UPDATED: 03/29/96

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR JUNKYARDS

Best management practices can be thought of as using "good housekeeping"

practices. Listed below are several procedures to operate your facility

and minimize the risk of contamination to the environment.

1. A waste oil and waste fluid collection area must be set up.

This area must have a bermed impervious surface and be under

cover. Wastes are to be stored in clearly marked containers

that are in good condition. Leaking containers must be

replaced. Strippers, chlorinated solvents and flammable

solvents must be kept in separate containers. Antifreeze must

also be stored separately. Waste mineral spirits must not be

disposed off with the waste oil. This makes the waste oil a

hazardous waste. All waste receipts must be obtained and kept a

t your facility for a minimum of three (3) years and be made

available for review.

a. Waste oil is normally recycled and taken by a permitted

waste oil hauler.

b. Chlorinated solvents, strippers or flammable solvents must

be recycled by a permitted solvent recycler or disposed of

as hazardous waste. This waste must be shipped by a

permitted hazardous waste hauler to an approved EPA

facility.

c. Antifreeze must be collected and shipped by an approved hauler or recycled using a certified recycling unit.

d. Used oil filters must be collected and handled by a

permitted hauler or recycler. All fluids must be drained

from filters prior to disposal. These filters cannot be

disposed of in the trash or dumpster, unless a hazardous

waste profile has been made indicating otherwise. A list

of oil filter recycler is available upon request.

e. Refrigerants must be collected with an approved refrigerant

recovery machine. Facility must have at least one (1)

person certified to use the machine.

2. Receipts and/or manifests for all waste generated on site must

be kept at your facility for a minimum of three (3) years and

made available for review by DERM.

3. Engines must be stored on an impervious surface and under cover

due to potential leaks from filters and fluids inside the

engine. All used parts with oil and/or grease must also be

stored on an impervious surface. All fluids from gas tanks,

transmission, crank cases, oil filters, etc. should be removed

prior to crushing or storing.

4. Small oil spills may be cleaned up with absorbent material (pads

or pigs). These absorbent materials may be reused several times

before disposing via an approved hauler.

5. Steam cleaning, pressure cleaning and/or parts washing may not

be done over open ground.

a. Parts washing must be done in a container or parts washer.

The parts can be rinsed or air dried over fluid, not even

rinse water, is to be disposed of to open ground, storm

drains or septic tank. Research has shown that this rinse

water contains solvents, metals, oil and grease. Dirty

parts washing fluid may be recycled or disposed of properly

as previously discussed above in 1(b). A permitted parts

washing contractor who brings new fluid and takes away the

sludge and dirty fluid is the preferred disposal method.

b. Steam cleaning and/or pressure cleaning must be done in an

area designed to collect and contain the cleaning effluent.

The system must recycle, collect or treat the effluent.

1. If detergents or solvents are not used, an oil/water

separator connected to sewer will usually allow

effluent to meet sewer standards.

2. If detergents or solvents are used, the oil and grease

are emulsified and the separator would no longer

function properly. In these cases, treatment or

recycling systems must be used. If the treated water

meets sewer standards, it can be discharged to the

sewer; or for existing facilities on septic tank, it

can be hauled to a sewage treatment plant by a

permitted septic tank hauler. No industrial waste may

be discharged into septic tanks.

*** Plans for steamcleaning and/or pressure cleaning, and/or recycling

systems must be submitted to DERM for approval before construction.

6. Brake pads and shoes (especially older types) may contain

asbestos. It is recommended that High Efficiency Particulate

Air (EPA) filter vacuum be used on the braking systems prior to

servicing (whether dust is visible or not.) Once this filter

bag has been filled, it may be double bagged (reinforced

packed), labeled properly as an asbestos containing waste, and

shipped to a Class I landfill for disposal (or it may disposed

of properly as a hazardous waste.)

7. Used lead-acid batteries must be sent to a recycler. Batteries

must be stored on concrete or other impervious surface and under

cover until shipment.

