes
Obsolete Explosives
Track Torpedoes
Blasting Caps
Detonators
Commercial Pyrotechnics for Private Use
7. PESTICIDES
Waste Pesticides
House and Garden Discarded Pesticide Cans
Waste Water from Cleaning of Pesticide
Containers
Containers and Pesticide Application
Equipment
Ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixtures
(ANFO), dynamite, mercury fulminate, nitroglycerin,
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), water-gel explosives
Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, organophosphate
pesticides, phosphorothioate pesticides, organic
carbamates, organic thiocarbamates
8. GASES
Welding Gases
Laboratory Gas Cylinders
Local Anesthetic "Aerosol" Cans
Medical Oxygen Cylinders
9. BANNED PRODUCTS
Banned Pesticides
Banned Hair Sprays
Banned Aerosol Bathroom Cleaners
Waste Lead-Base Paints
Acetylene, ammonia, carbon monoxide, chlorine, ethyl
chloride,hydrogen,hydrogen sulfide, methyl chloride,
nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, other gases under high
pressure
Aerosol products containing vinyl chloride as propellant,
aldrin products, lead-based paints containing 0.5 percent
lead or greater
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Table 2. Reference Manuals on Hazardous Properties of Laboratory Chemicals
and Commercial/Industrial Products
REFERENCE
CONTENTS
Gleason, Marion N., et al. Clinical toxi-
cology of commercial products;
acute poisoning. 3d ed. Baltimore,
The Williams & Wilkins Co., 1969.
various pagings.
Stecher, P.G., et al. The Merck
index; an encyclopedia of chemi-
cals and drugs. 8th ed. Railway,
N.J., Merck & Co., Inc., 1968.
1713 p.
Sax, N.I., et al. Dangerous properties
of industrial materials. New York,
Reinhold Publishing Corporation,
1957. 1467 p.
Weast, R.C. Handbook of chemistry
and physics. 56th ed. Cleveland,
CRC Press, 1975-1976. various
pagings.
Christensen, H.E., Luginbyhl, T.T.,
and B.S. Carroll. Registry of
toxic effects of chemical sub-
stances; 1975 edition. Washington,
U.S. Government Printing Office,
June 1975. 1296 p.
Contains alphabetical compilation of 3,000 major
chemical substances (ingredients) found in widely used
commercial products, and gives toxicity information
and a toxicity rating for each ingredient. In addition,
the manual contains a trade name index for 17,000
products, identifies the manufacturers and lists the
ingredients for each product and identifies the toxic
components.
Describes 10,000 individual substances, provides data on
their toxic effects on humans and test animals, and lists
common uses for selected entries. In addition, the index
lists poison control centers and first aid procedures. A
cross-index of chemical names and formulas is also
given.
Lists 9,000 general chemicals and products; gives
descriptions of physical properties and toxicity, explo-
sion, fire, and radiation hazard ratings. For each
chemical, pertinent data are provided on personal hygiene,
ventilation, disaster control, shipping regulations, and
storage/handling procedures.
Identifies physical and chemical properties of most
organic and inorganic chemicals. The handbook gives
toxicity of select chemicals, and general information on
chemical hazards, fire precautions and first aid.
Identifies toxicity (to man, animals, and aquatic life) of
most known organic and inorganic chemicals and identi-
fies carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic nature, if
any.
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Disposing of Hazardous Waste
Who To Ask?
To determine the proper option to use for a
specific waste, contact the local agency, State agency,
or Regional Office of the EPA. These agencies can
help you find treatment methods, disposal facilities,
correct safety and handling procedures, and recyclers
or suppliers for returning the material. Lists and a
discussion of local, State, and Federal agencies
which can be contacted for assistance in selecting
appropriate disposal procedures are given in
Appendices A, B, and C, respectively.
Also, some pertinent reference materials on treatment
and disposal are given in Table 3. These references
identify treatment methods that have been used by
universities and industrial trade organizations (e.g.,
Manufacturing Chemists Association). The treatment
and disposal methods given in these references gen-
erally have not been evaluated by EPA for their
effectiveness and should be carried out only by
qualified personnel.
