Appendix_G_-_Solid_Waste_Mgmt_Plan.pdf

Contract No. FA2523-15-C-0002 8 Apr 2016

A071 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Thule Air Base, Greenland

DRAFT

Greenland Contractors Environmental Engineering Supersedes CDRL CEV-15E, FY15 edition

A071 Solid Waste Management Plan

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INSTALLATION IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS

Date: This plan is current as of 1 April 2016

Requiring Office: 21 CES/CEIE

OPR: Greenland Contractors, Environmental Engineering

Subject Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP), Base Maintenance Contractor

(BMC) deliverable A071.

References: Final Governing Standards (FGS), C7.3 Final Solid Waste Management Plan Update and Qualified Recycling Pro-gram Business Plan, Thule Air Base, Greenland, Contract Number: FA8903- 10-D-8596-0025 (Tetra Tech 2011) Final Landfill Assessment and Operations Management Plan, Dec. 2005, (Guidance document).

Purpose: The purpose of the solid waste management plan is to implement criteria for the refuse collection, waste minimization and landfill operations at Thule AB.

Discussion: Implementation of this plan ensures that documented guidance regarding solid waste management to ensure a safe, healthy and clean environment and ensure continuity of operations. It is a comprehensive document applica-ble to all personnel working at Thule AB. It is designed to ensure installation compliance with FGS regulations governing solid waste.

Applicability: The requirements of this plan apply to all base operations.

Approved by

821 ABG/CC

Date

CHRISTOPHER A. EAGAN, Colonel, USAF Commander, 821st Air Base Group

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 LETTER OF INSTRUCTION

1.1 Security and administrative instructions

1.2 Regulatory Overview

2 ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Installation Commander (821 ABG/CC)

2.2 Danish Liaison Officer (DLO)

2.3 Base Maintenance Contract (BMC) Environmental Engineering (GC/EE)

2.4 BMC Pavement & Grounds (GC/LGTT)

2.5 BMC Supply (GC/LGDRM)

2.6 General Personnel

3 SOLID WASTE STREAMS

3.1 Batteries

3.2 Toner Cartridges, Toner and Developer

3.3 Scrap Metal

3.4 Filters

3.5 Liquid Wastes

3.6 Paint Cans

3.7 Rags

3.8 Absorbent

3.9 Building Debris

3.10 LED Light bulbs

3.11 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) areas

3.12 Arctic Foxes

3.13 Medical Waste

4 UNACCEPTABLE WASTE

4.1 Hazardous Waste (HW)

4.2 Suction Canister Waste

4.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)

4.4 Asbestos Waste

4.5 Waste Unsuitable for the Sanitary Landfill

4.5 Solids from Sewage

5 LANDFILL OPERATIONS

5.1 Requirements

5.2 Site Security

5.3 Sections

5.4 Cover

5.5 Disposal Records

5.6 Inspections

5.7 Vector Control

5.8 Biodegradation

5.9 Personnel training

APPENDIX 1: DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX 2: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED

APPENDIX 3: INSPECTION CHECK LIST FOR SANITARY LANDFILL

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1 LETTER OF INSTRUCTION

1.1 Security and administrative instructions

Title: The title of this document is “Solid Waste Management Plan”. The acronym, SWMP, will be used throughout the entire document.

Classification: The document is unclassified.

Responsibilities: Greenland Contractors, Environmental Engineering (GC/EE) is the office of primary responsibility for developing and maintaining the plan. The instructions given in this plan are applicable to all organizations and tenant units at Thule AB. Organizations are authorized to extract and reproduce those sections of the plan that are essential in the accomplishment of necessary planning and in the preparation of supporting documents and reports.

Reviews/Changes: This plan is updated within 30 days of changes occurring. The initial draft is submitted to the BMC Deliverable distribution list. Any review comments received will be incorporated in the final version of the plan within 30 days; thereafter the document will be submitted to 821ABG/CC for signature.

Distribution: The Final plan is distributed IAW the Deliverable distribution list, tenant units, US/Danish Contractors and other organizations performing work at Thule AB.

1.2 Regulatory Overview

In accordance with USAF policy, Thule AB is required to comply with the following public laws and their respective regulations:

Thule AB: Final Governing Standards, Chapter 7

The Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Council (ESOHC) functions as the primary executive steering group for environmental compliance, conser-vation and pollution prevention programs. He ESOHC has two scheduled meet-ings annually and is chaired by 821 ABG/CC or designated representative.

