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Waste Management and Disposal for Artists and Schools. INSYITUTION Center for Safety in the Arts, Inc., New York, NY DOCUMENT RESUME ED 368 604 SO 023 439 AUTHOR Babin, Angela; McCann, Michael TITLE Waste Management and Disposal for Artists and Schools. INSYITUTION Center for Safety in the Arts, Inc., New York, NY. Art Hazards Information Center. SPONS AGENCY Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D. C.; National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.; New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs, NY.; New York State Council on the Arts, New York.; New York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. PUB DATE 92 NOTE 13p. AVAILABLE FROMCenter for Safety in the Arts, Inc., Art Safety Information, 5 Beekman Street, New York, NY 10038. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Art Education; *Artists; *Art Materials; Elementary Secondary Education; Government Role; *Hazardous Materials; Higher Education; Pollution; *Waste Disposal; *Wastes; Water Resources IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Protection Agency ABSTRACT Artists, art teachers, and students need to understand the problems associated with disposing of waste materials, some of which may be hazardous. The waste products of artprojects, even if non-hazardous, also use up space in overloadedlandfills. The Environmental Protection Agency (i:PA) sets forth guidelines for disposing of hazardous wastes. Hazardous waste disposal comes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), while industrial wastewater discharges fall under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA divides hazardous waste producers into large quantity, small quantity, and conditionally exempt small quantity generators of hazardous waste, each category of which must follow a particular set of regulations. Most artists and art educators produce too little liquid waste to require compliance with the CWA. However, certain art related industries, such as porcelain enameling and photographic processing, must comply with certain EPA standards. There are many types of solid waste. Among these are toxic waste, acutely hazardous waste, flammable waste, corrosive waste, ret ve waste, and leachable toxic waste. Waste management meth -., in order of preference, include: (1) elimination or reduc....on at the source; (2) separation or concentration; (3) exchange;(4) energy or material recovery;(5) incineration or treatment; and (6) secure land disposal. (SG) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Center for Safety in theArts 5 Beekman Street, New York, New York10038 Area 212/227-6220 Waste Managementand Disposal for U.S. DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION (Ace of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Zs document has beenreproduced tr.. eivad from the person or organization originsting Artists and Schools CI Moor changes have been madeto improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated inthis docu- ment do not necessarily representofficial OERI position or policy By Angela Babin, M.S. and Michael McCann,Ph.D., C.I.H. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY PVIA9EL tf`) TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." r'FRTertill' lifir.,YL 2 Introduction Regulations Artists, art teachers and students often produce solid waste Legally, everyone - companies, schools, colleges, andeven ana sometimes liquid waste as a result of their art processes. individual artists - has to properly dispose of hazardous Much of this waste can be hazardous, leaving the problem waste.In the United States, the Environmental Protection of how to dispose of it safely and legally. Some waste, while Agency (EPA) regulates the disposal of hazardous waste non-hazardous, can be bulky and use upspace in our under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act overloaded landfills.Certain non-hazardous wastes can be (RCRA). Industrialwastewater dischargesarenot storage or fire hazards.For further information on these considered solid waste, and are regulated under the ERL. considerations, please see CSA's data sheets: Safe Storage Clean Water Act (CWA). There are special considerations and Handling of Chemicals, and Fire Prevention. for regulation of household wastes. The laws will be The most important concept in safe waste management is discussed in more detail below. to really know the materials, and the hazards involved. The primary step is defining if the material in question is actually RCRA a hazardous waste ornot. Understanding materials, including the The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ingredients, chemicalreactivities,physical was enacted in 1976 as an amendment to the Solid Waste properties, and hazards involved in using, handling, storing, Disposal Act (SWDA). treating, or transporting is crucial. In most cases, RCRA can be administered by the individual states.The basic goals of RCRA are: to protect human health and the environment,to reduce waste and conserve energy and naturalresources, and to reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous wasteas expeditiously as possible.Title 40, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 240-281, has 10 subtitles of the Act, A thiough J.Of particular concern is Subtitle C, which refers directly to the management of hazardouswaste, (a subset of all solid waste as regulated in Subtitle D). Subtitle C (RCRA sections 3001- 3019 of the Act) was designed to prevent the mismanagement of hazardous waste. Specifically, the"cradle-to-grave" system establishes statutory and regulatory requirements for the identification of hazardous waste and generators, amongst other requirements. There is also the transfer of the responsibilities of Subtitle C from the federal government to the individualstates. Most of the states' hazardous wasteprograms resemble RCRA. One can contact individual state environmental offices to elucidate particular differences betweenstates. Recordkeeping is a critical part of wastemanagement. Records must be compiled and maintained. EPA requires that all hazardous waste records be kept for threeyears. Copies of all manifests and other documentationavailable should be retained for an indefinite time, because thereis no statute of limitations under RCRA. In fact, generatorsof hazardous wastes can be held responsible for damagecaused by their waste to both the environment andto personal property. The EPA also requires an emergency contingency plan, as per 40 CFR 262.34, thatcovers preparation for spills including the appointment of anemergency coordinator present or on call. Hazardous Waste Generators Generators are the first link in the cradle-to-grave chainof hazardous waste management under RCRA. In thisbooklet, only this aspect of RCRA will be discussed. (Seereferences for more complete information.) There aredifferent categories of producers of waste art materials.The basic distinctions center around the amounts ofhazardous waste produced. State definitions may vary. 2 Household hazardous waste collection programs(HHWCPs), According to RCRA (40 CFR Part261), there are three are an ideal option forresidential artists, home hobbyists, categories of hazardous wastegeneratars: LQGs produce more and CESQGs. 1.Large Quantity Generators (LQG): There are two criteria thatregulate the exempt materials. than 1000 kilograms (2200pounds) per month of hazardous Firstly, materials must be generatedby individuals on the waste, or more than 1kg (2.2 lbs)/month of acutely premises of a temporary or permanentresidence, and hazardous waste. LQGs must obtain a US EPA secondly, they must be predominatelycomposed of materials identification number from their statehazardous waste in their homes regional office, and must found in the wastes generated by consumers management agency or EPA in their daily living. EPA haswritten the regulations so that including storage time, comply with all EPA requirements, wastes generated at singleand multiple residences, hotels quantity, handling, record-keeping(manifest) specifications, and motels, bunkhousk s, rangerstations, crew quarters, and emergency contingency plans. campgrounds, picnic grounds and day-userecreation areas 2.Small Quantity Generators (SQG):SQGs produce more are exempt (provided theyalso meet the second criterion). than 100 kg (220 lbs:)/monthand less than 1000 kg (2200 Wastes from establishments such asretailstores, office lbs.)/month, and accumulate less than6,000 kg (13200 lbs.). buildings, restaurants, and shopping centers areclearly not SQGs also must obtain a US EPAidentification number generated on the premises of a residencefor individuals, and from their state hazardous wastemanagement agency or thus are not covered by the householdwaste exemption. EPA regional office, and must complywith storage time, There is a grey area surroundingthe boundaries that quantity, handling, record-keeping(manifest) requirements, define artists and their working scenarios.For example, an and emergency contingency plans. artist who has a separate studio may notbe eligible for HHWCP. If a small 3. Conditionally Exempt Small QuantityGenerators (CESQG): disposal of unwanted materials to a Those facilities producing less than 100kg (220 lbs.)/month studio owner brings in unused paint, previouslyused to paint of hazardous waste, and less than 1kg (2.2 pounds)/month his studio that is attached, but not on,the premises of his eligible for the federal of acutely hazardous waste, are"conditionally exempt" from residence, he probably would not be Subtitle C, and the manifest system.
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