Table 3. Selected List of Pertinent Publications on Treatment and Disposal
of Small Batches of Hazardous Wastes
REFERENCE
CONTENTS
Laboratory waste disposal manual.
Washington, Manufacturing Chemists
Association, May 1970. 176 p.
How to dispose of hazardous household
wastes. Sacramento, California State
Water Resources Control Board.
(In preparation.)
Steere, Norman V.,ed. CRChand-
book of laboratory safety.
Cleveland, The Chemical
Rubber Co., [1971]. 854 p.
Shih, C.C., and D.F. Dal Porto
(TRW Systems and Energy).
Handbook for pesticide disposal
by common chemical methods.
Washington, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. (In
preparation.)
Lawless, E.W., T.L, Ferguson, and
A.F. Meiners (Midwest Research
Institute). Guidelines for the
disposal of small quantities of
unused pesticides. Publication
No. EPA 670/2-75-05 7.
Washington, U.S. Government
Printing Office, June 1975. 331 p.
(Also distributed by National
Technical Information Service,
Springfield, Va., as PB-244 557.)
The manual stresses safe procedures for on-site waste disposal from
small laboratories, especially those in small communities not possess-
ing sophisticated equipment. Gives detailed waste disposal procedures
for 25 classes of chemicals (covering 1,121 individual chemicals) in
common use in laboratories and related facilities. Also provides
several recommended methods for the recovery of certain spilled
chemicals. Data on physical properties and hazardous properties of
the chemicals are also provided.
Lists 10 types of hazardous wastes most commonly found around the
home, and gives a brief description of the options available for the
disposal of these materials including direct disposal to the land, use of
municipal sewage treatment systems, use of special collection pits at
gasoline stations, etc. The booklet also provides hints for handling
hazardous wastes.
Gives procedures for the disposal of hazardous wastes and presents
chemical, biological, radiation, fire, and other hazards associated with
several thousand chemicals. The handbook also contains general
laboratory safety procedures.
Contains step-by-step chemical degradation/detoxification and dis-
posal procedures for 20 major pesticides which are representative
of the several hundred pesticides currently in use. The handbook also
contains an extensive review of the pertinent literature on various
reported chemical methods for the degradation and/or detoxification
of the selected pesticides.
Provides 14 detailed methods for the treatment and disposal of 550
pesticides and discusses treatment of small spills of pesticides and
methods for the disposal of empty pesticide containers. The manual
contains reference charts of pesticide properties pertinent to disposal,
and a cross index of chemical names, common names, and trade
names. The manual is intended to be used by regulatory authorities
in advising the layman on the disposal of pesticide wastes.
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Selecting the Proper
Disposal Option
Disposal Options
Depending on the nature of the waste, the specific loca-
tion where the waste is generated, and the applicable
local ordinances and State regulations on waste disposal,
small batches of hazardous wastes can be disposed of in
a number of ways including, in order of preference:
Recycling or returning to supplier
Transporting to a hazardous waste man-
agement facility
Using available laboratory equipment for
treatment/disposal
Disposing of material in appropriate
municipal incinerators with permission of
local and State agencies (only if the previous
three options are not available)
Disposing of material in "appropriate"
landfills with permission of local and
State agencies (and only as a last resort)
Reuse/Recycle
The first disposal option selected should be to return
the material either to the supplier or manufacturer or
to the approved chemical trader, broker, or reclaimer
who can reuse or recycle the waste for some useful
end product. Local, State, or Federal authorities may
be helpful in locating such facilities in your area. Lists
of local laboratory supply houses can be found in the
"yellow pages" of the telephone directory or in cer-
tain publications such as the American Chemical
Society Publication, 1975-76 LABGUIDE.
Disposal in Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities
Throughout the United States there are over 100
centralized facilities for processing and/or disposal of
hazardous wastes. Although a large number of these
facilities are owned and operated by private waste
disposal service companies, there are also some which
are operated by municipalities and county agencies
(e.g., County Department of Public Works in several
California counties). Some facilities, especially those
operated by public agencies, handle a variety of
wastes including small batches of hazardous material.
