SPECIAL WASTE TRAINING

Rick ThompsonSolid Waste Section

Special Wastes – General Information.

Definition• Not defined by the Solid Waste Regulations.

• Typically Special Wastes are those described as having management standards not typical of traditional Class II, Class III or Class IV.

Special Wastes – General Information.

Commonly recognized special wastes include:• Compostable materials;

• Contaminated soil;

• Asbestos-contaminated material;

• Biosolids;

• Infectious wastes;

Special Wastes – General Information.

Emerging Special Wastes include:

• Pharmaceutical wastes

• Electronic Wastes (e-wastes)

• Household Hazardous Wastes

Special Wastes – General Information.

Rules Which Applies to Special Wastes:

ARM 17.50.410 ANNUAL OPERATING LICENSE REQUIRED(6) The department shall license the following free of charge: (a) persons conducting one-time household hazardous waste collection events; (b) small composter operations; and (c) recycling facilities that accept waste from more than one source.

Special Wastes – General Information.

Rules Which Applies to Special Wastes:

17.50.412 ANNUAL REPORTING

(1) Any person owning or operating a facility that manages solid waste shall submit to the department by April 1 of each year, on a form provided by the department, the following information:

Special Wastes – General Information.

17.50.412 ANNUAL REPORTING (cont.)

For a landfarm facility A report summarizing

1. The total volume in cubic yards of contaminated soils.

2. Compilation of waste acceptance forms, bills of lading, or trip tickets

Special Wastes – General Information.

17.50.412 ANNUAL REPORTING (cont.)

For a composter facility A report summarizing: 1. The kinds of materials accepted;

2. The total volume in cubic yards of material accepted; and

3. The tons of compost produced.

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17.50.412 ANNUAL REPORTING (cont.)

For facilities licensed primarily for waste tires.

A report summarizing:

1. The kind and number of tires received by the facility.

2. The number of tires processed, treated, disposed of or;

3. The number of tires removed from the facility during the previous year.

Special Wastes – General Information.

17.50.509 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN REQUIREMENTS

Required for any facility handling special waste streams including, but not limited to:

1. compostable materials;2. contaminated soil;3. asbestos-contaminated material;4. biosolids;5. infectious wastes; or

Special Wastes – General Information.

Special Waste Rules on the Horizon

1. LANDFARM APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

2. WASTE TIRES

3. COMPOST APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

Special Wastes – General Information.

• NEW RULE XV WASTE TIRES, GENERAL PROVISIONS (1) A person shall store, treat, recycle, recover, or dispose of waste tires only at a licensed solid waste management facility.

• (2) A person in the business of selling new or used tires may not store more than 850 waste tires in the open air for more than 90 days unless licensed under subchapters 4 or 5 of this chapter.

• (3) A person may not use waste tires for fences, erosion control, or building exteriors except as provided in [NEW RULE XVIII].

• (4) A person may not construct a structure using waste tires stacked over eight feet high unless it is designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in Montana.

• (5) Allowable uses for individual waste tires include:• (a) bumpers for boat docks;• (b) playground equipment;• (c) feed bunks; and• (d) post and pole protection.• ......... etc.

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• NEW RULE XIX COMPOST APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE (1) This subchapter applies to all facilities that compost, incorporate into compost, or utilize in a composting process any organic solid waste that can be biologically decomposed, including, but not limited to, green waste, manure, animal products, and sawdust.

• (2) This subchapter does not apply to: • (a) backyard composting, the processing of yard or landscaping waste into

mulch, or a business that accepts finished compost for bagging or handling; and• (b) agricultural composting if: • (i) compost materials, including barn and farm wastes, are derived from

on-site agricultural operations of the generator only;• (ii) the facility imports only other compatible materials in quantities

necessary for effective composting as part of a standard agriculture practice; and• (iii) composting activities that occur at the site of generation or at

contiguous property owned or leased by the generator.• (3) Compliance with the requirements of this subchapter does not relieve

any owner or operator from its obligation to comply with any other applicable state rules or federal regulations.