[Pharmwaste] Household definition vs prison

William Yeman wxyeman at gw.dec.state.ny.us
Fri Mar 8 09:15:36 EST 2013


Jennifer,
 
Do you have information on where I might find written guidance from
USEPA (e.g., one of their RCRAonLine documents) saying that they
consider HW generated from prisons to all be institutional waste?
 
thanks a lot
Bill Yeman
NYSDEC
Albany NY


>>> "Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA)" <jennifer.volkman at state.mn.us> 3/7/2013
4:47 PM >>>

EPA considers HW generated from prisons to be institutional waste, so
we go by that. If the prison is a CESQG, disposal requirements may be
less restrictive in some states (like maybe they can use HH collection
kiosks for HW pharms). In MN, CESQG’s have to manage their HW just like
any other larger generator--with a HW transporter to a HW facility.


>>> William Yeman 3/8/2013 3:37 AM >>>
  Fred,

Instead of a hospital, do you think a closer fit would be a long-term
care facility?


 
[EPA has said that residents in long-term care facilities enjoy the
household waste exclusion (12/2/08 FR p 73525).]


Bill Yeman
NYSDEC
Albany NY

 
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Fred
Miller
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:38 PM
To: 'Gilliam, Allen'; Pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Household definition vs prison

 
To me the prison setting most closely resembles a hospital.  The cells
are more akin to hospital rooms than to hotel, dorm, or bunkhouse rooms
where property owners have little control over the activities of
individual residents.
Fred
 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Gilliam,
Allen
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Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Household definition vs prison

 
“Considering a prison cell block to be a ‘multiple residence’ or maybe
a ‘bunkhouse’, it would be reasonable to consider it to be residential
household waste.   There’s no official definition, opinion, or
determination to that effect, however…”
>From one of our haz waste gurus…
Allen Gilliam/ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator

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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Bunnell,
Ross
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:07 PM
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Subject: FW: [Pharmwaste] Household definition vs prison

I think we would say that it’s household hazardous waste, as long as
it’s generated by the inmate in his cell, and not, say, by a medical
care provider in a prison infirmary or hospital.
--Ross Bunnell
Sanitary Engineer 3
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Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Bureau of Materials Management & Compliance Assurance
Waste Engineering & Enforcement Division
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Office:  (860) 424-3274
Fax:       (860) 424-4059
Email:  ross.bunnell at ct.gov  
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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of William
More
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To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Household definition vs prison

 

How does your state classify waste generated by a state corrections
prisoner in his cell? Household Waste(like residential waste) or
Institutional Waste?
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