At these facilities a certain area within the disposal
site is set aside for handling hazardous wastes. A
number of waste disposal companies also provide
waste hauling service to their customers. Others
which do not provide hauling service usually request
their regular major clients to use only the services of
registered waste haulers to bring wastes to the disposal
site. Unlike most regular refuse disposal sites which
are open 8 to 10 hrs. a day, 5 or 6 days per week,
some hazardous waste disposal sites have a very
restricted business-hour schedule, with a few accept-
ing wastes only by prior appointment. Nearly all facil-
ities require the waste generators to provide some
data on the general characteristics of their wastes and
their hazardous constituents. Such data are needed
to assure safe waste handling and disposal.
In areas where hazardous waste disposal facilities are
readily accessible, small batches of hazardous wastes
should definitely be taken to such sites for disposal.
These sites, which are generally operated by profes-
sionals with training and expertise in waste manage-
ment, utilize disposal methods which assure minimum
environmental damage. These facilities also operate
under permits from one or more governmental agen-
cies and are regularly inspected by the regulatory
agencies to assure compliance with the conditions of
their permits and all applicable regulations.
The best source available to locate these facilities is
the State agency responsible for hazardous waste
management (see Appendix B). Also, EPA has
published a list of such facilities (EPA/530/SW-146)
called "Hazardous Waste Management Facilities in the
United States" which is available through EPA, Office
of Solid Waste Management Programs.
"InHouse " Treatment/Disposal
After it has been determined that the recycle/reuse
disposal option is not available and that the services
of a commercial hazardous waste disposal facility are
also unavailable, the generator of a small batch of
hazaidous waste may investigate "in-house" treat-
ment possibilities for "on-premises" or "off-site"
disposal. Under appropriate conditions, and if regula-
tions permit, small batches of certain hazardous
wastes can be disposed of "on-premises" after the
waste is rendered harmless or less hazardous (e.g.,
detoxified, neutralized, or encapsulated in cement)
by proper treatment. In some cases the treated waste
may be suitable for disposal in sanitary landfills or
municipal incinerators. Certain acutely hazardous
wastes (e.g., explosives) should not be handled
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"in-house" and should be referred to appropriate local
or State agencies for disposal. (Local, State, and Federal
agencies which are concerned with hazardous waste
management and which can provide guidance, advice,
and assistance on handling and disposal of hazardous
wastes are listed in Appendices A, B, and C.)
Hazardous Waste Disposal in Municipal
Incinerators
Small batches of certain combustible hazardous wastes
can be incinerated in municipal incinerators if it is deter-
mined that the disposal will not result in: (a) explo-
sion or emission of products which can be damaging
to the equipment or injurious to operating personnel,
and (b) generation of pollutants which cannot be
adequately controlled by the existing emission con-
trol equipment and procedures. Municipal solid waste
incinerators generally are not appropriate for incinera-
tion of pesticides other than casual household con-
tainers. For regulations concerning destruction of
hazardous wastes in municipal incinerators, the local
or State agency responsible for operation or regulation
of the incineration facility should be contacted. In
general, information on waste quantities and charac-
teristics would be required in order to determine
whether a hazardous waste can be safely handled in a
municipal incinerator. For all hazardous waste dis-
posal in municipal incinerators, obtain approval from
the local agency responsible for solid or hazardous
waste disposal.
Hazardous Waste Disposal in Sanitary
Landfills
Specific regulations on disposal of hazardous wastes
to sanitary landfills vary from locality to locality and
from State to State. As examples, some States, such as
Illinois, allow disposal of small amounts of hazardous
chemical wastes in certain sanitary landfills, whereas
other States, such as Florida, prohibit any land dis-
posal of hazardous wastes unless they have been
"detoxified" first prior to disposal. Generally single
containers of household pesticides can be wrapped in
several layers of paper and discarded in the regular
municipal solid waste collection system. Local and
State agencies responsible for the operation or regula-
tion of a sanitary landfill should be contacted for
regulations on waste disposal before any hazardous
waste is taken to the sanitary landfill for disposal.