Host Country: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). “An Agreement Concerning the

Disposal of United States Salvage, Surplus or Excess Equipment and Supplies at USAF Aerospace Defense Command Bases and Sites in Greenland”, dated 29 June 1976 and 1987 amendment.

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2 ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of all organizations and personnel involved in solid waste management, or those otherwise involved in the implementation of the SWMP, are outlined below.

2.1 Installation Commander (821 ABG/CC)

The Installation Commander has the overall responsibility for the revision and coordination of solid waste management at Thule AB. The responsibility is implemented through the base Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health Council (ESOHC), of which the Installation Commander is the chairperson.

2.2 Danish Liaison Officer (DLO)

The DLO serves as the official representative of Denmark and the Greenland Home Rule at Thule AB in environmental issues.

2.3 Base Maintenance Contract (BMC) Environmental Engineering (GC/EE) It is the responsibility of GC/EE to review and update the SWMP as required. The plan must be coordinated with relevant organizations prior to final approval by the Installation Commander.

2.4 BMC Pavement & Grounds (GC/LGTT)

The BMC Supervisor of Pavement & Grounds is responsible for the daily management of the sanitary landfill and the scrap metal storage location in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) yard, and must ensure that the operator assigned to the dump truck performs all assigned duties in compliance with applicable publications, to include safety and good sanitary practices. Personnel collecting solid waste storage containers (dumpsters) are responsible for inspecting the contents.

If items are improperly disposed of, the Pavement & Grounds Supervisor must be notified immediately. The operator of the dump truck will immediately clean up any waste caused by the operator’s operations.

2.5 BMC Supply (GC/LGDRM)

The BMC Supply section (also known as the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) office) is responsible for proper disposal of batteries, developer, scrap metal, paint cans, rags and other unwanted wastes. Batteries must be sorted prior to disposal.

Records will be kept of all recyclable materials, which are shipped off the base.

Most toner cartridges can be disposed through the Army Post Office (APO). Cartridges that cannot be disposed through the APO for any reason must be turned in to the BMC Supply section.

2.6 General Personnel

All personnel at Thule AB contribute to the generation of solid waste. It is the responsibility of each person to ensure that general household waste and garbage is disposed of in the solid waste dumpsters.

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3 SOLID WASTE STREAMS

At Thule AB household waste is collected in the red storage dumpsters, which are placed basewide. The storage dumpsters are leakproof, waterproof and verminproof and are stored on a firm, level, well-drained surface. The dumpsters are placed in proximity of the dorms and shops for easy accessibility for users and waste collectors. It is not permitted to park vehicles in a fashion that restrict waste collector access to the container.

Dumpster currently in use at TAB

In particular, wet household waste (e.g. Dining Hall and TOW Club) will freeze up during the arctic winter season (9 months) and cause difficulties when containers and red storage dumpsters must be emptied. The Hangar 9 facility (bldg. #629) is used for defrosting household waste prior to transport to the landfill. Duration of defrosting process is typically 2 – 3 days.

Solid wastes, other than household waste, are produced base-wide. The types and proper dis-posal methods is stated for each group.

3.1 Batteries

At Thule AB, a battery collection system for base personnel has been established. Battery disposal units are placed at the following locations:

• North Star Inn, bldg. #100

• Base Exchange (BX), bldg. #211

The units consist of only one box for all types of household batteries, and they are marked "Battery Disposal" to make the box visible. GC/EE and the GC/LGDRM are responsible for the battery units. If collection boxes need emptying, GC/LGDRM can be contacted at ext. 2785.

Dry batteries must be collected in the individual shops and turned in to GC/LGDRM for sorting and proper disposal. Batteries, which cannot be recycled, will be managed in accordance with the Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP).

GC/EE will provide containers for battery disposal for dorms on request.

3.2 Toner Cartridges, Toner and Developer

Toner cartridges for printers are generally reusable and returned to the USA for recycling via the APO. The used toner cartridges must be packed in the original packaging. A self-adhesive ship-ping label is included in the original package. This shipping label is placed on the outside of the box. The cartridges (accumulated in packs of 10) are then turned in to the APO, bldg. #211.

Toner cartridges without original packaging are turned in to the GC/LGDRM. Here they are packed, labeled and palletized before being shipped for recycling through the APO.

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3.3 Scrap Metal

All copper cable must be collected and turned in to the local GC/LGDRM. The cables are sent out for recycling. Thin copper wires are accepted for recycling, but their collection is not mandatory.

