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CONTRACTOR'S DEFINITION OF SPECIAL WASTE
<br /> 1. "Special Waste" means any waste, from anon-residential source,meeting any of the following descriptions:
<br /> a. A special containerized waste (e.g., a drum, barrel, portable tank, box, pail, etc. )
<br /> b. A waste transported in a bulk tanker.
<br /> c. A liquid waste.
<br /> d. A sludge waste.
<br /> e. A waste from an industrial process.
<br /> f. A waste from a pollution control process.
<br /> g. Residue and debris from the cleanup of a spill or release of chemical substances, commercial products or wastes
<br /> listed in a.-f.or h.
<br /> h. Contaminated soil, water, residue, debris and articles from the cleanup of a site or facility formerly used for the
<br /> generation, storage,treatment, recycling, reclamation or disposal of wastes listed in a. -g.
<br /> 2. "Miscellaneous Special Waste."Any waste meeting the descriptions which follow is a"special waste,"but is referred to as
<br /> "miscellaneous special waste."
<br /> a. Chemical waste from a laboratory. (This is limited to discarded containers of laboratory chemicals, lab equipment,
<br /> lab clothing, debris from lab spills or cleanup and floor sweepings.)
<br /> b. Articles,equipment and clothing containing or contaminated with poly-chlorinated blphenyls (PCB's).
<br /> (Examples would be: PCB capacitors or transformers,gloves or aprons from draining operations, empty drums that
<br /> formerly held PCB's, etc. Note: PCB solids, semi-solids or liquids delivered in bulk or drums are not "miscellaneous
<br /> special waste,"but are "special waste.")
<br /> c. "Empty"containers of waste commercial products or chemicals.(This applies to a portable container which has
<br /> been emptied, but which may hold residuals of the product or chemical. Examples of containers are: portable tanks,
<br /> drums, barrels, cans, bags, liners, etc. A container shall be determined"empty"according to the criteria specified at 40
<br /> C.F.R. §261.7.)
<br /> d. Asbestos containing waste from building demolition or cleaning.(This applies to asbestos-bearing waste
<br /> insulation materials, such as wall board, wall spray coverings, pipe insulation, etc.Note: asbestos-bearing industrial
<br /> process waste is a"special waste,"but not a"miscellaneous special waste.")
<br /> e. Commercial products or chemicals:off-specification,outdated,contaminated or banned.(This also includes
<br /> products voluntarily removed from the market place by a manufacturer or distributor, in response to allegations of
<br /> adverse health effects associated with product use.)
<br /> f. Residue and debris from cleanup of spills or releases of a single chemical substance or commercial product or
<br /> a single waste which would otherwise qualify as a miscellaneous special waste.(Note:residue and debris from
<br /> spills or releases not meeting this definition are "special waste"not"miscellaneous special waste.")
<br /> g. Waste from a medical practitioner, hospital, medical clinic,nursing home, medical testing laboratory, mortuary,
<br /> taxidermist,veterinarian,veterinary hospital or animal testing laboratory.(This includes any waste produced at
<br /> these facilities, except residue from incinerators, septic tank pumpings or wastewater treatment sludges which are all
<br /> "special wastes,"but not"miscellaneous special wastes." Note:discarded chemicals from the above facilities should be
<br /> treated as"chemical waste from a laboratory,"as provided in subsection 2.a. above.)
<br /> h. Animal waste and parts from slaughterhouses or rendering plants.(This excludes wastes from fur or leather
<br /> products manufacturers which are"special waste.")
<br /> i. Waste produced by the mechanical processing of fruit,vegetables or grain.(This includes such wastes as rinds,
<br /> hulls, husks, pods, shells, and chaff. Food processing wastes which are aqueous or sludges, or which have been
<br /> contaminated with dyes, additives or preservatives are"special waste", but not"miscellaneous special waste".)
<br /> j. Pumpings from septic tanks used exclusively by dwelling units.(Single family homes, duplexes, apartment
<br /> buildings, hotels or motels.)
<br /> k. Sludge from a publicly owned sewage treatment plant serving primarily domestic users.(i.e., with no substantial
<br /> industrial or chemical influent.)
<br /> Grease trap wastes from residences,restaurants,or cafeterias not located at Industrial facilities.
<br /> m. Washwater wastes from commercial car washes.(Note:this does not include facilities used for washing the exterior
<br /> of bulk chemical or waste tank trucks or for washing out the interior of any truck.)
<br /> n. Washwater wastes from commercial laundries or laundromats. (Note:this does not include waste from a
<br /> dry-cleaning facility or waste from a commercial laundry used by an industry to wash chemical-contaminated clothing
<br /> from its workers;such wastes are"special wastes.")
<br /> o. Chemical-containing equipment removed from service.(Examples:cathode ray tubes, batteries, fluorescent light
<br /> tubes, etc.)
<br /> p. Waste produced from the demolition or dismantling of industrial process equipment or facilities
<br /> contaminated with chemicals from the process.(Note:chemicals or wastes removed or drained from such
<br /> equipment or facility are"special wastes.")
<br /> q. Closed cartridge filters from dry-cleaning establishments.(Such filters being used to filter used dry-cleaning
<br /> fluids or solids.)
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