Industrial, Commercial, Institutional (ICI) Programs

Inventory

Obtaining an accurate inventory of the type and quantity of wastes to shipped. This is beneficial to all parties in terms of accurately assessing the scope of the services required and budgeting accordingly.

Generator Registration

Hazardous waste generators must be registered with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE). This registration requires the business and the technical waste information to be filed with the Ministry before waste shipments can be conducted. As of August 31st, 2007, generators are also required to identify materials subject to the Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) Program and register these materials appropriately, indicating all the regulated constituents and associated treatment status.

Waste Packing

What is the best way to package your waste materials? The waste must be packaged and labelled to reflect MOE waste classes, the transportation of dangerous goods regulation (Transport Canada – TDG Regulation), general compatibility of chemicals and the most cost effective method of handling at the MOE licensed waste receivers. These criteria are integrated together for every waste stream and every waste shipment.

Transportation & Disposal

Coordinating your waste shipments with an appropriately licensed waste hauler and waste receiver provides peace of mind and ensures the highest standards are being met. Proper shipping documentation and notifications are critical for ensuring environmental compliance and verifying your company’s due diligence. Let Brendar’s experience and professional staff assist in coordinating your transportation and disposal requirements.

Types of Wastes Handled

Brendar Environmental is capable of handling a wide array of materials on your behalf. This includes a wide range of hazardous, non-hazardous, liquid industrial and E-waste materials.

The volumes and waste specifics for your operation may suggest one of several ways to handle your waste materials. Here are some examples and other considerations:

Lab Packing: small volume containers (approximately 20 litres or less) are packaged into containers for containment and shipment.

Bulk Drums: Often times a firm will generate small volumes of one waste stream and it is collected and stored in 205 L (45 IG) drums. This material may be liquid, sludge or solids that are stored in open or closed head drums. These materials are assembled, labelled and shipped on a periodic basis.

On-Site Storage: Materials are permitted to be stored on site for periods of 90 days. You must notify the MOE in writing of your intentions for disposal or ship materials off-site if this 90-day storage period is going to expire. Developing a program can ensure materials are shipped regularly and efficiently.

Bulk Liquid Shipments: If your firm generates volumes which are not “packaged” in containers (e.g. bulk tanks, pits, trenches etc.) or if you have large volumes that justify bulk handling, these materials can regularly or periodically be removed using vacuum equipment. Whether they are neutral pH, oily water, acids, bases, liquid or sludge, the right equipment can be coordinated to handle your materials.

Bulk Solid Shipments: If you have larger volume, solid chemical wastes, we can assist with the most suitable equipment to handle these materials. They must be solid with no liquid component, which may impact the materials in storage or transit.

Remediation – Bulk Solids: It is unfortunate but the reality is that sometimes accidents happen or past operational practices were not what they should have been. Now, the right thing to do is clean-up the spill or past “history” of the site. We can assist with the emergency response, sampling, testing, on-site excavation and removal of the materials that have impacted the integrity of your property.

As you may be aware, the contamination of a property accompanies the change of title. When you buy a site that is contaminated, you also “buy” the contamination. Cleaning up these accidents when they occur ensures that you preserve the value of your assets for the future.

Brendar Environmental is capable of handling a wide array of materials on your behalf. Here is a generic “common sense” listing of most of these materials.

• Acids
• Adhesives/Glues
• Aerosol Cans
• Antifreeze
• Ballasts/ PCB containing materials
• Bases
• Batteries (Household, Dry Cells, Wet Acid)
• Compressed Gases (Oxygen, Acetylene, Nitrogen)
• Fluorescent Lamps
• Fuels/Fuel Contaminated Materials
• Household Chemicals
• Lab Packs of Compatibles Chemicals
• Liquid Wastes – Inert Sludges
• Metal Finishing Waste
• Obsolete Chemicals found during plant clean-ups/closures
• Oxidizers
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pesticides
• Propane
• Oil/Oil Contaminated Materials
• Paints and Stains – oil based, latex and specialty
• Raw Materials – varies by industry
• Resins
• Solvents (paint or spray gun clean up solvent)

This is not an exhaustive list however it is intended to provide a general overview of the broad range of materials we can handle on your behalf.