BMC produced brass shavings and turnings are collected in the maintenance shops. Such shav-ings and turnings must be collected due to the potential to leach lead if disposed at the landfill. A container for the disposal of brass items is located in bldg. 801. Brass will be collected at the GC/LGDRM until such a time, as there is enough material to ship a container for recycling.

Structural beams and other bulk metals from demolition projects are collected at the DLA yard.

Contractors will coordinate disposal activities with GC/LGTT (Pavements & Grounds supervisor, local extension 2712). Metal disposed at the DLA yard must be prepared for recycling, i.e. sorted by metal type and stacked neatly. In particular, very long and excessively deformed beams may need to be cut in order to be able to arrange orderly stacks.

In general, only pure metal should be collected for recycling. If an object has non-metal components such as rubber or plastic they are more appropriately disposed at the landfill. There are two exceptions: cable scrap with insulation and painted metal objects are accepted.

3.4 Filters

Air filters: Filters from all ventilation systems are disposed of at the sanitary landfill. The filter from the paint booth in Vehicle Maintenance, bldg. #580, contains elevated levels of toxic metal and is treated as a hazardous waste stream.

Fuel and oil filters: Fuel and oil filters are drained and crushed in designated crushers and then collected in lined drums and turned in through GC/LGDRM. The drained fuel and oil is burned at K-plant for energy recovery.

3.5 Liquid Wastes

Glycol waste/Antifreeze waste: Glycol waste is recycled at the generator. Glycol waste which is too old to be reused along with Antifreeze waste is delivered to the GC/LGDRM where it is recovered. Waste that cannot be recovered is disposed of as non-HW.

Paint: The majority of the paint at Thule AB is water based paint or latex paint. Excess paint is accumulated and disposed of via the GC/LGDRM as non-HW.

POL: Used oil and other petroleum, oil and lubricating (POL) products may be used for energy recovery if it fulfills the requirements of the HWMP. Otherwise the waste must be disposed of as hazardous waste. At Thule AB, used oil is burned at the K-plant.

3.6 Paint Cans

Empty paint cans (aerosols) must be punctured and dried before they are disposed at the sanitary landfill.

3.7 Rags

Rags and other types of material used for cleaning, e.g., parts containing non-hazardous materials, can be disposed of at the sanitary landfill. Rags and other types of cleaning material containing hazardous materials must be disposed of according to the HWMP.

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3.8 Absorbent

Absorbent used on hazardous material (HM), POL and other materials considered unacceptable for the sanitary landfill IAW USAF policies, must be disposed of as HW through GC/LGDRM. All other absorbents can be disposed of at the sanitary landfill.

3.9 Building Debris

Building debris from construction and demolition projects at Thule AB can be disposed of at the sanitary landfill, if hazardous material/waste and other regulated waste according to this plan and other Thule AB plans and programs have been removed. For bulk metal from building demolitions, reference is made to section 3.3.

It is the responsibility of the operational personnel that HW material is not discharged into the landfill such as construction lead and asbestos.

3.10 LED Light Bulbs

Any waste containing LED light bulbs will be allowed at the landfill for disposal, unless the waste meets any of the criteria for being hazardous waste. In that case it will be treated as such. A HWAP especially for light bulbs can be found at the A-store, bldg. #933.

3.11 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Areas

In 2003, The United States Air Force (USAF) contracted with a private contractor to perform a preliminary UXO site investigation at Thule AB. The contract included visual sweeps of off-base areas where UXO had previously been found, delineation of other UXO source areas, and map-ping of located UXO items.

3.12 Arctic Foxes

Arctic foxes at the Thule Defense Area have the potential to carry rabies. The Danish Police Inspector (DPI) will shoot any fox found to be exhibiting abnormal behavior, a symptom of rabies.

The dead fox shall be enclosed in bio hazardous waste bags provided at the Base Hospital and accumulated in a drum provided by GC/LGDRM, before the drum is buried at the sanitary landfill by GC/LGTT.

3.13 Medical Waste

The medical waste is managed by sterilization prior to disposal. Medical waste, including sharps, is stored in bags with the biohazard symbol, and then placed in a refrigeration unit in a locked room. When an adequate volume has accumulated, it is sterilized in a steam sterilization unit.

Sterilized medical waste is transported to the landfill for disposal. Unsterilized medical waste is not accepted at the landfill. Personnel at the base clinic will immediately dispose of sterilized waste in a special container at the base clinic. This avoids accidentally having non-sterilized waste dis-posed at the landfill.

Empty epinephrine vials are considered sharp objects and must be treated as medical waste IAW the Base Clinic procedures.

