Chelan County businesses and organizations that generate hazardous wastes in small quantities now have a year-round option for recycling and disposing of the material safely. The Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility is taking hazardous wastes 鈥� by appointment only 鈥� from small quantity generators, or SQGs.
鈥淲e鈥檝e expanded our commercial services to include year-round disposal opportunities because we want to better serve small businesses in Chelan County,鈥� said Kris Perry, manager of the Solid Waste program for Chelan County Public Works. 鈥淲e鈥檝e already had a few businesses sign up. Businesses and other qualifying organizations can now come to us on an as-needed basis instead of waiting for a yearly SQG event.鈥�
Qualifying businesses must be an SQG. An SQG is a business or organization, including churches, schools and nonprofits, that generates:
- Less than 220 pounds of dangerous waste in any month (equivalent to roughly 25 gallons of typical liquid waste), or
- Less than 2.2 pounds of certain kinds of highly toxic waste in any month, or
- Accumulate less than 2,200 pounds of dangerous waste on site at any time.
Dangerous waste includes anything that is toxic, ignitable, corrosive or reactive. That includes such things as used oil, gasoline or diesel, old paint, fire extinguishers, commercial cleaners, batteries and more.