United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Hazardous Waste Engineering
Research Laboratory
Cincinnati OH 45268
Research and Development
EPA/600/S6-85/003 July 1985
&EPA Project Summary
New Jersey Industrial Waste
Study (Waste Projection and
Treatment)
R. E. White, T. G. Busmann, J. J. Cudahy, M. L. Foster, and
S. C. Meckstroth
The full report presents an estimate
of the New Jersey industrial waste gen-
erated and shipped off site. The quan-
tity of waste is specified by waste cate-
gory and by industry (SIC code). The
waste/employee/SIC factors developed
in this study can be applied to develop
off-site waste projections by waste cat-
egory for any industrial area in the
United States. Treatment technologies
were defined for incorporation in re-
gional facilities to treat and dispose of
New Jersey off-site industrial wastes.
This Project Summary was developed
by EPA's Hazardous Waste Engineering
Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH,
to announce key findings of the research
project that is fully documented in a
separate report of the same title (see
Project Report ordering information at
back).
Introduction
The situation in New Jersey, as well
as in many industrialized states, has cre-
ated the need to develop a plan for man-
aging industrial waste. The results of
the full study performed for New Jersey
can be applied to other industrial areas.
New Jersey was selected primarily be-
cause the major industries in the state
offered to contribute significantly to
such a study through their nonprofit or-
ganization, The Research and Develop-
ment (R&D) Council of New Jersey. The
R&D Council developed a waste survey,
submitted the survey to industry, and
stimulated the industry survey re-
sponse that was vital to the success of
this study. By establishing the industry
SIC code for each response and the
number of associated employees, the
quantity of waste/employee could be
established by waste category for each
SIC code. These factors were* used to
project the quantity of off-site waste by
category for the state of New Jersey.
These waste projection factors can be
used to project the off-site waste by cat-
egory for any industrial area in the
United States where SIC code and em-
ployee data are available.
Results
The results of the study were devel-
oped for making decisions about the
construction of regional hazardous
waste treatment facilities for industry
use. The data are needed to establish
facility locations, treatment and dis-
posal technologies, and preliminary de-
sign capacities.
* The New^rseV R&CT Couricfl'Vurvey
results indicated that 26% of the indus-
trial waste generated is disposed of off
site. Depending on either the waste cat-
egory or the specific industry involved,
the portion of waste going off site varies
widely from near zero to 100%. The use
of an overall percentage factor to pro-
ject off-site waste from total waste gen-
erated would give grossly misleading
results.
The survey indicated that, including
trash, approximately nine million tons
per year (TRY) of industrial waste is gen-
erated in New Jersey. Excluding trash,
an estimated 648,000 TPY of waste is
being disposed of off site. The off-site
waste is projected to decrease by 14%
during the next five years.
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The study results indicate that the
most practical disposal methods for the
off-site waste will be as follows:
Incineration
Secure landfill
Other land treatment
Resource recovery
Physical treatment
Chemical treatment
Biochemical treatment
Tons Per Year
201,000
61,000
50,000
61,000
67,000
84,000
34,000
558,000
The most practical incineration sys-
tems for use at regional facilities would
be multipurpose rotary kilns with high
temperature secondary combustion
chambers and gas cleaning systems.
The kilns should be designed to handle
all wastes, including steel drums, and
should also be expected to incorporate
energy recovery. Six 80- to 90-million
Btu/hr kiln units would be required to
dispose of the projected waste.
Large secure landfill facilities will be
required with stabilization/solidification
processes to provide maximum ground
water and environmental protection.
The primary hazardous component will
be heavy metals, including heavy met-
als from incineration system ashes and
precipitated metals from scrubber
water and other precipitation systems.
The possibility of recovering some met-
als is questionable and cannot be deter-
mined from this survey. It is estimated
that approximately 60,000 TPY will re-
quire disposal in a secure landfill.
More than 80,000 TPY of acid and
base are projected for off-site disposal.
Neutralization and biochemical treat-
The potential for oil recovery should
be considered in the regional facility de-
sign. As a minimum, high quality oil
should be segregated to use as auxiliary
fuel in the incineration system. Many of
the most commonly used solvents are
present in high volumes. Solvent recov-
ery would require blending, distillation,
and drying facilities. The extent of po-
tential recovery cannot be established
from this study.
A review of disposal costs in New
Jersey indicated that the average 1982
charge for incineration was $270/ton
and that the average secure landfill cost
was $300/ton, not including stabiliza-
tion/sol idification, which would add at
least $40/ton.
Some of the disposal methods now
being used may be unsatisfactory for
long-term disposal. This is especially
true of current hazardous waste landfill
practices. Many off-site waste disposal
methods currently used are completely
satisfactory and are expected to con-
tinue. Recovery systems in the areas of
solvent, oil, and metals are already in
operation and, in some cases, pay the
waste generating facility for the feed-
stock received.
To establish practical regional facili-
ties to serve New Jersey industry, one
or two regional operations might be
started with one 80- to 90-million Btu/hr
rotary kiln capable of accommodating
approximately 40,000 TPY with provi-
sions to increase the state-wide capac-
ity to more than 200,000 TPY with six
rotary kilns, if needed. The initial secure
landfill capacity might be 20,000 TPY,
with room for expansion to a state-wide
capacity of 60,000 TPY. The chemi-
cal/physical treatment capabilities for
neutralization, precipitation, and bio-
chemical treatment shoulc|_also be
nominal until the demand fs^wStab-
lished. It may be advisable to curtail the
installation of recovery facilities for sol-
vent, oil, or metals until the additionaf
need for this service c,an be established.
Consideration should be gtv%i to pro-
viding for the addition of a land farming
system.
/?. E. White, T. G. Busmann, J. J. Cudahy, M. L Foster, andS. C. Meckstroth are
with IT Enviroscience, Knoxville.JN 37923.
Mary K. Stinson is the EPA Project Officer (see below).
The complete report, entitled "New Jersey Industrial Waste Study (Waste
Projection and Treatment)," (Order No. PB 85-216 521/AS; Cost: $13.00,
subject to change) will be available only from:
National Technical Information Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA22161
Telephone: 703-487-4650
The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at:
Releases Control Branch
Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory—Cincinnati
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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