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Read MoreAragonite is a commercial waste incineration, transfer, and storage facility located in a remote area of Tooele County, Utah. It was formerly known as Safety-Kleen (Aragonite) Inc., Laidlaw Environmental Services (Aragonite), Inc. and Aptus, Inc. The incinerator is a 140 million BTU slagging rotary kiln with a vertical afterburner chamber. The gas cleaning train consists …
Read MoreClean Harbors Clive, LLC is a subsidiary of Clean Harbors, Inc. and is in Tooele County. The facility is approximately 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, three and one-half miles south of Exit 49 on I-80. The facility was known as the USPCI Clive Incineration facility when originally permitted in 1991. USPCI was later …
Read MoreThe Grassy Mountain Facility is a commercial, waste, treatment, storage and disposal facility located near Knolls, Tooele County. It is located approximately 80 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the desert portion of the Bonneville basin near the Grassy Mountains. The site is one square mile in area and is remotely located, 25 …
Read MoreThe ATK Launch Systems, Bacchus Facility is located in West Valley City, Utah and was formerly owned and operated by the Hercules Company.The Bacchus Facility includes the following subparts. Plant 1 which is owned and operated by ATK, NIROP (the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant) which is owned by the Navy and operate by ATK, …
Read MoreDEQ has submitted to the Legislative Management Committee its report on the Five-Year Review of Financial Assurance and Perpetual Care of Commercial Hazardous Waste and Radioactive Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.
Read MoreOn average, every Utah citizen generates four pounds of garbage daily. With 2 million Utah residents, that means our landfills could receive 8 million pounds daily or 2.9 billion pounds yearly.
Read MoreHousehold hazardous wastes (HHW) are products in your home and garage that are poisonous, flammable, corrosive, or toxic.
Read MoreJump to: Mission Division Programs Used Oil Waste Facilities Disposing Waste Chemical Agent Program Mission of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, under the Department of Environmental Quality, ensures the proper management of solid and hazardous waste and operates under the authority of the following …
Read MoreMarketers are handlers who either direct shipments of used oil to be burned as fuel in regulated devices or, claim that EPA and State specifications are met for used oil. By definition, marketers fall into at least one of the following categories: Transporter Processor/Refiner Generator More information on Marketers: Registered Used Oil Marketers (18 KB) …
Read MoreUsed oil may be processed for energy recovery, by removing water and particulates so that it can be used as fuel to generate heat or to power industrial operations. This form of recycling of used oil is not as preferable a method as re-refining, because it only enables the oil to be reused once. Nonetheless, …
Read MoreRe-refiners and processors are facilities that blend or remove impurities from used oil so that it can be burned for energy recovery or reused. Included in this category are re-refiners who process used oil so that it can be reused in a new product such as a lubricant. The most common method of recycling is …
Read MoreUsed Oil Transporters are companies that pick up used oil from various sources and deliver it to re-refiners, processors, or burners. Transfer facilities include facility where used oil is held for longer than 24 hours, but not longer than 35 days. Examples of transfer facilities are storage tanks, loading docks and parking areas. Annual Report: …
Read MoreJump to: Funding and Priorities Grants Comments Because used oil recycling makes a contribution to present energy demands and offers a safe outlet for a material often dumped haphazardly into the environment, The U.S. Congress, the EPA, the Utah Legislature, and the Department of Environmental Quality have given special attention to its regulation. The 1993 …
Read MoreJump to: Collection Centers By County Become a Collection Center Recycling Program Comments Managing used oil to maximize its economic value, while minimizing pollution makes good sense. The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control believes that the majority of Utah residents are environmentally sensitive and willing to participate in a used oil recycling program. …
Read MoreWhat is meant by “household DIYer”? A household DIYer is a “do-it-yourself” oil changer –any person who changes the oil in their own vehicles or other engines. Why is a special program to collect this oil necessary? The U.S. EPA estimates that 50% of Americans change their own oil and only 35% of that oil …
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