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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>If the solution is <u>></u>24% alchohol,
it is considered RCRA ignitable and is regulated as a hazardous waste inside
the </span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>United States</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>. You should look at the MSDS for the
ink also, but the ignitability is probably the biggest concern. A
permitted hazardous waste vendor is the proper method of disposal. If it
is mostly liquid, they will likely send it for fuels-blended incineration.
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<p><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:blue'>Marcus Suhr, ASP<br>
Industrial Hygienist<br>
Christiana Care Health Services<br>
Occupational Safety Department, Office L840J<br>
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road<br>
Newark, DE 19718<br>
302-733-3787 (office) <br>
302-573-7662 (pager)<br>
302-733-3771 (fax)<br>
<a href="mailto:MSuhr@christianacare.org">MSuhr@christianacare.org</a> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Muath Daraghmeh
[mailto:engmuath@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 12, 2009
12:55 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Pharmwaste] discarding
mix of ink and ethanol</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Dear
all,</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Anyone
please can help in how to safely discard the printing process waste (ink
dissolved in ethanol SDA 40).</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>I have
aluminum foil - printing process (this aluminum is a filling material for
the Tablet dosage form -products). </span></font></b></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>After
cleaning the printing machine, a waste of the cleaning solvent "Ethyl
Alcohol (SDA 40)" and ink residues is formed.</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Can
anyone please advice whether any environmental friendly solution/idea to safely
discard that waste (ink + ethanol mix).</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Your help
will be highly appreciated.</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Thanks
and Best Regards,</span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Muath
Daraghmeh</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Mobile:
+972-599714211</span></font></b></p>
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