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Is your waste from a business?

 

 
     Is your waste from a business?

Does your business have unwanted chemicals in its inventory?
Are there chemical wastes in your shop or manufacturing areas?

If you answered "YES" to either of these questions, you can safely get rid of these chemicals while saving money at the City of Racine's Household Hazardous Waste Collection site.

Veolia Environmental Services - Technical Solutions has contracted with City of Racine to provide waste disposal services. We urge you to consider using the program, not only because it will save you money, but because your business will:

*reduce its liability exposure,

*increase worker and customer protection, and

*increase environmental protection

by safely and legally removing hazardous chemicals from your business site. Chemical disposal is the best way to prevent small problems from becoming significant liabilities.

Racine's household hazardous waste site offers your business a convenient, safe, and low cost way to dispose of hazardous wastes. The following table gives you a feeling for what can be saved.

Consider this example for a business with 40 pounds of chemicals and 40 pounds of pesticides

CITY VSQG PROGRAM
COMMERCIAL WASTE SERVICE
Pick-up Charge
$ 0.00
$300.00
Chemical Disposal
$120.00 (40lbs @ $3.00/lb)
$240.00 (40lbs @ $6.00/lb)
Pesticide Disposal
$120.00 (40lbs @ $3.00/lb)
$240.00 (40lbs @ $6.00/lb)

All chemical wastes are not legally defined as "hazardous". If your unwanted chemicals fit some other definition, your final costs MAY BE LOWER than what you might expect. And, if you happen to have bulk wastes, (e.g. 55-gallon drums, or crates of solid chemicals), you will receive quantity discounts.

The best way to see what your business could save is to send us a chemical inventory of your unwanted chemicals inventory form.  (PDF) 205,661 bytes We will then send your business a disposal price quote. This is a no obligation price quote! If you do choose to use our services, we will then forward some additional paperwork with your contract.

Finally, if you have chemicals that are legally defined as "hazardous", your business will likely be called a VSQG (Very Small Quantity Generator). This is a federal/state definition for businesses that generate under 220 lbs. hazardous waste/month and stores less than 2,205 lbs. You will then need to self-certify as a VSQG and we can provide that form for you. Call Grant Witte or myself at 800-255-5092 ext. 72640 if you have questions on business services offered by Veolia Environmental Services.

  Sincerely
  Veolia Environmental Services
   
  Allan Kountz
   
  Allan Kountz
  Account Manager




      
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