For all hazardous waste disposal in landfills, obtain
approval from the local agency responsible for solid
or hazardous waste disposal.
Contacting Government Agencies
An excellent source of information on hazardous
waste identification and disposal is public officials or
agencies that deal with these problems on a daily
basis. A list of local agencies which can be contacted
for assistance is given in Appendix A. A list of State
Solid Waste Agencies that answer questions on identi-
fication and disposal of small batches of hazardous
wastes is found in Appendix B. Generally, one should
contact the local or appropriate State agency before
disposing of a material or waste that might be con-
sidered hazardous. The State or local agency can aid
in determining if a material or waste is toxic (or carci-
nogenic), corrosive, flammable, explosive, or presents
a danger to the general public by improper disposal.
EPA's ten Regional Offices can also provide infor-
mation on hazardous waste identification and
disposal. The Regional Office telephone con-
tacts are found in Appendix C. Other Federal
agency responsibilities for related areas are listed
in Appendix C.
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APPENDIX A - LOCAL AGENCIES
Local agencies which may be contacted for informa-
tion on hazardous waste identification, handling, and
disposal are listed in Table A-l. The agency names are
generic titles and in many cases the actual names may
differ from those shown. For example, the Sanitation
Department might be named Sanitation Bureau,
Public Works Department, or Sewer Department. The
local telephone directory should be consulted for the
exact title, telephone numbers and addresses of the
various agencies. Similarly, from the standpoint of
providing advice and assistance on hazardous waste
handling and disposal, the exact responsibility of each
agency varies from locality to locality. Most of the
local agencies, however, can provide direction as to
the exact person/agency which should be contacted
in connection with a specific inquiry. Use the space
provided in Table A-l to list the names and telephone
numbers of your local agencies and officials.
Table A-l. Local Agencies Which Can Be Contacted for Advice and Assistance in
Connection with Hazardous Waste Handling and Disposal
AGENCY
GENERAL TYPES OF ADVICE
AND ASSISTANCE
LOCAL AGENCIES AND
OFFICIALS
County or City Health
Department
County or City Depart-
ment of Environmental
Protection
County or City Fire
Department
County or City Police
Department
County or City
Sanitation Department
Local College or Univer-
sity Environmental,
Civil, or Chemical Engi-
neering Departments
Land Grant College or
University, Agricultural
Extension Service
(including county
offices)
Highway Department,
or Department of
Transportation
Landfill Operator
Information on toxicity and other hazardous
characteristics of chemicals; referral to appropriate
poison control centers, etc.
Information on the locations and operation of
hazardous waste management facilities; regulations
on waste discharges to land, air and receiving waters.
Information and assistance on handling and disposal
of waste explosives and flammable chemicals,
spill cleanup.
Information and assistance on handling and disposal
of explosives.
Regulations on waste discharges to sanitary sewers,
types of wastes accepted in local landfills or
incineration systems.
General information on waste handling, disposal
procedures, and regulations.
Information on disposal of pesticides and their
containers, regulatory aspects.
Labeling containers, marking for shipment, safe
transportation.
Landfill disposal regulations, types of wastes
accepted, schedule of landfill operation.
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APPENDIX B - STATE AGENCIES
It is only in the past decade that many States have
established specific agencies with responsibilities for
the development of hazardous waste management
programs and establishment and enforcement of regu-
lations on treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes.
While in some States hazardous waste management
activities are consolidated in one or two State agencies,
in other States these activities are divided among sev-
eral agencies which usually coordinate their individual
programs.
In many States, hazardous waste management activities
are a part of the overall State program which is admin-
istered by the division or agency responsible for solid
waste management. A list and the addresses of the State
Solid Waste Management and related agencies are given
in Table B-l. These agencies can be contacted for
information on handling, treatment, and disposal of
hazardous wastes and on applicable State regulations.
