SOLID
WASTE GENERATION GUIDELINE
Approximate
Waste Volumes
| Apartment/Condo |
3/4
cubic yards per person/per month
1 1/4 cubic yards per bedroom/per month
2 1/4 cubic yards per unit/per month |
| Department
Store |
| 1
1/2 cubic yards per $1,000 sales |
| Discount
Store |
| 1
1/4 cubic yards per $1,000 sales |
| Fast
Food |
| 2
1/2 cubic yards per $1,000 sales |
| Hotels/Motels |
| 3/4
cubic yard per room/per month (no meals) |
| Manufacturing |
| Waste
generation survey should be made |
| Nursing
Home |
| 1
cubic yard per person/per month |
| Office |
| 1/4
cubic yard per 100 square feet/per month |
| Restaurant |
| 3/4-1
cubic yard per 100 meals served |
| School |
1/2
cubic yard per 100 persons/per day (w/o cafeteria)
1 cubic yard per 100 persons/per day (with
cafeteria) |
| Shopping
Mall |
| 1/5
cubic yard per 1,000 square feet/per day |
| Supermarket |
| 2
cubic yards per $1,000 sales |
| Warehouse |
| 5
1/2 cubic yards per 1,000 square feet/per
month |
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EPA ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
AT ABC DISPOSAL SERVICE we are committed to complying with all United States Environmental Protectional Agency regulations. It is our responsibility for the proper management of the waste we haul.
In accordance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1978 and the Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, we will assess your waste hauling needs and assist you in obtaining any "special waste" handling approvals.
A
LIST OF SOME WASTES WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED
AS "SPECIAL WASTES"
- Asbestos
containing wastes
- Waste
produced from vehicle maintenance facilities
- Used
tires
- Laboratory
Wastes
- Medical
wastes from hospitals, medical practitioners,
clinics, nursing homes, mortuaries, testing
laboratories, veterinary clinics, etc.
- Grease
trap wastes from restaurants, hotels,
etc.
- Print
shop wastes
- Paint
spray booth wastes
- Dry
cleaning wastes such as spent filters
- Industrial
Manufacturing Process Wastes including
foundry sands, diatomaceous earth, filter
cake, etc.
- Sludge
wastes, including those from domestic
septic tanks, POTWs, food processing plants,
industrial wastewater treatment plants,
oil water separators, vehicle washing
facilities, etc.
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Source:
Marathon Equipment Company, Vernon, Alabama
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