Alberta User Guide for Waste Managers

1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONE nvironmental ServiceAlberta user Guide forWaste ManagerSCopies of thisGuide may beobtained fromAlberta Environmental ProtectionAir and Water Approval DivisionIndustrial Waste and Wastewater Branch4th Floor9820 106 StreetEdmonton, AlbertaT5K 2J6 Phone 403-427-5883 FAX 403-422-4192If there is a conflict between this Guide and the Act or Regulations, then the Act orRegulations take precedence. It is the responsibility of Waste generators to satisfythemselves as to the proper interpretation, if they are uncertain. Responsibility forwaste classification rests with the generator, despite anything in this responsibility for the contents and views expressed in this document resideswith the Industrial Waste and Wastewater NumbersWhere to ReportSpills (24 hours)1-800-222-6514 Other importantnumbersAir and Water Approvals ..427-5883 Air Emissions.

2 427-5883 Industrial Waste and Wastewater .. 427-5883 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (formerly ERCB)..297-3185 Alberta Environmental Protection Library .. 427-5870 Alberta Environmental Network ..433-9302 Alberta Labour Fire Protection InspectorsAlberta Public Safety .. 422-9600, or, 1-800-272-9600 Alberta Special Waste Management Corp .. 422-5029, or, 1-800-272-8873 Alberta Used Oil Management Association (AUOMA)..422-1481 Alberta Waste Materials Exchange .. 450-5408 Architectural Clearinghouse .. 479-0079 Atomic Energy Control Board .. 292-5181 Chemical Referral Centre .. 1-800-267-6666 Chemicals Assessment and Management Division .. 427-5837 Action On Waste Branch .. 422-8466 Groundwater Protection ..427-6333 Contaminated Sites and Decommissioning Branch .. 427-6182 Pesticides Management Branch ..427-5855 Commercial Chemicals Evaluations .. 819-997-1499 Consumer Product Safety (Gov t of Canada).

3 495-2480 Environment Canada .. 951-8600 Environmental Resource Centre ..433-4808 Environmental Services Association of Alberta .. 1-800-661-9278 Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta ..425-8265 Natural Resources Conservation .. 422-1977 Recycle Info Line .. 427-6982, or, 1-800-463-6326 Toxic Round-Up .. 422-5029 Toxic Watch Society of ..433-8711US-EPA TCLP Hotlin .. 703-821-4789 Questions aboutthis document427-5883 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONA lberta user Guide for Waste ManagersHow to Use this GuideIntroductionPART 1 Waste CLASSIFICATION AND TEST METHODSA. Waste ClassificationSTEP 1Is the Substance a Waste ?STEP 2Is the Waste Excluded?What Wastes Are Not Hazardous Wastes?STEP 3Is the Waste Listed in Table 3 or Table 4?STEP 4 Does the Waste Meet the Criteria ofSchedule 1 of the Waste Control Regulation? Waste Classification CertificateExamples of Waste ClassificationB.

4 Compilation of Test MethodsWhat are Liquids and Solids?What is a Dispersible Form?Test Methods for Schedule 1 WCR (Section-by-Section)Test Methods for Section 14 WCR (Section-by-Section)General Sampling and Analytical MethodsSummary Table of Recommended Test MethodsC. Waste Management GuidelinesIndustrial Waste GuidelinesWaste Management Facilities GuidelinesIndustrial Waste Identification and Management OptionsPART 2 TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS WASTEHow To Complete the Manifest FormUsing the Recycle Docket and AttachmentNaming Wastes for TransportationApplication Forms for the Manifest SystemFormat for Recycle Docket and AttachmentPART 3 APPROVALS FOR Waste MANAGEMENT Needs to Submit an EI Report?Who Needs an EPEA Approval? to the Regulation Section-by-SectionQuestions and AnswersPART 4 SCHEDULEList of ChemicalsENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONHow to usethis guideThis Guide explains Alberta s Waste classification procedures and testmethods, Waste management options, transportation and manifestrequirements, and the Alberta Environmental Protection andEnhancement Act (AEPEA) approvals system for Waste part will have a brief to answer the most important question for most wastemanagers, When is a Waste a hazardous Waste ?

5 This section providesflowcharts and describes the proper use of the lists, tables and Sets out the test methods which generators should use to figure outwhether a Waste is a hazardous Waste . Other test methods may also bused if the Director of the Chemicals Assessment and ManagementDivision the management options available to Albertans for dealingwith some specific industrial wastes. Waste management guidelines 2 Deals with the transportation of hazardous Waste . Th use of themanifest and recycle docket are described. The naming of wastes fortransportation is discussed. Legal requirements for generators, carriersand receivers are described and application forms for these people the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approvalsrequirements for Waste management facilities. Application forms aravailable from the Industrial Waste and Wastewater Branch for storagfacilities, treatment and recycling plants, landfills, land treatmentfacilities, incinerators and miscellaneous Waste management Discusses each section of the Regulation, in 4 Schedule of the Alberta user Guide for Waste is a list of hazardous chemicals and user GuideFor Waste ManagersThe Industrial Waste and Wastewater Branch intends to publish and distribute regular updates of thAlberta user Guide for Waste Managers .