Even though some of the agencies listed may not have
direct responsibility for hazardous waste management,
they can nevertheless direct inquiries on hazardous waste
regulations, handling, and disposal to other appropriate
agencies within the State organizational structure.
Also, the Department of Agriculture may regulate the
disposal of pesticides and their containers in some States.
Use the space provided at the end of Table B-l to list
names and telephone numbers of organizations and
officials within your State agency.
An overview of the State activities in solid waste
management in 1974 can be found in EPA Publication
EPA/530/SW-158 (June 1975) which can be obtained
from the EPA Office of Solid Waste Management Pro-
grams (OSWMP). The Implementation Branch of the
OSWMP Hazardous Waste Management Division
(Tel. 202-755-9190) can also provide information on
State hazardous waste management programs.
Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers
ALABAMA
Director
Division of Solid Waste and Vector Control
State Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(205) 832-6728
ALASKA
Solid Waste Program Coordinator
Department of Environmental Conservation
State of Alaska
Pouch 0
Juneau, Alaska 99801
(907) 586-6721
AMERICAN SAMOA
Department of Public Works
Government of American Samoa
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Overseas Operator (Commercial Call)
ARIZONA
Division of Sanitation
Environmental Health Services
Arizona State Department of Health
1740W. Adams Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85017
(602)2714641
ARKANSAS
Chief
Division of Solid Waste
Arkansas Department of Pollution Control
and Ecology
P.O. Box 9583
8001 National Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
(501)371-1701
CALIFORNIA
Chief, Hazardous Waste Management Program
Vector Control Bureau
State Department of Public Health
744 P Street
Sacramento, California 95814
(916)^2-2337
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Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers
COLORADO
State Department of Health
4210 East Eleventh Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
(303)388-6111 Ext. 323
CONNECTICUT
Solid Waste Management Programs
Department of Environmental Protection
State of Connecticut
State Office Building, Room 248
Hartford, Connecticut 06115
(203)566-3672
DELAWARE
Chief, Solid Waste Section
Delaware Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control
Edward Tatnall Building
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302)678-4781
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Director, Solid Waste Administration
Department of Environmental Sciences
415 12th Street, N.W., Room 307
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202)629-4581
FLORIDA
Executive Director
Department of Pollution Control
2562 Executive Center Circle, East
Montgomery Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(904)488-1345
GEORGIA
Director, Solid Waste Section
Environmental Protection Division
Department of Natural Resources
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-2833
GUAM
Administrator, Guam, EPA
P.O. Box 2999
Agana, Guam 96910
Overseas Operator (Commercial Call)
749.2486
HAWAII
Director, State Department of Health
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
(808)548-2811 Ext. 521
IDAHO
Chief, Solid Waste Management Section
Environmental Services Division
Idaho Department of Environmental and
Community Services
State House
Boise, Idaho 83720
(208) 384-2390
ILLINOIS
Division of Land Pollution Control
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Drive
Springfield, Illinois 62706
(217)782-6760
INDIANA
Chief, Sc'id Waste Section
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Indiana State Board of Health
1330 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46207
(317)633-4393
IOWA
Director, Land Quality Division
Department of Environmental Quality
3920 Delaware Avenue
P.O. Box 3326
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515)265-8134
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Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers (Continued)
KANSAS
Chief, Solid Waste Section
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment
Topeka, Kansas 66620
(913)296-3821
KENTUCKY
Director, Division of Solid Waste
State Department for Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502)564-6716
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Health and Social Rehabilitation
Services Administration
State Office Building
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160
(504)527-5123
MAINE
Chief, Division of Solid Waste Management
Department of Environmental Protection
State House
Augusta, Maine 04330
(207) 289-2963
MARYLAND
Acting Chief
Division of Solid Waste
