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<br />2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />7-2 AX0304191054PDX <br />Table 7-1. Special Waste Summary of Implementation Actions <br />Option Summary of Action <br />Public Education on Asbestos <br />Containing Materials <br />Allow current private solid waste hauler to inform the public on proper <br />handling of ACM. <br />Liquid Waste <br />Expand Septage Capacity Transition Pond 4 leachate lagoon into a septage lagoon. <br />Electronics <br />Monitor and Evaluate E-Waste <br />Program Submit annual Satisfaction Report summarizing program. <br />E-Waste Education Promote the drop-off locations educational materials from the E-Cycle Toolkit. <br />7.1 Introduction <br />This chapter discusses the various waste types generated in Kittitas County that are categorized, <br />processed, handled, or otherwise addressed separately or differently than the wastes that are addressed <br />in the other sections of this plan. Waste types examined in this section include: construction and <br />demolition debris, agricultural waste; asbestos; biomedical waste; petroleum contaminated soils; <br />electronics; and tires. Each strategy for the management and handling of these miscellaneous waste <br />types is designed to be consistent with policies and programs for other waste types, as well as with the <br />general solid waste management goals expressed in this Plan. <br />The analysis of each miscellaneous waste type includes a description of existing practices, needs, and <br />options. <br />7.1.1 Background <br />Under the Washington State Dangerous Waste Regulations (WAC 173-303-073), certain hazardous <br />wastes may be classified as “special wastes” if they pose a relatively low risk to human health and the <br />environment. These special wastes are exempt from some of the provisions of the Dangerous Waste <br />Regulations and may be handled with a level of protection that is intermediate between regulated <br />hazardous waste and nonhazardous waste. Under certain conditions, these special wastes may be <br />handled through municipal solid waste transfer stations and landfills. <br />To qualify as “special waste” under the Dangerous Waste Regulations, the waste must be in a solid form <br />only and must not be regulated by the EPA as a hazardous waste. Certain corrosive or low-toxicity <br />wastes (for instance, ash from operations involving wood burning) may qualify as special wastes. Special <br />wastes are typically not accepted at municipal solid waste facilities. For example, when landfilled, <br />asbestos requires special permitting provisions. <br />7.1.2 Existing Conditions <br />Under Washington State law, any generator wishing to manage hazardous wastes as special wastes <br />should consult with Ecology and, as appropriate, solicit the services of qualified waste management <br />contractors for handling and managing the wastes. Hazardous wastes are not accepted at municipal solid <br />waste facilities unless they are household hazardous waste or from small waste generators, and in those <br />cases, the waste is collected at the Kittitas County Moderate Risk Waste Facility. <br />7.2 Construction and Demolition Debris <br />7.2.1 Background <br />Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is defined in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC 480- <br />70-041) as follows: