Special wastes are solid waste materials generated by commercial or industrial sources that require detailed evaluation and disposal management due to waste characteristics or generating process.  The special waste evaluation process helps to ensure the waste is not:

a)  a hazardous or toxic waste as defined by applicable federal and state regulations;

b)  injurious to human health and safety; or

c)  otherwise prohibited from disposal by federal, state, county or local regulations and ordinances.

Typical Special Waste Materials

Typical waste materials that require consideration as a special waste include, but are not limited to:

• Automobile and other shredder fluff;
• Asbestos-containing materials;
• Demolition waste generated form the demolition of facilities with industrial, manufacturing or chemical processes;
• Discontinued or off-specification products;
• Drilling wastes;
• Dry cleaning wastes;
• Electrical transformers and capacitors;
• Fluorescent and mercury vapor light fixtures;
• Grease trap grit and grit trap wastes;
• Industrial process equipment;
• Industrial manufacturing wastes;
• Oil filter and other filtration wastes used in manufacturing and maintenance ;
• Paint spray booth wastes;
• Pollution control wastes, including air emission control devices;
• Printing and photographic wastes;
• Refractory brick;
• Remediation wastes, including personal protective equipment and other debris;
• Sandblasting residue;
• Sledges, including those generated from industrial, commercial and municipal sources, including wastewater treatment systems;
• Street sweepings;
• Soils and other media contaminated by fuels, oils or other contaminants; and
• Treated wood, including railroad ties, telephone poles, and industrial flooring.

Special Waste Approval Process

All special wastes need to be characterized by the waste generator with submittal of appropriate physical and chemical waste characteristics.   The Riverview Land Preserve Waste Characterization Report (WCR) form is the document used as part of the waste evaluation.  Laboratory analyses of the waste may be required. The specific analyses that may be required is dependant on whether or not the waste generating process is known and if it is, how it was generated.   The completed WCR form and laboratory analyses are reviewed to determine acceptability for disposal, usually within 24 hours of submittal if all required information is provided.  A letter advising of waste acceptability is provided to the landfill facility customer.  Waste delivered to Riverview must have required documentation accompanying each load.

The Riverview Land Preserve can provide preprinted three part or single page manifest forms to our customers provided enough advance time is available before delivery begins.