Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Applicability.
An operator who establishes or operates all or part of a
household hazardous waste management program is only required to comply with
the requirements in this part with respect to collected household hazardous
waste. "Household hazardous waste management program" means:
A. a program established to accept or collect
household hazardous waste from households, except as otherwise provided in part
7045.0685;
B. a program established by a resource
recovery facility to segregate household hazardous waste from household waste;
or
C. a program established by a
solid waste disposal facility to segregate household hazardous waste from
household waste during processing activities.
Subp. 2.
Notification.
An operator who intends to establish or operate all or part
of a household hazardous waste management program shall ensure that the
information required in items A to J is submitted to the commissioner at least
30 days before initiating the household hazardous waste management
program.
The notification shall provide a complete description of the
program including, as applicable:
A.
the name, address, and telephone number of operators establishing the
program;
B. the location of all
household hazardous waste collection sites;
C. the duration and operating hours of the
program;
D. the intended program
service area;
E. the manner in
which waste will be collected, stored, treated, transported, and disposed
of;
F. the amount of time the
operator intends to store collected waste at individual collection
sites;
G. a description of the
physical structures to be used to collect and store collected waste;
H. a description of personnel safety training
to be given;
I. a description of
the safety and emergency procedures established for the program; and
J. the name and address of all waste
transporters and the facilities which will treat or dispose of the waste.
Operators who submit a notification and subsequently change
any aspect of the program as described in the notification must submit, within
30 days of making the change, an amended notification to the commissioner fully
describing the program changes.
Subp. 3.
Management
requirements.
An operator who establishes or operates all or part of a
household hazardous waste management program must comply with the standards
applicable to large quantity generators established in parts
7045.0205 to
7045.0325, except as modified in
items A to E.
A. The operator need not
comply with the license and license reporting requirements of parts
7045.0225 to
7045.0250.
B. The operator may transport or offer for
transport household hazardous waste for off-site activities as provided in part
7045.0208 or to a collection site
that has obtained the commissioner's approval under subpart
6.
C. If the operator transports or offers for
transport household hazardous waste for off-site activities at a collection
site that has obtained the commissioner's approval under subpart
6, the operator:
(1) may, in lieu of a manifest, prepare and
use a shipping paper containing all the information required on a manifest in
part
7045.0261, excluding the
identification number, to comply with the requirements of parts
7045.0205 to
7045.0325;
(2) may designate an alternate collection
site which meets the requirements of subpart
6 or an alternate facility
and must indicate the alternate collection site or facility on the shipping
paper prepared under subitem (1); and
(3) must instruct the transporter to return
the waste, if the transporter is unable to deliver the household hazardous
waste to the facility or collection site designated on the shipping
paper.
D. If the
operator intends to store household hazardous waste for more than 90 days after
the accumulation start date, the operator must obtain the approval of the
commissioner as set out in subpart
6, but no facility permit is
required unless the operator intends to perform treatment procedures other than
those specified in subpart
7 or disposes of the waste on
site.
E. The operator need not
comply with the record keeping requirements of part
7045.0294, subparts
2 and
3.
Subp. 4. [Repealed, 16 SR 2102]
Subp. 5.
Transportation
requirements.
An operator or other persons who transport waste collected as
a result of a household hazardous waste management program shall transport
collected waste in compliance with the requirements in items A to D.
A. A transporter may not accept household
hazardous waste from any operator who establishes or operates all or part of a
household hazardous waste management program unless the waste is accompanied by
either a manifest signed by the generator according to parts
7045.0205 to
7045.0325 or a shipping paper
prepared according to subpart
3, item C, subitem
(1).
B. If the household hazardous
waste is destined for a hazardous waste facility, the transporter shall comply
with all of the hazardous waste transporter requirements in parts
7045.0351 to
7045.0397.
C. If the household hazardous waste is
destined for a collection site that has obtained approval from the commissioner
under subpart
6, the transporter shall
comply with the hazardous waste transporter requirements in parts
7045.0351 to
7045.0397, except:
(1) part
7045.0361; and
(2) a shipping paper prepared according to
subpart
3, item C, subitem (1), may
be used, in lieu of a manifest, to comply with the requirements of parts
7045.0351 to
7045.0395.
D. An operator who transports waste for hire
in Minnesota must obtain for-hire operating authority from the commissioner of
transportation as required by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221.
Subp. 6.
Storage of
collected wastes.
An operator who accepts household hazardous waste from
another collection site or stores household hazardous waste for more than 90
days must comply with the requirements of items A to E.
A. No operator may accept household hazardous
waste from another collection site or store household hazardous waste for more
than 90 days after the accumulation start date as provided in part
7045.0292, without the approval of
the commissioner.
B. An operator
intending to accept household hazardous waste from another collection site or
store household hazardous waste for more than 90 days must submit a request for
approval to the commissioner at least 30 days before initiating a household
hazardous waste program. The commissioner shall approve the request if the
commissioner determines that, based on the information contained in the
request, the storage and management practices employed at the storage facility
will appropriately protect human health and the environment from any adverse
effects associated with the household hazardous waste.
C. If the commissioner approves a request,
the operator shall manage the waste in compliance with the applicable standards
in parts
7045.0526 and
7045.0528 for the use and
management of containers and tanks.
D. If the commissioner does not approve a
request, the operator must transport or arrange to transport the household
hazardous waste for off-site activities at a facility that either has a
hazardous waste permit or a collection site that has obtained the
commissioner's approval under this subpart. Operators who store household
hazardous waste for more than 90 days without the commissioner's approval are
in violation of this chapter.
E. If
the operator has not submitted a request as required under item B, or if the
commissioner does not approve a request, the commissioner may still grant a
storage extension if household hazardous waste must remain on-site for longer
than 90 days due to unforeseen, temporary, and uncontrollable circumstances as
provided in part
7045.0292, subparts 10 and
11.
Subp. 7.
Treatment.
Operators conducting treatment of collected household
hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of items A to C.
A. An operator intending to perform any
treatment not specified in item B must submit a request for approval to the
commissioner. The commissioner shall approve the request if the commissioner
determines that the requirements of item C have been satisfied and that all
other management practices at the collection site are adequate to protect human
health and the environment.
B.
Treatment methods which do not require approval of the commissioner are bulking
of:
(1) paints;
(2) solvents;
(3) used oil; and
(4) antifreeze.
While bulking is being done, the personnel training and
safety procedures must specifically address how this activity will be
conducted.
C.
All other methods of waste treatment must be identified in the notification
required under subpart
2 and the commissioner's
approval obtained for those specific activities before any of those activities
are begun. In addition to the information required in subpart
2, the notification must
provide the following information:
(1) the
name of the person appointed to direct and oversee the treatment process;
and
(2) a detailed description of
the treatment activity and an explanation of how human health and the
environment will be protected.
Statutory Authority: MS s
116.07
