Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 93 - SOLID WASTE: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 340-093-0190 - Wastes Requiring Special Management

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The following wastes require special
			 handling or management practices, and shall not be deposited at a solid waste
			 disposal site unless special provisions for such disposal are included in a
			 Special Waste Management Plan pursuant to OAR 340-094-0040(11)(b)(J)  or
			 340-095-0020(3)(j), or their disposal is otherwise approved by the Department:
(a) Agricultural Wastes. Residues from
			 agricultural practices shall be recycled, utilized for productive purposes or
			 disposed of in a manner not to cause vector creation or sustenance, air or
			 water pollution, public health hazards, odors, or nuisance
			 conditions;
(b) Construction and
			 Demolition Materials. Due to the unusually combustible nature of construction
			 and demolition materials, construction and demolition landfills or landfills
			 incorporating large quantities of combustible materials shall be designed and
			 operated to prevent fires and the spread of fires, in accordance with
			 engineering or operations plans required by OAR 340, divisions 93 through 96.
			 Equipment shall be provided of sufficient size and design to densely compact
			 the material to be included in the landfill;
(c) Oil Wastes. More than 25 gallons of
			 petroleum-bearing wastes such as used oil filters, oil-absorbent materials,
			 suspended solids that have settled to the bottom of the tank (tank bottoms) or
			 oil sludges shall not be placed in any disposal site unless all recoverable
			 liquid oils are removed and special provisions for handling and other special
			 precautions are included in the facility's approved plans and specifications
			 and operations plan to prevent fires and pollution of surface or groundwaters.
			 See also OAR 340-093-0040(3)(a), Prohibited Disposal;
(d) Infectious Wastes. All infectious wastes
			 must be managed in accordance with ORS
			 459.386 to
			 459.405:
(A) Pathological wastes shall be treated by
			 incineration in an incinerator which complies with the requirements of OAR
			 340-025-0850 to 340-025-0905 unless the Department determines:
(i) The disposal cost for incineration of
			 pathological wastes generated within the individual wasteshed exceeds the
			 average cost by 25 percent for all incinerators within the State of Oregon
			 which comply with the requirements of OAR 340-025-0850 to 340-025-0905; or the
			 generator is unable to contract with any incinerator facility within the State
			 of Oregon due to lack of incinerator processing capacity; and
(ii) The State Health Division of the Oregon
			 Department of Human Resources has prescribed by rule requirements for
			 sterilizing "cultures and stocks," and this alternative means of treatment of
			 the pathological waste is available.
(B) Sharps. Sharps may be treated by placing
			 them in a leak-proof, rigid, puncture-resistant, red container that is taped
			 closed or tightly lidded to prevent loss of the contents. Sharps contained
			 within containers which meet these specifications may be disposed of in a
			 permitted municipal solid waste landfill without further treatment if they are
			 placed in a segregated area of the landfill;
(C) Medical Waste. Medical waste other than
			 infectious waste as defined by ORS
			 459.386 or hazardous wastes as
			 defined by ORS 466.055 may be disposed of
			 without special treatment in municipal solid waste landfills permitted by the
			 Department if such disposal is not prohibited in the permit.
(e) Asbestos. Wastes containing
			 asbestos shall be disposed of pursuant to OAR 340-248;
(f) Abrasive Blast Media Containing
			 Pesticides. Waste described in OAR 340-101-0040(1)  may be disposed of at a
			 solid waste landfill if the site meets the design criteria of
			 40 CFR
			 258.40 for new municipal solid wastes
			 landfill units;
(g) Pesticide
			 Treated Wood. Waste described in OAR 340-101-0040(2)  may be disposed of at a
			 solid waste landfill if the site meets the design criteria of
			 40 CFR
			 258.40 for new municipal solid waste landfill
			 units.