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Presentation for The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance Conference Presented by: Fred Gabriel Clean Harbors Environmental Services Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Pesticide Definition 1. Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; 2. any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant; and 3. any nitrogen stabilizer ALL ARE PESTICIDES, PER FIFRA Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Waste Types RCRA Regulated Non-RCRA Regulated Liquids Solids Gases Inorganic, metal-bearing wastes Oxidizers Fertilizers Acids Bases Flammables ALL COULD BE PESTICIDES, PER FIFRA Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Waste Types RCRA Regulated Non-RCRA Regulated Toxic Liquids Solids Gases Metal-bearing wastes Oxidizers Fertilizers Bases Acids Flammables Different Categories Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Considerations of Contractor 1. DOT 2. RCRA 3. WAP and or Operating Permit 4. Contract Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Waste Flow Service provider must Service provider must Service provider must manage /process waste Paricipant delivers waste to package waste according package waste according to according to various collection event to processing facility DOT regulations regulations AND contract guidelines requirements Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Incineration Process Is: Retention Time Flame Turbulence Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Why Incineration? • Destruction of organic molecules • Save land fill space through volume reduction • Air discharges can be controlled • Can destroy even the most hazardous of materials effectively • Waste reduction is immediate • Considered Best Available Technology Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Restrictions and Limitations • Restrictions – Different for different facilities – WAP and or Operating Permit – Health & Safety • Limitations – Different for different facilities – WAP and or Operating Permit – Dependent upon pollution control equipment Clean Harbors Company Confidential

Vendor Definitions D90K HIGHER TOXICITY LIQUIDS FOR INCINERATION Source of PCB < 50 ppm No dioxins Higher order toxicity material (herbicides, biocides, chemotherapy agents, etc.) PRIMARY DISPOSAL METHOD: DESTRUCTION INCINERATION BULK SPECIFICATIONS: Iodine must be less than 0.5 percent Bromine must be less than 0.5 percent Fluorine must be less than 0.5 percent PRIMARY DISPOSAL METHOD: DESTRUCTION INCINERATION Clean Harbors Company Confidential