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Define the steps in the “Ideal Waste Management Hierarchy”

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  1. Source Reduction,
  2. Waste Minimization,
  3. Reuse,
  4. Recycle,
  5. Treat and energy recovery, and,
  6. Disposal.
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Name the 4 main ways of dealing with waste

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Burn
Dump
Minimize
Recycle

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Approximately when did waste start to become a problem?

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1000BC

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What is an issue with the statement: “Concentrate and Contain”?

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All Contaminant Systems leak/fail over time

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Name 5 issues with waste management today.

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  1. Volume and diverse nature of waste streams
  2. $$$$ - funding limitations
  3. Limited Space - Growing Urban Populations
  4. Limitations on physical space for landfills - NIMBY
  5. Public Awareness, advocacy and attitude - Incentive programs
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DEFINE: Dangerous Good

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A product, substance or organism (biological hazard) that, by its nature or by the regulations in the TDG act, included in any of the classes listed in the schedule to that act.

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DEFINE: Waste

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Any solid or liquid material, product, or combination of them that is intended to be treated or disposed of or that is intended to be stored and then treated or disposed of, but DOES NOT include recyclables

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DEFINE: Hazardous Waste

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Waste that has one or more of the properties described in Sched. 1 of WCR, but does NOT include those wastes listed in Sched. 2 of WCR

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DEFINE: Hazardous Recyclables

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  • Has one or more properties described in Sched. 1

- It IS WASTE but is not ready to be disposed of yet.

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DEFINE: Inert waste

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Solid waste that when disposed of in a landfill or re-used is not reasonably expected to undergo Physical, Chemical, or Biological changes or may cause an adverse effect
- not going to become hazardous

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DEFINE: Oilfield Waste

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Unwanted Substance from the Construction, Operation, Abandonment, or Reclamation of a facility.
Regulated by the OIL and GAS Conservation Act, NOT the EPEA.

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What does the term “Waste Stream” refer to?

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Where a waste is obtained.

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What are the 2 ways Waste Streams categorized?

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  1. Broadly by the Generator
    - Industrial
    - Commercial
    - Municipal
    - Institutional
  2. By Type of Waste
    - Agricultural
    - Bio-solids
    - Biomedical waste
    - Construction/Demolition
    - Radioactive
    - Oil Field
    - Household
    - Electronic
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Oil Field waste is regulated by…..?

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The EUP

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Non-Oil Field waste is regulated by…..?

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The WCR via the AUGWM

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What are the 3 sub-divisions of waste streams?

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Hazardous waste (H.W.)
Non-Hazardous waste (N.H.W.)
Hazardous Recyclables (H.R.)
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What table of the AUGWM do you find wastes associated with particular industrial processes and may contain a variety of wastes?

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Table 3 - TDGR listed wastes

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Which table deals with discarded commercial chemicals?

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Table 4

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DEFINE: Waste Generator

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the person responsible for the classification of the waste

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What are the 2 main approaches to classify waste in Alberta?

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Waste Type and Classification Method

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DEFINE: Household waste

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has properties of HW, but remains in possession of homeowner or is unsegregated in a municipal WMS, it is considered EXEMPT.
ie. Batteries

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DEFINE: Agricultural Waste

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  • manure
  • chemicals
    EXEMPT
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DEFINE: Domestic Waste

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  • Bio-solids
  • septic tanks
  • municipal systems
    EXEMPT
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DEFINE: Radioactive waste

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Regulated by the Atomic Energy Control Act (Canada)