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4 UNACCEPTABLE WASTE

Unacceptable waste, such as hazardous waste (regulated and non-regulated), infectious medical waste, PCB waste, asbestos waste, radioactive materials and waste determined unsuitable for the landfill (e.g., wastes incorporated as serviceable materials, rolling stocks scrap) must not be disposed of at the landfill.

Landfill operational staff receives appropriate training to identify and dispose of unacceptable waste. GC/EE will be contacted for instructions if suspected or confirmed unacceptable wastes are identified at the landfill.

It is mandatory for all personnel and guests to Thule AB to avoid unacceptable waste to be disposed in the regular trash dumpsters. GC/EE is responsible for conducting awareness campaigns (using signs, TV channels, pamphlets etc.) to ensure the base population is aware of unacceptable wastes. Further, GC and USAF newcomers attend a briefing that states what should be done with the various types of waste.

4.1 Hazardous Waste

All hazardous waste must be disposed of according to the Hazardous Waste Management Plan (HWMP). The HW is shipped off base for proper disposal.

The Waste identification process is shown in the flowchart below – Solid Waste versus Hazardous Waste:

Solid waste

Is the waste listed in HWMP?

Does the waste exhibit any of the 4 characteristics specified in HWMP (ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic)?

No

The waste is hazardous waste

See HWMP

The waste is solid waste

Yes

No

Yes

Figure 1: Flowchart of HW identification guidelines

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4.2 Suction Canister Waste

The Final Governing Standard (FGS), Chapter 8.3.12.2, requires that suction canister waste is incinerated, but Thule AB does not have an incinerator. Stored blood and pathological waste is therefore shipped to the U.S. for incineration at the Andrews AFB Clinic.

4.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyl

Any PCB containing items must be correctly marked in both English and Danish.

• Ballasts are removed from service during maintenance. Ballasts containing or suspected to contain PCB are collected and accumulated in Hazardous Waste Accumulation Points (HWAPs), and turned in as hazardous waste.

• There is no longer any known PCB containing transformers in service at Thule AB. If unmarked transformers are located it will be determined if they will be treated IAW the FGS, Chapter 14

4.4 Asbestos Waste

Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) is disposed of at the asbestos landfill located behind South Mountain. The Asbestos Management Plan provides instructions for proper disposal.

4.5 Waste Unsuitable for the Sanitary Landfill

Waste unsuitable for the sanitary landfill includes hazardous, asbestos and PCB waste as mentioned above. Furthermore regulated waste as mentioned in chapter 4 (non-hazardous POL products unsuited for incineration, glycol, water-based paint etc), serviceable materials (e.g.

functional TV sets), radioactive materials, lead paint waste resulting from abatement projects, rolling stocks scrap and electronic parts are disposed of via the GC/LGDRM. Items such as refrigerators will be drained for refrigerant by GC/OMUFM prior to disposal.

Facilities will be surveyed for all these materials prior to demolition.

4.5 Solids from Sewage

It is prohibited to dispose sewage (including screened solids from sewage) at the sanitary landfill.

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5 LANDFILL OPERATIONS

5.1 Requirements

Thule AB has one sanitary landfill, which is an open landfill located on South Mountain east of DET-1. An open landfill is defined as a landfill where the disposal is exposed to the elements, vectors and scavengers. The landfill receives solid waste from households, maintenance activities, construction and demolition, as well as waste from ships and aircraft.

Waste will be pressed to a density of 1000-1200 lbs/CY by a 40 ton compactor vehicle. Load checks are conducted to ensure unacceptable wastes are not being disposed of within the landfill.

Signs are posted and visible to all load transporters stating that unacceptable wastes are prohibited from entering the landfill. Any inappropriate items (chapter 5) are taken to the local GC/LGDRM for determination of proper disposal.

The MOU between the USAF and the Greenland Home Rule states that material capable of being burned should be burned rather than being buried at the landfill. However, Thule AB does not have an incinerator and all solid waste is therefore disposed of at the landfill.

5.2 Site Security

The entrance to the landfill is enclosed by a chain-link fence. A sign is posted at the entrance to the landfill “People without any official business at the dump, have no permission to enter”.

The GC/LGTT landfill supervisor ensures that the main gate to the sanitary landfill is locked outside normal work hours.

Normally, only the landfill operators enter the landfill, but during the summer other individuals/contractors might enter the landfill with building debris, etc. The P&G Supervisor can approve individuals for unsupervised access to the landfill.

