Learn
how avoid Pennsylvania DEP fines for the handling of “RESIDUAL WASTE”
Thursday
September 3, 10:30am – 11:10
PA’s Dept. of Environmental Protection regulates
hazardous waste and solid waste, but did you know there are also regulations
for residual waste which cover all
your non-hazardous industrial waste? All
industrial facilities, including manufacturers, are subject to residual waste
regulations, regardless of size!
Don’t just hope a waste removal company
knows the rules, when you are the one who could be fined!
Expert presenters:
Nancy
Crickman, Director of Environmental, Energy & Technology Services, PA
Small Business Development Centers
Charles
Haney, Environmental
Consultant, Shippensburg
University Small Business Development Center
LEARN
HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THESE ITEMS AS REQUIRED BY DEP
The residual waste
program regulates the generation, storage, transportation, processing,
beneficial use, composting, and disposal of nonhazardous industrial waste.
Join
us to find out how your shop waste is regulated and your responsibilities as a
generator of residual waste.
Some examples of Residual Waste: contaminated
soil, ceramics, gypsum board, linoleum, leather, rubber, textiles, glass,
industrial equipment, electronics, pumps, piping, storage tanks, filters,
fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceutical waste, detergents and cleaners,
photographic film and paper; wastes that contain asbestos, oil and PCBs;
metal-containing wastes such as foundry sands, slags, grindings and shavings;
and residues such as sludge from the treatment of public water supplies,
emission control, lime-stabilized pickle liquor, paints, electroplating, and
waste from the manufacture of lime and cement.