EXEMPT

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DEFINE: Waste resulting from emergency spill clean-ups
Allows clean-ups to proceed as quickly as possible | EXEMPT
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DEFINE: Biomedical Waste
- needles - cell cultures - research/clinical materials Regulated by the RHA EXEMPT
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There are 2 types of oil sands operations, regulations are dependent upon these specific recovery methods.
Drilling or In-Situ - Reg.d by the EUB | Mining - Reg.d by the WCR
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DEFINE: Small quantities exception
can have the properties of a HW, but is <5.0L (liquids) Does not apply to substances listed in Table 4b Regulated per calendar month
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Type "P" wastes.....
- Prohibited for transportation - Not reg.d by the WCR - Listed in Table 1a of AUGWM
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DEFINE: CEPA
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
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DEFINE: TDGR
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation; - sets national standards for control of toxic substances and priority pollutants - Reg.s Inter-provincial movement of dangerous goods, incl. HW - Reg.s the import/export of HW - provides guidance for transport classification, documentation, ect
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DEFINE: AENV
Alberta Environment; - covered in Part 9 of Act - applies to generators, carriers, storers, recyclers, treaters, and disposers of waste - recognizes that the responsibility of polluters to pay for the cost of their actions
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DEFINE: EUB
Alberta Energy and Utility board
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DEFINE: RHA
Regional Health Authority
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DEFINE: WCR
Waste Control Regulations; - Outlines Admin. and Tech. req.s for HW, NHW, and HR in Alberta. - Includes classification, manifesting, transporting, importing, storage, land filling, financial securities and Liabilities.
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DEFINE: ADR
Activities Designation Regulation; | - identifies waste related activities that require approval, registration, or notification
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DEFINE: SRR
Substance Release Regulation; | - details How MUCH or WHAT substance may be released
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DEFINE: ARPR
Approval and Registration Procedure Regulation; | - Outlines information needed/procedures to take to obtain approvals and registration
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DEFINE: AUGWM
Alberta Users Guide for Waste Managers; - interprets/explains the WCR - gives extensive lists of HW and NHW to minimize the analytical testing during waste classification
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TDG Class 1 dangerous goods
Explosives
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TDG Class 2 dangerous goods
Gases
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TDG Class 3 dangerous goods
Flammable Liquids
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TDG Class 4 dangerous goods
Flammable Solids
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TDG Class 5 dangerous goods
Oxidizing substances
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TDG Class 6 dangerous goods
Toxic/Infectious Substances
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TDG Class 7 dangerous goods
Radioactive materials
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TDG Class 8 dangerous goods
Corrosives
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TDG Class 9 dangerous goods
Miscellaneous Products, substances, or organisms
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TDG has _____ classes of dangerous goods, WCR has ______.
9, 7
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A TCLP, Toxic characteristic Leaching Procedure, is used to determine.....?
if a class 9 substance is a toxic leachate in a dispersible form containing a conc. of 100mg/L or greater of any substance in Table 1, or if the leachate contains any substance in table 2 in excess conc.'s
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NAMING - Bulk classification process
WASTE, Chemical name (primary property)
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NAMING - Diluted waste, single chemical process
Environmentally Hazardous Substance (Name and conc. of highest conc. chemical)
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NAMING - Waste mixture with same classes
WASTE, Primary Classification, State, NOS* (highest conc. of compound and amount)
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NAMING - Waste mixture with different classes
WASTE, Primary Classification, State, (secondary class) NOS* (highest conc. of compound and amount)
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NAMING - Diluted Wastes
Environmentally Hazardous Substance (highest conc. of compound and amount)
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NAMING - PCB contaminated wastes
WASTE, Chemical contaminated with PCBs
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NAMING - Leachate issues from chemicals found in table 1
Toxic Leachate Waste Containing Chemical in highest conc. that exceeds regulatory level
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NAMING - Leachate issues from chemicals found in table 2
Toxic Leachate Waste Containing Chemical in highest conc. that exceeds regulatory level by highest ratio
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DEFINE: DWI
Deep well injection
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List the 2 waste disposal options
Landfills and DWI
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DEFINE: Dump
place for the disposal of domestic waste
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DEFINE: Sanitary Landfill
place for the disposal of refuse and other waste materials by BURYING and COVERing with soil. - engineered design - compacts waste
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DEFINE: AEPEA
act which all the other reg.s, std.s, and codes must adhere to
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Municipal modified Sanitary Landfills
Services < 10,000ppl, Municipal solid waste
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Municipal Regional Sanitary Landfill
Services > 10,000ppl, Municipal solid waste, generally Urban
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Municipal Dry Waste Site
can't be used for normal household waste, takes demolition waste, ash, concrete, scrap metal, etc.
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Industrial Class 1 landfill
highest risk, accepts solid or liquid wastes (except those excluded), the ONLY landfill that accepts HW.
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Industrial Class 2 landfill
non hazardous, most common, no HW accepted, High to medium risk. equivalent to Municipal Sanitary Landfills
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Industrial Class 3 Landfill
Low risk, ONLY accepts inert solid waste, No HW/putrescible/liquid wastes accepted. Equivalent to Municipal Dry waste site
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Oilfield Class 1a
``` accepts solid oilfield wastes/HW/NHW 2 liners, 1 is geosynthetic leak detection system between liners leachate collection system Equivalent to class 1 Industrial landfill ```
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Oilfield Class 1b
have 1 liner and leachate collection system
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Oilfield Class 2
Only non hazardous solids oilfield wastes only 1 liner have leachate collection system Equivalent to Municipal Sanitary or Class 2 Industrial Landfills
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Oilfield Class 3
Only N.H chemically inert, non leachable solid oilfield wastes Inert waste only Equivalent to Municipal Dry waste site and Class 2 Industrial LF
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3 Groups of Landfills
Municipal Industrial Oilfield

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