Maryland State Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(301)383-2770/1/2
MASSACHUSETTS
Director, Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal
Massachusetts Department of Public Works
100 Nashua Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
(617)727-4293
MICHIGAN
Chief, Solid Waste Management Division
Environmental Protection Branch
Department of Natural Resources
3500 Logan Street
Lansing, Michigan 48914
(517)373-6620
MINNESOTA
Director
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Division of Solid Waste
1935 West County Road, B-2
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
(612)296-7315
MISSISSIPPI
Director
Division of Solid Waste Management
and Vector Control
Mississippi State Board of Health
P.O.Box 1700
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(601)354-6616
MISSOURI
Director, Solid Waste Management Bureau
Department of Natural Resources
2511 Industrial Drive
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
(314)751-2815
NOTE: Address all mail to:
P.O.Box 1368
State Office Building
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
MONTANA
Chief, Solid Waste Management Bureau
Montana State Department of Health
and Environmental Sciences
14249th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59601
(406)449-2821
NEBRASKA
Chief, Division of Solid Waste
Department of Environmental Control
State House Station, Box 9*653
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402)471-2186
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Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers (Continued)
NEVADA
State Department of Health and Welfare
1209 Johnson Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(702) 8854670
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Solid Waste Management
Food and Chemistry Services
Division of Public Health Services
Department of Health and Welfare
Hazen Drive
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603)271-2747
NEW JERSEY
Acting Chief
Bureau of Solid Waste Management
Division of Environmental Protection
P.O.Box 1390
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 292-7645
NEW MEXICO
Chief, Environmental Improvement Agency
General Sanitation Division, Room 517
P.O. Box 2348, P.E.R.A. Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 827-2693
NEW YORK
Director, Division of Solid Waste Management
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
50 Wolf Road
Albany, New York 12201
(518)457-6603
NORTH CAROLINA
Branch Head
Solid Waste and Vector Control Branch
Department of Human Resources
Division of Health Services
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
(919)829-2178
NORTH DAKOTA
Assistant Director
Division of Water Supply and Pollution
Control - State Capitol
State Department of Hea''
Bismarck, North DaV .a 58501
(701)224-2386
OHIO
Division of Waste Management and
Engineering
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216
(614)466-7220
OKLAHOMA
Chief, Sanitation Service
State Department of Health
10th and Stonewall
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
(405)271-5216
OREGON
Director, Solid Waste Management Division
Oregon State Department of Environmental
Quality
1234 S.W. Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 229-5696
PENNSYLVANIA
Director
Division of Solid Waste Management
Department of Environmental Resources
8th Floor Fulton Building
P.O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717)787-7381
PUERTO RICO
Environmental Quality Board
Office of the Governor
Box 11488
Santurce, Puerto Rico 00910
(809) 725-5140 Ext. 226
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Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers (Continued)
RHODE ISLAND
Chief, Division of Solid Waste Management
State Health Department
204 Health Building
Davis Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
(401) 277-2808
SOUTH CAROLINA
Director, Solid Waste Management Division
Department of Health and Environmental
Control
J. Marion Sims Building
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803)758-5681
SOUTH DAKOTA
Division of Solid Waste and Land
Management
South Dakota Department of
Environmental Protection
Office Building No. 2
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
(605)224-3351
TENNESSEE
Director, Division of Sanitation and
Solid Waste Management
Bureau of Environmental Health Services
State Department of Public Health
Capitol Hill Building, Suite 320
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615)741-3424
TEXAS
Industrial Waste and Agricultural Disposal
Division of General Operations
Texas Water Quality Board
P.O.Box 13246
Austin, Texas 78711
(512)475-2651
TRUST TERRITORIES
Chief, Department of Health Services
Office of High Commission
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Saipan, Marianas 96950
Overseas Operator (Commercial Call)
