3. Waste and Waste Streams Flashcards
Dangerous Good defn
Product, substance or organism that by its nature or by the regulations in the TDG act included in any of the classes listed in the Schedule to that act
Waste
Any solid or liquid material or product or combination of them that is intended to be treated or disposed of or that is intended to be stored and then treated or disposed of; doesn’t include recyclables
Hazardous Waste
Waste that has one or more of the properties described in Schedule 1, but does not include those wastes listed in Schedule 2 of the WCT
Hazardous Recyclable
Recyclable has one or more properties described in Schedule 1
Inert Waste
Solid waste that, when disposed of in a landfill or re-used, is not reasonable expected to undergo physical, chemical or biological changes to such an extent as to produce substances that may cause an adverse effect
-includes demolition debris, ceramic, concrete, ashphalt
Oilfield Waste
Unwanted substance or mixture of substances that results from the construction, operation, abandonment or reclamation of a facility, well site or pipeline within the meaning of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and the regulations under that Act but doesnt include an unwanted substance or mixture of substances that result from such a source that is received or storage, treatment, disposal or recycling at a facility authorized for that activity
Waste Streams can come from: (x2)
- Broadly by Generator
- Type of Waste
Waste from Generators includes
- Industrial
- Commercial
- Municipal
- Institutional
Waste Streams: Types of Waste
- Agriculture
- Biosolids
- Biomedical
- Construction and Demolition
- Radioactive Waste
- Oilfield Waste
- Household Waste
- Electronic
Waste in Alberta can be divided into 2 main streams for regulations…
- Oilfield Waste
- Non-oilfield Waste
Each waste stream can be divided into: (x3)
- Non-hazardous Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Hazardous Recyclables
Exempt Waste
- Household waste
- Agricultural waste
- Domestic waste
- Radioactive waste
- Waste resulting from Emergency Spill clean-ups
- Biomedical waste
- Hazardous recyclables
- Oilfield waste
- Hazardous Waste–> Small Quantities Exclusion
- TDG type p
Household waste is excluded because
may have the properties of hazardous waste but as long as it remains in the possession of the home owner or unsegregated in a municipal waste management system, it is considered exempt
Radioactive waste and Biomedical waste excluded because…
Regulated by other bodies (Atomic Energy Control Act and Regional Health Authority)
Type P waste
Still extremely dangerous but not regulated by WCR