5.3 Sections

The solid waste is disposed in designated areas at the landfill in order to fill it up in a planned manner. However, construction and demolition debris and household wastes do not designated sections.

The P&G supervisor will designate a location for seasonal contractors to unload and ensure that the waste is included in the disposal records (section 7.5). If the P&G supervisor or appointed POC is not available, GC/EE can be consulted for instructions.

5.4 Cover

Cover material is used to prevent garbage from blowing, decrease the chance of fire, and provide protection from disease vectors. The cover material must be excavated during the summer months when the surface is thawed. The cover material is stockpiled close to the active part of the landfill.

Waste is covered daily at the end of each day where disposal occurred. During winter operations, severe weather conditions may limit the ability to cover the waste, as the cover soil is frozen;

however, the severe weather would also limit any potential vector problem.

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5.5 Disposal Records

Records are maintained for waste disposed at the landfill. The landfill operator records the daily volume of household waste. Construction and building debris are recorded, in a log located in the facility, by the person who delivers the waste at the landfill. Copper cable scrap is recorded by

GC/LGDRM.

It is the responsibility of the P&G Supervisor that all waste disposal is recorded, including waste disposed by seasonal contractors. The requirement will be communicated to seasonal contractors when the supervisor approves the use of the landfill.

Thule AB does not have a scale and the quantity of waste is reported in volume and converted to weight by the use of standard conversion factors as most reporting is required in weight and not volume.

5.6 Inspections

In order to insure compliance with FGS 7.3.12 Operation of MSWLF´s, GC/EE will perform inspection at the landfill at least once a month and documentation will be kept at the EE office.

The inspection will include but is not limited to the following:

• Daily cover

• Security

• Solid waste in stream

• HW at Landfill

• The overall aesthetic acceptability

The checklist included in Appendix 3 is used for GC/EE inspections.

5.7 Vector Control

Due to the harsh climate at Thule AB, vector problems are not a concern. The only animals feeding from the landfill are arctic foxes, sea gulls and ravens. The DPI, who will also ensure that rabies tests are performed in coordination with the Base Clinic, controls the fox population annually.

5.8 Biodegradation

Thule AB is located in a harsh environment and the temperature fluctuates between -40°F in the winter, when the soil is frozen, to a high of 60°F for a short period during the summer. Even during the summer period, the air temperature occasionally drops below freezing.

Some permafrost microflora are metabolically active at temperatures below 32°F, but temperatures below 20°F appears to be suboptimal for biodegradation in Arctic soils. Therefore, some biodegradation is assumed to occur, but the rate is very slow compared to landfill biodegradation in a temperate climate.

The methane gas generated at the landfill is not monitored, but is very limited and there is no risk for concentrations to approach the 25% of lower explosive limit requirement stated in the FGS.

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5.9 Personnel training

All operators hauling and transporting solid waste to the landfill complete the hazardous waste handler training course in order to be able to identify and prevent disposal of hazardous waste to the sanitary landfill. The training can be accomplished by completing a Danish language e-learning module developed by GC/EE. The hazardous waste handler course is held twice a year. Operators are responsible for recovering hazardous waste and other unwanted wastes, if any is seen at the landfill.

Seasonal contractors that need to use the landfill are briefed about regulations at project kick-off meetings or environmental briefings.

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APPENDIX 1: DEFINITIONS

Bulk Waste – Items of solid waste such as household appliance, furniture, large auto parts, and other oversized waste, which, because of the size, preclude or complicate the handling, collection, pro-cessing, or disposal of the solid waste

Construction and Demolition Waste – Building materials, packaging, and rubbles resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on pavements, houses, commercial build-ings, and other structures.

Dispose and disposal – To throw away or discard intentionally or accidentally. Disposal includes spills, leaks, and other uncontrolled discharges.

GC/LGDRM – DoD organization, which arranges recycling, sale, or disposal of wastes and surplus material.

Dumpster – See Solid Waste Storage Container.

Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council (ESOHC) – Environmental organization, chaired by the installation commander at major Air Force installations, whose main purpose is to ensure environmental concern in every phase of Air Force activities.

Final Cover – Cover material, which serves the same function as daily cover but, in addition, may be permanently exposed on the surface.

Final Governing Standard – Country specific substantive provisions, typically technical limitations on effluents, discharges, etc., or a specific management practice, with which DoD components must comply.

Fiscal Year – Period from 1 October to 30 September of the designated year (FY14: 1 October 20013

– 30 September 2014).

Food Waste – The organic residues generated by the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking and serving of foods, commonly called garbage.

