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<br />Valclene plants potentially produce two types of hazardous wastes: <br /> <br />-Still residues from solvent distillation (the entire weight), <br /> <br />Spent filter cartridges (total weight of the cartridge <br />remaining solvent after draining). <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />Petroleum solvent <br />hazardous waste: <br /> <br />plants <br /> <br />potentially <br /> <br />produce <br /> <br />only <br /> <br />one <br /> <br />type <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />Still residues from solvent distillation (the entire <br />weight). However, if 140-F solvent is used, the still <br />residue will not normally be a hazardous waste, <br /> <br />Well-drained filter cartridges or drained filter (powder <br />residues from diatomaceous filter systems) are considered <br />solids and do not meet the criteria for classification as an <br />ignitable solid; therefore, they are not hazardous wastes. <br /> <br />If your plant produces 220 pounds or more of hazardous waste per <br />month, you are subject to certain requirements, including the use of a <br />Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (Appendix - Part E) when shipping <br />hazardous waste off your premises. <br /> <br />To determine whether your plant qualifies as a regulated small <br />quantity generator and to complete the Manifest, you will have to <br />weigh the hazardous waste your plant generates. Table 1 lists common <br />types and average quantities of hazardous waste produced per 1,000 <br />pounds of clothes cleaned. <br /> <br />Item 11 on the Manifest is the Department of Transportation (DOT) <br />description of the waste, which includes the proper shipping name, <br />hazard class, and United Nations (UN) or North American (NA) <br />identification number. This information is provided in Table 2 to aid <br />in preparing the Manifest; other DOT descriptions and identification <br />codes, however, may be applicable in some circumstances. <br /> <br />WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS <br /> <br />Generally, there are three methods from proper disposal of hazardous <br />wastes that are currently considered acceptable by both EPA and most <br />state hazardous waste management agencies: <br /> <br />Disposal in an authorized hazardous waste landfill, <br /> <br />Disposal at <br />facility, <br /> <br />an <br /> <br />authorized <br /> <br />high-temperature <br /> <br />incineration <br /> <br />Disposal. through an authorized recycler of hazardous wastes. <br /> <br />From an environmental perspective, recycling <br />generally preferable to land disposal. <br /> <br />or <br /> <br />incineration <br /> <br />is <br /> <br />-35- <br />