Management/Operations Plan

Management/Operations Plan. A. General description The applicant shall describe in narrative form the management and collection of the household hazardous waste collection program, discussing all pertinent aspects, including, but not necessarily limited to: (1) day (s) and hours of operation; (2) a listing of all waste categories that will be accepted by the facility including an estimate of the amount of waste expected to be collected by waste category; (3) the name, address, and contact person of the collection contractor; (4) description of the collection contractor’s previous experience, and a list of key personnel’s experience and training. B. Material drop-off, handling, storage, and containment The applicant shall describe the method the applicant will use to handle each waste type that will be accepted, procedures for waste identification and characterization, and on-site storage and containment. The description shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) a copy of the collection contractor’s operation manual, if applicable; (2) a description of the traffic circulation at the facility; (3) a description of the traffic areas as they relate to the waste storage areas; (4) a description of how the materials will be transferred from the participant’s vehicles to the waste storage area; (5) a description of security and safety procedures to be used by the collection contractor to control access to the waste storage area; (6) a description of the procedures and methodology used by the collection contractor for characterizing all waste as either reactive, explosive, corrosive, ignitable, or toxic to ensure the proper handling of the wastes; (7) a description of the procedures for handling unknown wastes, and for handling wastes brought in that are not accepted by the collection contractor; (8) a description of the procedures for handling wastes that that are received in corroded or leaking containers; (9) a description of the procedures for handling wastes brought to the facility by businesses; (10) a description of the procedures used to ensure that all wastes and storage containers are chemically compatible such that no reaction or leakage occurs; (11) a description of the procedures to remove all waste materials from the site within ten (10) days after the approved collection day; (12) the name, address, telephone number, EPA ID number, and contact person of the transporter of the household hazardous waste collected; (13) a listing of the amounts and destinations of the wastes that were collected.