Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste

Solid, Toxic, and Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous WasteHazardous Waste

ByByPongthep Suwanwaree, Pongthep Suwanwaree,

Ph.D.Ph.D.

Solid WasteSolid Waste The Waste StreamThe Waste Stream

Waste Disposal MethodsWaste Disposal Methods Open DumpsOpen Dumps Ocean DumpingOcean Dumping LandfillsLandfills Exporting WasteExporting Waste Incineration & Resource RecoveryIncineration & Resource Recovery

– Refuse-derived fuelRefuse-derived fuel– Mass BurnMass Burn

Shrinking the Waste StreamShrinking the Waste Stream RecyclingRecycling CompostingComposting Energy from WasteEnergy from Waste ReuseReuse Producing Less WasteProducing Less Waste

How plastics are made

Hazardous & Toxic WasteHazardous & Toxic Waste Any discarded material, liquid or solid, Any discarded material, liquid or solid,

that contains substances known to bethat contains substances known to be– 1) Fatal to human or laboratory animals in 1) Fatal to human or laboratory animals in

low doselow dose– 2) Toxic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic to 2) Toxic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic to

humans or other life-formshumans or other life-forms– 3) Ignitable with flash point less than 603) Ignitable with flash point less than 60ooCC– 4) Corrosive4) Corrosive– 5) Explosive or highly reactive5) Explosive or highly reactive

Hazardus Waste DisposalHazardus Waste Disposal Federal LegislationFederal Legislation Superfund SitesSuperfund Sites Hazardus Landfills & DumpsHazardus Landfills & Dumps Waste Lagoons & Injection WellsWaste Lagoons & Injection Wells Warehousing & Illegal DumpingWarehousing & Illegal Dumping

Options for Hazardous Waste ManagementOptions for Hazardous Waste Management

Produce Less WasteProduce Less Waste Convert to Less Hazardous WasteConvert to Less Hazardous Waste

– Physical TreatmentsPhysical Treatments– IncinerationIncineration– Chemical ProcessingChemical Processing– Biological Waste TreatmentBiological Waste Treatment

Store PermanentlyStore Permanently– Retrievable StorageRetrievable Storage– Secure LandfillsSecure Landfills

Lois Marie Gibbs

3 Rs3 RsReduceReduceReuseReuseRecyclingRecycling