8. Do not discharge used coolant, test tank or flush out waters

into septic tanks, storm drains, sanitary sewers, soakage pits,

or onto the ground surface.

9. Storage

1. For storing large amounts of chemicals and/or fuels:

a. All chemicals and fuel storage areas must be contained

within an impervious bermed or walled area capable of

containing 110% of the volume of the largest single

storage tank within the secondary containment area.

2. In large storage areas, there must be aisle space between

storage products. This will enable inspection of the

container for leaks and/or corrosion. Incompatible chemicals

or materials should be stored separately.

*** In all aforementioned situations where the waste is deemed to be

hazardous, a permitted hazardous waste transporter must be used to

transport the waste to a federally approved hazardous waste treatment

or disposal facility. Hazardous waste manifests, receipts and

exception reports must be maintained at your facility. The facility

generating the hazardous waste is required to obtain an Environmental,

Protection Agency (EPA) identification number, by contacting:***

Notification Coordinator

Bureau of Waste Planning and Regulation

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection

Twin Towers Office Building Room 471

2600 Blair Stone Road

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

(904) 488-4805

10. Special attention should be paid to storm drain (also known as

storm sewer) locations. Storm drains are designed to help

alleviate rainwater build-up. These drains are not connected to

the sanitary sewer system but rather assist in allowing rainwater

to drain directly into the ground and groundwater. Therefore, no

discharges are to go to these storm drains. Areas nearby storm

drains must be kept free of oil, grease and other contaminants so

that rainwater does not wash these materials into the storm

drains.

Pollution Prevention Suggestions

The reduction or elimination, at the source, of discharges or

emissions to the environment.

1. Waste fluids should be segregated and kept separately. This

prevents mixing incompatible substances and prevents contamination

of a non-hazardous waste by a hazardous waste. This also allows

them each to be recycled or disposed of appropriately and reduce

disposal costs.

2. Recycling of waste fluids is a preferred option. This can either

be done on-site or shipped to an approved recycler off-site.

Units for filtering, adding the necessary additives and restoring

coolant are available. (Installation of such units must be

approved by DERM and the Fire Dept.)

3. For small to medium facilities, it may be more economical to have

a parts washer contractor replenish the parts cleaner and remove

the spent solution, than to install a solvent recycling still.

4. Large facilities, on-site solvent recycling stills are usually

very economical with payback periods of only 2-3 years.

5. Alternative cleaners are available (e.g. special water based

cleaners) that replace traditional solvent. These can be used in

a variety of system including dip tanks, power washers with jet

sprays, or ultrasonic immersion tanks.

6. Parts cleaning can be done in 3 stages

1. Preclean to remove heavier dirt (e.g. with a wire brush)

2. Sink #1 as an initial sink to do heavier cleaning. Recycled

only after full use.

3. Sink #2 as a final sink for precision cleaning (used as make-up

for sink #1).

7. Parts can be removed slowly from solvent sinks and allowed to sit

a few minutes on "dip racks" which drain back to the sink.

Rollaway covers that are kept closed when not in use can be used

on the sink. Sludges should be removed often and properly

disposed, but the solution itself can be used many times.

8. Stop leaks quickly. Drip pans can be placed to catch leaks. Spot

mopping with a bucket (and proper disposal of the water) can be

performed. Floor cleaning machines are available that will spray

a cleaning solution, scrub with brushed, and vacuum up the

solution (to be disposed of properly). Absorbent pads are

available that allow the oil to be "squeezed out" into a waste oil

drum. The pads can be reused several times.

9. Brake parts should be recycled and/or sent to the manufacturer for

relining when possible.

10. Tires may be recapped for reuse.

11. Scrap parts can be sold to metal recyclers.

Questions will be answered by the Industrial Facilities Section staff

at (305)372-6600. Any questions concerning pollution prevention please

call the Pollution Prevention Program at (305)372-6784.

All junkyard facilities are required to obtain an Annual Pollution

Control Operating Permit.