Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-555 - Solid Waste Transfer Facilities
Section 3745-555-650 - Waste handling
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
[Comment: For dates of non-regulatory government publications, publications of recognized organizations and associations, and test methods referenced in this rule, see rule 3745-500-03 of the Administrative Code titled "Incorporation by reference."]
The owner or operator of a solid waste transfer facility shall do the following:
(A) Ensure equipment necessary for operations is at the transfer facility and is operational.
(B) Not admit waste to any expanded or modified area of the transfer facility until the owner or operator has submitted a construction certification report in accordance with rule 3745-555-500 of the Administrative Code and has received written concurrence from Ohio EPA.
(C) Use scales as the sole means of determining gate receipts. All scales shall be inspected, tested, and approved by the county auditor or city sealer having jurisdiction where the scale is located and shall meet the specifications, tolerances, and regulatory requirements of section 1327.49 of the Revised Code. This paragraph does not apply to the owner or operator of a transfer facility that consists solely of portable containers and where the waste is not placed on a waste handling floor.
(D) Conduct all solid waste storage and handling operations on the waste handling floor, except for the following:
[Comment: The owner or operator may be subject to scrap tire registration requirements.]
(E) Confine solid waste handling to the smallest practical area.
(F) Transfer all solid wastes arriving at the transfer facility as soon as practicable. All solid wastes arriving at the transfer facility that are not transferred within twelve hours of receipt shall be placed in closed containers or in enclosed buildings, or other means shall be used to prevent water, birds, insects, rodents, and other vectors from reaching the wastes and to prevent the release of leachate. If uncontainerized solid waste remains on the waste handling floor of an enclosed building, the owner or operator shall close the doors of the enclosed building at the end of the day.
(G) Not accept the following at the transfer facility except as specified in this paragraph:
(H) If any materials listed in paragraph (G) of this rule are detected in an incoming load, refuse the load unless the material is accepted and managed in accordance with the specified exception.
(I) If any materials listed in paragraph (G) of this rule are found at the transfer facility, remove the material as soon as practicable and properly manage the material unless the material is accepted and managed in accordance with the specified exception.
(J) For loads that are refused pursuant to paragraph (H) of this rule and any materials detected and removed pursuant to paragraph (I) of this rule, note the incident in the log of operations.
(K) Segregate all materials accepted at the transfer facility under an exception listed under paragraph (G) of this rule from other solid wastes awaiting transfer. The owner or operator shall note the types, quantities, and destinations of segregated materials in the log of operations.