Professional and Cost Efficient Hazardous Waste Disposal Services at the Adelaide Rubbish Tip
The average household in Adelaide stores many types of hazardous substances, such as pesticides and other garden chemicals, batteries of mobiles and cars, solvent-based paints, swimming pool and spa bath chemicals, thermometers, medicines, and obsolete electronic equipment. Not disposing of such dangerous and hazardous waste properly can have serious implications for residents and their surroundings. If hazardous waste is put into regular garbage, it can pollute the waterways. Burying it into the garden can cause it to leach into the surface or groundwater, and affect the soil, plants, and water for a long time. If it is tipped down the sink, the hazardous waste can block stormwater drains and cause serious impact at water treatment plants.
Besides households, industries such as those dealing
with chemicals, manufacturing, fabrication, and those dealing with
pharmaceuticals and medical supplies are among the major generators of
hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is any waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful
to human health or environment. Waste that has not been specifically
categorised as hazardous can still be considered as hazardous based on the
below parameters:
Ignitability: This includes flammable liquid, oxidisers such as
nitrates, and organic peroxides.
Toxicity: This waste will leach any metallic, organic, or
pesticide constituents in concentration greater than specified in the
regulation. Examples of toxic substances
include arsenic, mercury, barium, silver, and selenium.
Corrosivity: This type of waste includes aqueous liquids with pH
value of less than 2 or greater than 12.5. It also includes other liquids
capable of corroding steel at a test temperature.
Reactivity: This includes materials which can react violently or
create toxic fumes, such as sulfides and cyanides, water-reactive materials,
multi-nitrated compounds, and compounds that may undergo vigorous
polymerisation, such as vinyl acetate.
Regulations for hazardous waste disposal in Adelaide
require the storage of waste using proper segregation practices to avoid
intermixing of incompatible materials. All chemicals should be stored in a
satellite accumulation area that should be close to the location where
hazardous waste is generated.
Professional-grade hazardous
waste disposal services in Adelaide
Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre provides
professional-grade hazardous waste disposal services in Adelaide using all the
standard regulatory practices. All containers are properly labelled as
“Hazardous Waste”. Any container not having this labelling cannot be removed
from the area. All hazardous waste is packaged in a leak-proof container by the
operators of hazardous waste disposal in Adelaide that safely contain the
contents. Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre’s hazardous waste disposal in
Adelaide ensures that the containers containing hazardous waste are closable,
and not overfilled. If the containers contain liquid hazardous waste, an empty
space of at least five percent of the container volume is provided by the
operators to allow for thermal expansion.
Old cans of shock sensitive compounds, such as dry
picric acid, or suspected peroxide forming chemicals (PFCs) are left in place
and not moved at all until Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre’s hazardous
waste disposal experts have evaluated the condition of the container.
Ensuring proper treatment of
hazardous waste
As per regulations governing hazardous waste disposal
in Adelaide, PFCs such as isopropyl ether and sodium amide must be disposed of
within three months of opening the container. Adelaide Waste and Recycling
Centre’s operators providing hazardous waste disposal in Adelaide ensure that
the hazardous waste is properly treated as per the regulations in force in
Adelaide.
There are many domestic tasks that cannot be completed
without a visit to a local Adelaide rubbish tip. North Plympton based Adelaide
Waste and Recycling Centre has the right vehicles, trained staff, and equipment
to assist in safe disposal of your unwanted waste items, in the most efficient
and environmentally-responsible manner.
All waste is sorted by the staff of Adelaide Waste and
Recycling Centre into recyclable or general waste categories. Large vehicles
then haul any non-recyclable waste to the nearest landfill while the bulk
haulage of waste is moved to a remote landfill destination in an effort to
improve the overall efficiency of rubbish disposal for residents of the area
and councils in Adelaide and nearby regions.
Some of the common recyclable rubbish treated by
Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre at their Adelaide rubbish tip include:
·
Ferrous
and non-ferrous metals
·
Aluminium
cans
·
Cardboard
and paper
·
Glass
bottles and jars
·
Oil
and used engine oil
·
Mobile
phones
·
Glass
bottles and jars
·
Whitegoods
and appliances
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