UTAH
Chief, General Sanitation Section
Utah State Division of Health
44 Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
(801)328-6163
VERMONT
Air and Solid Waste Programs
Protection Division
Agency of Environmental Conservation
P.O. Box 489
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
(802) 828-3395
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Assistant Director
Division of Utilities and Sanitation
Department of Public Works
Government of the Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801
(809) 774-7970
VIRGINIA
Director
Bureau of Solid Waste and Vector Control
Virginia State Department of Health
Room 209, 401-A Colley Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
(804)627-4511
WASHINGTON
Division Chief
Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Division
Department of Ecology
Olympia, Washington 98501
(206) 753-6883
WEST VIRGINIA
Director, Solid Waste Program
State Department of Health
1800 Washington Street, E.
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
(304) 348-2987
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Table B-l. State Solid Waste Management Agencies, Their Addresses
and Telephone Numbers (Continued)
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
Chief, Solid Waste Management Section
Division of Environmental Protection
Department of Natural Resources
Box 450
Madison, Wisconsin 53701
(608)266-0158
Solid Waste Program Supervisor
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
State Office Building West
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307)777-7391
STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS
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APPENDIX C - FEDERAL AGENCIES
The activities in hazardous waste management at
the Federal level are concentrated in the EPA, Office
of Solid Waste Management Programs (OSWMP).
Within OSWMP, the Hazardous Waste Management
Division (HWMD) is primarily involved in: (a) build-
ing a data base in the hazardous waste management
area, particularly in connection with public health
and environmental damage assessment, quantifica-
tion of hazardous waste generation, and definition
of applicable treatment and disposal technology;
(b) development of guidelines and standards for
hazardous waste management; and (c) program
implementation involving assistance to States in
development of hazardous waste management pro-
grams. HWMD has sponsored numerous studies
on hazardous waste management and has an exten-
sive data file on pertinent literature publications
and documents.
The EPA has ten Regional Offices. Each Regional Office
has a solid waste management representative to whom
inquiries should be directed. Figure C-l contains a
map locating the regional offices and their coverage;
Table C-l lists addresses and telephone numbers for
the Regional Solid Waste Management representa-
tives, Air and Hazardous Materials Division, and the
Regional Administrator.
In addition to the Office of Solid Waste Management
Programs, a number of other EPA offices have certain
programs and responsibilities related to identification,
handling, and regulation of hazardous substances. A
listing of the most pertinent of these agencies is
shown in Table C-2. Major Federal agencies other than
the EPA, which are concerned with various environ-
mental aspects of hazardous materials, are listed in
Table C-3 along with a brief description of their
responsibilities.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGIONAL OFFICES
Seattle, Wash
San
Francisco,
Calif.
Boston,
' Mass.
New York,
N. Y.
Philadelphia,
Pa.
ALASKA
TRUST TERRITORIES
HAWAIIAN
.. ISLANDS
IX **
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Figure C-l
VIRGIN
ISLANDS
II
PUERTO RICO
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Table C-l. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Offices
REGION
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
S\VM REPRESENTATIVE
ADDRESS AS:
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT REP.
EPA REGION NO.
STREET
CITY, STATE, ZIP
(617)223-5775
(212)264-0503/4/5
(215)597-8114
(404)526-3016
(312)353-6560
(214)749-1121
(816)374-3308
(303)837-2221
(415)5564606
(206)442-1260
AIR & HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS DIVISION
ADDRESS AS:
DIRECTOR
AIR & HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS DIVISION
EPA REGION NO.
STREET
CITY, STATE, ZIP
(617)223-5775
or 223-5708
(212)264-2301
(215)597-8131
(404) 526-3454
(312)353-5248
(214)749-1121
(816)374-3307
(303) 837-2407/8
(415)556-0217
(206)442-1236
REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
ADDRESS AS:
REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATOR
EPA REGION NO.