6 In order to be kept informed of advances in this publication, itis essential that the following information be provided to the Industrial Waste and Wastewater AND/OR DEPARTMENTORGANIZATIONADDRESSPOSTAL CODEA lberta Environmental ProtectionIndustrial Waste and Wastewater Branch4th Floor9820 - 106 StreetEdmonton, AlbertaT5K 2J6 Phone 403-427-5883 FAX 403-422-4192 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONI ntroductionThe Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (AEPEA)establishes a broad framework to manage hazardous Waste and hazardousrecyclables through the Waste Control Regulation, a transportationtracking system, and an approval process for storage, treatment anddisposal ofthis guideThe purpose of the Guide is to provide certainty for Waste generators to knowwhat test methods have been prescribed, to provide direction with respect tothe interpretation of the Act and Regulations, and to describe the regulatoryregime as it related to hazardous Waste and hazardous the event that any provision of this user Guide is found to be invalid, thenthe remainder of the Guide shall be in full force and Guide attempts to minimize the costly, analytical tests in wasteclassification.

7 Extensive lists of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes areprovided, in order to eliminate the need for laboratory analysis of these , generators are encouraged to use any available knowledge of their wasteto reduce the amount of analysis required in classification. This Guide holdsgenerators responsible for classifying their own Waste and for determining ifthe Waste is prohibited from user Guide will be updated from time to time as new issues arise and PROTECTIONE nvironmental ServiceAlberta user Guide for Waste ManagersPART 1 Waste Classification,Test Methods andGuidelinesAlberta user Guide for Waste ManagersPART 1 AWaste ClassificationTable of ContentsSTEP 1Is the Substance a Waste ?STEP 2Is the Waste Excluded?What Wastes Are Not Hazardous Wastes?STEP 3Is the Waste Listed in Table 3 or Table 4?STEP 4 Does the Waste Meet the Criteria ofSchedule 1 of the Waste Control Regulation?

8 Waste Classification CertificateExamples of Waste ClassificationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONWASTE CLASSIFICATION AND TEST METHODS3/95, PART 1A-1 Alberta user Guide for Waste ManagersPART 1 - AWaste ClassificationWho determineswhich wastes arehazardous? Waste classification decisions must be made by the Waste generator or by aconsultant on behalf of the generator. For the purposes of wasteclassification, Industrial Waste Branch staff members are available only tohelp in the interpretation of the legislation. The generator or the generator sagent is also responsible for determining if a Waste is prohibited what basis arewastes classified?To figure out if a Waste is hazardous, generators may: apply their knowledge of the Waste ; or, if necessary, have the Waste of the Waste may include the generator s understanding of theprocess which generates the Waste , as well as previous test results, andinformation from similar operations and trade associations.

9 Generators willbe held responsible for any compliance action taken against them if thwaste is incorrectly classified, regardless of the background informationused. Therefore, the generator or the generator s agent should be very carefulto evaluate the information, as well as the origin of the Waste streams, beforeclassifying a Waste . Documentation substantiating Waste classificationdecisions must be kept on the generator s a hazardouswaste prohibitedfrom landfilling?Generators may make this determination using any of the sources ofinformation that they would use to classify a Waste , as described CLASSIFICATION - STEP ONE3/95, PART 1A-2 Step 1Is the substance a Waste ?Figure 1 shows the procedure to be followed in determiningwhether a Waste is hazardous Waste . Step 1 is shown in bold do theabbreviations meanin Figure 1?

10 ADRmeans Activities Designation RegulationWCRmeans Waste Control RegulationTable 3 or 4refers to the Tables in the Schedule to the Alberta user Guide for Waste ManagersSchedule 1means Schedule 1 of the Waste Control RegulationThe first step in Figure 1 - Step 1 is to find out whether the substance of concern is awaste. If the substance is not a Waste , it is not regulated under Part 1 of the WasteControl is a Waste ?The Activities Designation Regulation ( (3)(m)) defines Waste as follows: Waste means an unwanted substance or mixture of substances and includes refuseand garbage. This is interpreted as meaning unwanted by the generator of the wasteA very broad definition of the word substance is provided in ( kkk) of AEPEA: it is, any matter that is capable of becoming dispersed in the environment, or is capable ofbecoming transformed into matter that is capable of becoming dispersed in theenvironment.