Host Nation – A nation, which receives the forces or supplies of allied nations or NATO organizations to be located on, to operate in, or to transit through its territory.

Infectious Medical Waste – Solid waste produced by medical and dental treatment facilities, which is specially managed because it might cause diseases and may pose a risk to both individuals and community health, if not managed properly. The term includes microbiology waste, pathology waste, human blood and blood products, potentially infectious materials, sharps, and infectious wastes (including only those items that are contaminated, or are likely to be contaminated, with infectious agents or pathogens, and excretion exudates and discarded material contaminated with blood).

Installation – A grouping of facilities, located in the same vicinity, which support particular functions.

Land Disposal – Placement in or on land, including, but not limited to, land treatment, facilities, surface impounds, underground injection wells, salt dome formations, salt bed formations, under-ground mining, or caves.

Municipal Solid Waste – Normally residential and commercial solid waste generated within a com-munity, not including yard waste.

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Non-PCB Item – All equipment containing less than 50 ppm (parts per million) PCB.

Open landfill – A land disposal site at which solid wastes are disposed of in a manner that does not protect the environment, is susceptible to open burning, and is exposed to the elements, vectors, and scavengers.

Recyclable Waste – Any waste material with the potential for added value through reworking to a similar or different usable product.

Recycling – Offering a product, otherwise designated to be discarded, for reworking to a similar or different usable product.

Recycling Collection – The process of collecting recyclable material at the point of generation as well as at recycling collection points.

Recycling Disposal – Removal of recyclable material from an installation to a facility where it is incorporated in a new useable product.

Sanitary Landfill – A land disposal site employing an engineered method of disposal of solid waste on land in a manner that minimizes environmental hazards by spreading the solid waste in thin layers, and applying and compacting cover material at the end of each operating day.

Solid Waste – Garbage, refuse, sludge, and other discarded materials, including solid, semisolid, liquid, and gaseous containing materials, resulting from industrial and commercial operations and from community activities. It does not include solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage or other significant pollutants in water resources, such as silt, dissolved, or suspended solids in industrial wastewater effluent, dissolved materials in irrigation return flows or other common water pollutants.

Solid Waste Storage Container – A receptacle used for the temporary storage of solid waste while awaiting collection.

Thule AB – Thule Air Base

Vector – A carrier which is capable of transmitting a pathogen from one organism to another.

CDRL CEV-15E Solid Waste Management Plan

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APPENDIX 2: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED

AB Air Base ACM Asbestos Containing Material AFI Air Force Instruction BMEWS Ballistic Missile Early Warning System CC Commander CE Civil Engineering CES Civil Engineering Squadron (of 21st Space Wing) CEIE Environmental Management (of 21st Space Wing Civil Engineering Squadron) DLO Danish Liaison Officer DoD Department of Defense DPI Danish Police Inspector LGDRM Base Maintenance Contractor Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office DLA-DS Defense Logistics Agency – Disposition Services DRMO Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office DSN Defense Switched Network EE Environmental Engineering ESOHC Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council Ext Extension FGS Final Governing Standards FY Fiscal Year GC Greenland Contractors GHR Greenland Home Rule HM Hazardous Material HW Hazardous Waste HWMP Hazardous Waste Management Plan LGS Base Supply MOU Memorandum of Understanding POL Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants SF Security Forces SWMP Solid Waste Management Plan SWS Space Warning Squadron TABI Thule Air Base Instruction USAF United States Air Force

CDRL CEV-15E Solid Waste Management Plan

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APPENDIX 3: INSPECTION CHECK LIST FOR SANITARY LANDFILL

GC/EE MONTHLY INSPECTION CHECK LIST FOR SANITARY LANDFILL

Inspector: _______________

Date: _______________

Present: _______________

INSPECTION (SANITARY LANDFILL) N/A YES NO

Is the landfill operated in an aesthetically acceptable manner?

Is the waste covered daily?

If this inspection is performed outside normal operation hours – is the gate then locked?

Are the entrance fence, gate lock and warning signs at the landfill in an acceptable condition?

Is the mobile fuel tank in an acceptable location and condition?

Is there any electronic waste to be observed at Landfill?

Is there any hazardous waste to be observed at Landfill?

Is there any liquid wastes (non-containerized or bulk) observed?

Is there any other non-acceptable wastes observed

Is medical waste autoclaved before disposal?

Is there any solid waste to be observed in stream running along the land-fill?

Is the number of arctic foxes present at the landfill a problem for opera-tion?

Comments:

Next Inspection: _______________________

Inspector signature: _______________________