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Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Flashcards

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  1. Under the Clean Air Act, automotive recyclers must manage refrigerants from vehicle A/C systems by:

    Answer: Recovering them with EPA-certified equipment before crushing

    EPA Section 608 prohibits venting refrigerants and requires recovery using certified equipment before any vehicle is crushed or dismantled.

  2. Which document must accompany a shipment of hazardous waste from an automotive recycling facility?

    Answer: Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

    The Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Form 8700-22) must accompany all hazardous waste shipments from the point of generation to the disposal facility.

  3. A Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan is required when an automotive recycler stores:

    Answer: More than 1,000 gallons of oil in aboveground containers

    SPCC plans are required for facilities with aboveground oil storage capacity exceeding 1,320 gallons or underground storage exceeding 42,000 gallons.

  4. When mercury switches are removed from end-of-life vehicles, the best practice is to:

    Answer: Send them to a mercury recovery program such as the NVMSRP

    The National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program (NVMSRP) provides a free collection system for properly managing mercury switches removed from ELVs.

  5. Which RCRA generator category applies to a recycler that generates between 100 and 1,000 kg of hazardous waste per month?

    Answer: Small Quantity Generator (SQG)

    Generators producing 100–1,000 kg/month of hazardous waste are classified as Small Quantity Generators (SQG) under RCRA regulations.

  6. Antifreeze collected from drained vehicles that is NOT recycled on-site must be managed as:

    Answer: Hazardous waste unless tested and confirmed non-hazardous

    Spent antifreeze may be hazardous due to lead, benzene, or other contaminants and must be tested or managed as hazardous waste unless recycled.

  7. Secondary containment around oil storage tanks at an automotive recycling yard must be capable of holding:

    Answer: 110% of the largest single tank's capacity

    EPA and most state regulations require secondary containment to hold at least 110% of the largest tank's volume to prevent spills from reaching the environment.