Business Hazardous Waste
SMALL QUANTITY GENERATOR PROGRAM
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If your business generates small amounts of hazardous waste, you may have difficulties finding safe, affordable disposal methods. The City of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling Division is now able to accept business waste such as paint, motor oil, solvents and corrosives through the Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Program. These should not be poured down the drain or put in the trash. In fact, by law, the State of Kansas requires that they be disposed in an environmentally sound manner.
The Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Program is a fee-based, voluntary program that provides both hazardous waste collection systems for Small Quantity Generator businesses, as well as waste reduction and pollution prevention technical assistance to businesses in Douglas County.
How to Qualify
You are a Small Quantity Generator business in Kansas if you meet all of the following conditions:
- Generate less than 55 lbs. of hazardous waste or less than 2.2 lbs. of acutely hazardous waste, in any single calendar month.
- Accumulate at any time less than 2,200 lbs. of hazardous waste or less than 2.2 lbs. of acutely hazardous waste.
- Accumulate at any time less than 55 lbs. of any residue or contaminated soil, water, or debris resulting from the clean up of a spill of acutely hazardous waste.
Any facility generating larger or more acutely toxic quantities of hazardous wastes needs to register with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
The Process
- Call us at 785-832-3030. The City of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling Division will provide a phone consultation and set up an onsite visit to your facility
- Waste Inventory. We must visit the site to complete an inventory of the waste before it can be accepted at our facility. Only pre-approved wastes may be disposed.
- Disposal Costs Assessed. Fees are set on a per pound basis or by volume of materials, depending on the type of waste. Disposal costs are the same as those assessed by the City's contractor, plus a 15% handling and administrative fee.
- Schedule a Drop-off. Once your waste has been inventoried and approved by the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division, and you have completed and returned the Certification Form that ensures you are a Small Quantity Generator, an appointment may be scheduled at our facility to accept your wastes.
Who are the SQG's?
Possible SQG facilities may include but are not limited to:
- Apartment rental managers
- Auto repair, maintenance and supply
- Building cleaning and maintenance
- Dental and medical offices
- Educational/vocational shops
- Equipment repair
- Furniture manufacturing and refinishing
- Laboratories
- Veterinarians
- Metal manufacturing/etching
- Printing and graphic arts
- Paint contracting
- Photofinishing
- Pesticide users & application services
- Schools
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Contact your local Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) office at 785-832-4600 if you have questions regarding your hazardous waste generator status. Ask for your copy of "Hazardous Waste Generator Handbook, A Guide to Complying with Kansas Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations".
Or contact the KDHE main offices:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Division of Environment
Bureau of Waste Management
100 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
785-296-1600
HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICE PROVIDERS
The service providers listed below will pick up most of the following materials. Flammable solvents, printing inks, paint/coating wastes, freon/chlorinated solvents, solvent still bottoms, waste oil, acids, bases, contaminated soils, waste water, fluorescent tubes, oil filters, aerosols and plating sludge. Call for details and minimum requirements.
Ashland Environmental Services
1-800-637-7922 ext. 225
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
913-491-4051
Haz-Mat Response Disposal
1-888-429-9278
Heritage Environmental Services
1-800-829-4374
Onyx Environmental Services
1-800-894-2876
Perma-Fix Treatment Services
1-888-923-9595
Philip Services
1-800-765-8732
Safety-Kleen
1-800-444-9839
Univar USA
1-800-909-4897
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
Used Motor Oil Service Providers
Will pick up used motor oil at your business. Call for details.
Midland Refining Company
316-838-8472
RS Used Oil Services
913-279-0000
Universal Lubricants
1-800-444-6457
antifreeze & oil filters also
Victory Oil
1-877-862-6457
Lead Acid Battery Recycling
Drop-off locations here in Lawrence.
Lawrence Battery Company
785-842-2922
903 N 2nd St
Lonnie's Recycling
785-841-4855
501 Maple St
Waste Tires
Call for recap, retread or disposal for used tires.
Champlin
1-800-295-3345
D And D Tire, Lawrence
785-843-0191
Tire Energy
1-800-467-7057
Tire Town
913-682-3201
GREASE TRAP/CONTAINER PICK UP SERVICE
Will pick up grease at your business. Call for details.
