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PCI manages waste generated by customers from a variety of industries. Wastes are collected and transported to our facilities in bulk form, fifty-five gallon drums or in miscellaneous Department of Transportation (DOT) approved containers. Most of the hazardous waste PCI accepts includes solvents, inks, paints, chlorinated compounds, rags, filters, other industrial waste and household items with high BTU content.
Once a waste has been analyzed and accepted, it is logged into PCI's computerized inventory system. PCI assigns each container a bar code number and label identifying the waste type, generator, waste analysis and method of treatment/disposal. Using this bar code inventory tracking system, every container is tracked through the entire storage/treatment process to the final disposal off-site. The system is also integrated into a manifesting computer program to assure the proper handling and disposal of a generator's waste. Additionally, this system assists management in scheduling and production requirements, as well as providing customers and regulatory agencies with instant information on the status of individual shipments. Depending on chemical composition and physical state, the waste stream is processed through either the liquid fuel blending system or the solid waste system.
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PCI significantly increased its drum handling capabilities at the Tennessee facility by installing a high efficiency shredding / processing tower. The shredding operation is computer controlled, automated and fully enclosed. Atmospheric emissions are minimized as a result of the enclosed nature of the process. Emissions from the ventilation ports or vents are regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA), Federal and State requirements and applicable RCRA standards. The system incorporates slow speed rotary, shear-type shredders which puncture and shear metal drums into small pieces. This system facilitates the removal of the contents from the container and reduces the material's particle size suitable to PCIs fuel blending program. The speed and design of the shredder reduces the potential for spark and heat generation. An inert gas (nitrogen) purging system further reduces potential for ignition or explosion.
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PCI adheres to the Responsible Recycling Hierarchy. The Hierarchy can be viewed in Attachment 4. PCI sends most of its processed waste products to permitted RCRA/BIF cement kilns located across the country. A list of PCI's approved facilities is located in Attachment 5 (PCI reserves the right to add and delete facilities from the list). All cement kilns serviced by PCI either meet or will meet the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) combustion standards. The combustion of organic hazardous wastes at high temperatures in cement kilns is the Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT) for treating high BTU hazardous wastes. Cement kilns are designed to burn at high stable temperatures. With limestone as its primary ingredient, cement provides a natural dry scrubber inside the kiln to capture metals. Cement kilns easily achieve a Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE) of at least 99.99% as required by USEPA regulations. By utilizing hazardous waste as a fuel, cement kiln recycling reduces the consumption of fossil fuels by the equivalent of 1 million tons of coal annually.
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INDIANA
4343 Kennedy Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312
(219) 397-3951
Fax: (219) 397-6411
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TENNESSEE
5485 Victory Lane
Millington, TN 38053
(888) 724-8366
Fax: (901) 353-9471
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SOUTH CAROLINA
1004 Idlewild Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 748-1058
Fax: (803) 748-1059
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