Bulking Waste at the University of Virginia Adam P. Peters Hazardous Materials Program Manager, University of Virginia

UVA Fun Facts Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia Founded in 1819 by Thomas JeffersonFounded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson ~15,000 Undergrads,~15,000 Undergrads, ~6,000 Graduate Students ~6,000 Graduate Students ~1,800 Labs~1,800 Labs Hospital: 604 bedsHospital: 604 beds

UVA (continued) Large Quantity GeneratorLarge Quantity Generator 90 Day90 Day Shipped 113,599# of Hazardous Waste in 2013Shipped 113,599# of Hazardous Waste in ,510# Bulk Drums86,510# Bulk Drums ~500 drums/year~500 drums/year

2015 NCAA Baseball National Champions

Peters Baseball Adventure 2015 D.C. and Philly

Stream 99 Stream 1 Non-Halogenated SolventsNon-Halogenated Solvents High BTU valueHigh BTU value Low Halogen Content (<2%)Low Halogen Content (<2%) Low WaterLow Water 3<pH<12.53<pH<12.5 ~90 Drums/year~90 Drums/year Halogenated Halogenated Solvents Solvents High Halogen High Halogen Content Content Low Water Low Water 3<pH<12.5 3<pH<12.5 ~20 Drums/year ~20 Drums/year

Stream 8 Stream 4 FormalinFormalin “Non- Hazardous”“Non- Hazardous” 3<pH<12.53<pH<12.5 ~65 Drums/year~65 Drums/year High Water Solvent solns High Water Solvent solns Weak Organic Acids Weak Organic Acids “Junk Stream” “Junk Stream” 3<pH<12.5 3<pH<12.5 ~50 Drums/year ~50 Drums/year

Stream 9 Mineral AcidsMineral Acids Hydrochloric, Sulfuric, Phosphoric, Chromic, Dissolved metals, WaterHydrochloric, Sulfuric, Phosphoric, Chromic, Dissolved metals, Water No Nitric. No Hydrofluoric.No Nitric. No Hydrofluoric. pH<2.5pH<2.5 ~6-8 drums/year~6-8 drums/year

Stream 5 Stream 6 Flammable AcidsFlammable Acids Organic Acids, Mineral Acids + Solvents, WaterOrganic Acids, Mineral Acids + Solvents, Water pH<2.5pH<2.5 ~10 Drums/year~10 Drums/year Flammable Base Flammable Base Bases, organic & inorganic Bases, organic & inorganic pH>12.5 pH>12.5 ~6 Drums/year ~6 Drums/year

Stream 3 Aqueous D-Listed MetalsAqueous D-Listed Metals some organicssome organics 3<pH<12.53<pH<12.5 ~4 Drums/year~4 Drums/year

Other Waste Streams OilOil Non-Regulated Solids/EtBr WasteNon-Regulated Solids/EtBr Waste Phenol/Chloroform contaminated wastePhenol/Chloroform contaminated waste Art Waste – Rags w/ Paint Thinner, etc.Art Waste – Rags w/ Paint Thinner, etc. Chemotherapy WasteChemotherapy Waste Methanol VialsMethanol Vials Mercury Contaminated DebrisMercury Contaminated Debris Soda LimeSoda Lime Silica GelSilica Gel

From Lab to Drum

The Stars of the Show

Waste Ticket

Add Barcode & Segregate “Logging In” #1

Logging In Verify contents add up to 100%Verify contents add up to 100% Problem Lab?Problem Lab? Visual check: Color. Layers? Check and Mark QuantityVisual check: Color. Layers? Check and Mark Quantity Check pHCheck pH Write Stream # on ticket and on carboyWrite Stream # on ticket and on carboy

EMS Software #2

Waste Label

Labels Put On Containers Pic of cart full of labeled carboys #3

Pour Set Up Pic of recoupment room set up for pourPic of recoupment room set up for pour #4

Pouring #5

Inventory Scan barcodes with iPadScan barcodes with iPad EMS transfers items to drums automaticallyEMS transfers items to drums automatically If anything is off-spec down the road we have ability to check contents of drumIf anything is off-spec down the road we have ability to check contents of drum

What We Don’t EVER Pour Nitric, Hydrofluoric, Hydrobromic AcidsNitric, Hydrofluoric, Hydrobromic Acids Oxidizers (>5%)Oxidizers (>5%) Corrosive mixtures with high Ether contentCorrosive mixtures with high Ether content ReactivesReactives Extreme Toxins (Osmium Tetroxide, Cyanide Compounds)Extreme Toxins (Osmium Tetroxide, Cyanide Compounds) Unsure of ContentsUnsure of Contents

Unknowns Initially We Do Not Take UnknownsInitially We Do Not Take Unknowns Advise that if we have to pay for analysis it will cost them $500.Advise that if we have to pay for analysis it will cost them $500. –We suggest they try a little harder. If they genuinely cannot identify we will take it w/ a PTAO (method of payment)If they genuinely cannot identify we will take it w/ a PTAO (method of payment) We rarely actually charge the labWe rarely actually charge the lab

Minuteman

Minute Man

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