Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 140 - Waste and Materials Management › Subchapter 10 - HAZARDOUS WASTE › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management › Section 250-RICR-140-10-1.12 - Requirements for Community Collection Centers and Paint Collection Centers

Current through June 14, 2024
1.12.1
Community Collection
				  Centers:
A. This rule shall apply to
				  Community Collection Centers as defined in §
											1.5 of this Part that
				  collect hazardous waste, including but not limited to architectural paint.
				  Community Collection Centers may collect only Household Hazardous Waste or
				  hazardous waste from Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators.
B. Authorization: Community Collection
				  Centers may not accept hazardous waste without having first received a Letter
				  of Authorization from the Department.
C. Registration Fee: Community Collection
				  Centers shall submit a registration fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
				  with each new registration to obtain a Letter of Authorization to operate a
				  Community Collection Center. The yearly renewal fee for a Letter of
				  Authorization shall be five hundred dollars ($500).
D. Certification by Generators: Prior to
				  receiving hazardous waste, Community Collection Centers shall ensure that the
				  persons dropping off hazardous waste certify in writing their status as either
				  a Household Hazardous Waste Generator or a CESQG. Community Collection Centers
				  shall maintain these records for at least three years.
E. Recordkeeping: If hazardous waste is
				  received from a CESQG on a manifest, the Community Collection Center shall sign
				  and date the manifest as described in
				  40 C.F.R. §
												264.71(a)(2). For waste
				  received from CESQG's not transported using a manifest, the Community
				  Collection Center shall maintain records including the name and address of the
				  CESQG dropping off the waste, shipment date, a description of the type and
				  quantity of the waste and the EPA Identification. The Community Collection
				  Center shall keep the documentation described above for a period of at least
				  three years.
F. Generator Status of
				  Community Collection Centers:
1. Community
				  Collection Centers shall not qualify as SQGs or CESQGs.
2. In addition to the specific requirements
				  of this Rule, Community Collection Centers shall comply with all requirements
				  applicable to large quantity generators in §
												1.7 of this Part including
				  record keeping and waste shipment.
G. Hazardous Waste Fee: The waiver of the fee
				  for household hazardous waste (R013) shall not apply to waste received by the
				  Community Collection Center from CESQGs with the exception of architectural
				  paint. For all other hazardous waste received from generators, Community
				  Collection Centers are required to pay the Hazardous Waste Generator fee in
				  accordance with §1.7.5 of this Part for offsite shipments of hazardous
				  waste.
H. Bulking: Community
				  Collection Centers may not bulk waste by mixing wastes from different
				  generators into one container or tank, with the exception of waste
				  architectural paints and used oil that may be consolidated for shipping
				  purposes.
I. Universal Waste
				  Acceptance: Community Collection Centers that receive universal waste from
				  CESQGs or from households shall comply with the requirements of
				  §1.14.5(A)(9) of this Part.
J.
				  Storage Limits: Community Collection Centers shall not store more than 1,100
				  gallons (8,800 pounds) of hazardous waste at any time. Community Collection
				  Centers may store waste for up to one year.
K. Shipment of Waste:
1. Community collection centers may only ship
				  hazardous waste to the following destinations:
a. A designated hazardous waste management
				  facility as per the shipment requirements of §
													1.7 of this Part.
b. Another Community Collection Center for
				  the purposes of consolidation prior to shipment to a designated
				  facility.
L.
				  CESQG and HHW Status of the Waste: When CESQG or household hazardous waste is
				  received by a Community Collection Center it shall be considered to be
				  generated by the facility. At this point, it shall be fully regulated as
				  hazardous waste generated by a Large Quantity Generator as per §
											1.7 of this
				  Part.