Specialty Waste Disposal

Managing healthcare and medical waste brings its own unique set of regulations to ensure all waste is handled safely and does not impact the environment. Crystal Clean’s technical services team addresses all the requirements of medical waste regulations from the FDA, the Joint Commission, and RCRA. We identify correct packaging for all waste types, including hazardous waste, trace chemo (P-listed), sharps, and medical waste for disposal. We work with reverse distributers to manage return pharmaceuticals and in some cases, controlled substances regulated by the DEA. With our oversight and expertise, we help clients create cost-effective waste management programs to manage these critical waste streams.

Many waste streams generated by biotech companies come with their own set of waste management complexities, and you want a partner you can rely on to support your research teams. Crystal Clean’s team of technical experts have extensive knowledge of the biotech industry and are prepared to help simplify your waste management. Some examples of biotech waste streams our team handles include:

• White Room / Lab Waste
• Rare Earth Metals
• Metallic Alloys
• Solvents
• Medical Waste

With technology playing an increased role in our day-to-day lives, circuit board manufacturers are growing their operations at an exponential rate to meet demand with innovative products. Having a reliable partner to help manage your waste streams is vital to keeping operations running within regulations, and Crystal Clean’s team of technical experts are here to help. Our technical services team is experienced in managing waste streams generated from all parts of the circuit board manufacturing process, including plating solutions, wastewater, metals, and more.

Working with chemical wastes requires extensive knowledge to determine the proper waste management methods. Crystal Clean’s technical services division has the background needed to safely identify and sustainably manage many waste streams produced in industrial and chemical manufacturing that require an additional level of care. Waste streams managed include:

• P & U-listed discarded and unused materials
• Byproduct waste streams
• Effluent waste streams such as solvents, corrosives, oxidizers, etc.
• Organic and inorganic residues
• And more

Radioactive waste requires an additional level of care, and our technical services team is experienced in safely managing NORM, TENORM, and other types of low-level radioactive and mixed waste, such as sealed sources, scintillation fluids, and dray active waste). Our team handles special form and normal form materials–transuranic, source, special nuclear. We size and sort low-level materials for cost-effective disposal and characterize for waste acceptance at licensed facilities. Crystal Clean’s technical services team will handle all steps of the radioactive waste management, including:

• Prepare import/export permits and facility use permits in accordance with State or Compact requirements.
• Assume Broker of Record status for all shipments into AET approved facilities.
• Measure surface radiation and surface contamination levels on the container.
• Calculate Limited Quantity and Low Specific Activity (LSA) values to determine proper DOT shipping names and container types.
• Custom-design IP-1 containers as necessary, such as IP-1 or IP-2.
• Prepare work plans for decontamination or demolition of contaminated facilities.
• Prepare Radioactive and Mixed Waste shipping documents, Manifests, and Forms 540, 541, 542.

The hemp & cannabis industry presents a unique set of waste management regulations to navigate to ensure all wastes are handled appropriately and safely. Crystal Clean’s technical services team has the experience and knowledge to help businesses safely and sustainably manage wastes generated from hemp and cannabis growing, manufacturing, and more. These wastes may be regulated as solid or hazardous wastes and may include the marijuana plant material, marijuana-infused products, pesticides, fertilizers, solvents, wastewater, mercury-containing lighting, and other wastes. Some of our services we offer the hemp and cannabis industry include:

• Thorough review of waste to establish if proper waste determinations have been made
• Adulteration of cannabis materials to render non-retrievable prior to disposal
• Thorough reviews of waste to establish if proper waste determinations have been made
• Managing non-hazardous pesticide containment water
• Disposal of HPLC and other lab extraction waste (solvent-based)
• Disposal of non-hazardous product (off-spec, discarded samples from testing, etc.)

The hospitality & leisure industry is operating 24/7, and that’s why it is important to have a trusted partner to support your waste management with a sustainable program. Our team is committed to giving you peace of mind that all services are done safely, responsively, and in full compliance with regulations. Some of our services for the hospitality & leisure industry include:

• Universal waste disposal for waste streams such as lamps, ballasts, batteries, wastewater, electronic waste, exit signs, etc.
• Hazardous waste disposal for waste streams such as paint waste, solvents, aerosols, pool chemicals, etc.
• Non-hazardous waste disposal for waste streams such as used oil, used antifreeze, greases, etc.
• Facility maintenance services
• Oil/Water separator & tank cleaning