STREET
CITY, STATE, ZIP
(617)223-7210
(212)264-2525
(215)597-9814
(404)526-5727
(312)353-5250
(214)749-1062
(816)374-5493
(303) 837-3895
(415)556-2320
(206)442-1220
ADDRESS
John F. Kennedy Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Federal Office Building
26 Federal Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10007
Curtis Building
6th and Walnut Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19106
1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
230 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
1600 Patterson Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
1735 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
1860 Lincoln Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
100 California Street
San Francisco,
California 94111
12006th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
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Table C-2. EPA Offices Concerned with Environmental
Aspects of Hazardous Materials
OFFICE
PERTINENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Hazardous Waste Management Division
Office of Solid Waste Management Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waterside Mall, Room 2111
401 M. Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202)755-9185
Division of Water and Hazardous Materials
Office of Water Program Operations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waterside Mail East, Room 1113C
401 M. Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202)426-3971
Pesticides Registration Division
Office of Pesticides Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Waterside Mall East, Room E539A
401 M. Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 755-8036
Office of Radiation Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M. Street, S.E.,E. Tower, Room 611
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 755-4894
A ir Pollu tion Tech nical Inform at ion
Center (APTIC)
Office of Air and Waste Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
(919)688-8146
Office of Toxic Substances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401M. Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
The office quantifies hazardous waste generation and defines
applicable treatment and disposal technology, develops
guidelines and standards; directs technical assistance to
Regions, States, organizations and private individuals
on treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes.
The office provides information on the government's role
in the safe handling of hazardous materials. It also estab-
lishes regulations for the prevention, control and clean up
of oil and hazardous material discharges to water.
Areas of interest include pesticide toxicology, pesticide
residue tolerances, pesticide analytical standards, and
pesticide chemical methodology. The office also answers
letters of inquiry about the status of pesticide uses under
the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act.
The office publishes Radiation Data and Reports (monthly).
Other services are provided to Federal and State agencies,
scientific organizations and industry.
APTIC collects basic data on the chemical, physical and
biological effects of varying air quality, and other informa-
tion on the prevention and control of air pollution.
Citations, abstracts, and extracts from the literature file
are provided. APTIC prepares state-of-the-art reviews and
publishes Air Pollution Abstracts.
Areas of interest include toxic chemicals. The office
collects basic data on such chemicals and also answers
inquiries.
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Table C-3. Selected Federal Agencies (Other Than EPA) Concerned with Various
Aspects of Hazardous Waste Management*
AGENCY
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education
and Welfare
5401 Westbord Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20016
(301)496-7691
Medical Library
Bureau of Drugs, BD-45
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20852
(301)443-3182
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, D.C. 20207
(800) 638-2666 (toll free)
(800) 492-2937 (Maryland residents only)
Office of Hazardous Materials
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Sixth Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202) 426-0656
Mail Classification Division
U.S. Postal Service
Washington, D.C. 20260
(202)961-7405
Environmental Mutagen Information Center
Environmental Information System Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box X
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
(615)483-8611 Ext. 3-7998
Division of Technical Services
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health
U.S. Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20852
(302)443-2140
PERTINENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The FDA acts to recall consumer products which have been
determined to be hazardous, and publishes recall reports
on such products. This agency also investigates, sets
standards, and enforces regulations on safety of food, drug,
and cosmetic items. FDA has offices in most major cities.
Areas of interest include adverse effects of drugs, cosmetics,
household chemicals, and feed and food additives; packag-
ing and containers for above items; natural occurrence of
food toxicants; contaminants of foods, drugs, and cosmetics.
The library also has books, periodicals, microfilm, audio
equipment, extensive card indices on toxicants and their
adverse effects. The library also answers inquiries and
provides references.
This agency publishes periodic fact sheets which provide
.information on dangerous consumer products (exclusive
of food, drug, and cosmetic items). It answers inquiries
and compiles data on reported product hazards and
product-related injuries.
This office establishes regulations on the transportation of
hazardous materials via public carriers and provides infor-
mation and advice on regulations and procedures for safe
handling, transportation, and clean up of spills of hazard-
ous chemicals. The agency has 14 district offices across
the country.
This office establishes standards for what can be sent
through the mail and how it should be packaged.
Maintains a data base of chemical mutagenesis information.
Evaluates and analyzes data and makes them available to
researchers. Publishes state-of-the-art reviews, critical
reviews, and a newsletter.
The division answers inquiries and provides consulting
services on questions related to industrial safety, medicine,
hygiene, toxicology, working conditions, and sanitation.
*Based in part on the information contained in the following reference which should be consulted for additional listings:
Selected Information Resources on Hazardous Materials, National Referral Center, Science and Technology Division,
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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