Waste Management Albany NY

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Processing Facilities - These processing facilities remove reusable building or construction materials from the waste stream, and process the material into usable components or products.

- Household hazardous waste (HHW) is collected and/or stored at these facilities which are open on a regular basis. HHWCSF are required to be permitted by the DEC. Collection of HHW in New York State is also accomplished through single collection day events, where residents can bring HHW to a central location to be packaged and transported. In order to hold a HHW collection day, a plan for the event must be approved in advance by the DEC.

Materials Exchanges - Materials exchanges facilitate the exchange of materials or wastes from one party, which has no use for that material, to another party that views the materials as a valuable commodity. These facilities foster waste reduction efforts through the reuse of materials, thus eliminating the need to process the materials for recovery or disposal. These facilities are not regulated by the DEC.

Metal Salvage Facilities, Scrap Metal Processors and facilities that recover metals from sludges - The following facility types are exempt from regulation under Part 360, except as follows: the owner or operator of each of these facilities must provide the department with an Annual Report Form (PDF, 169 KB) that details how waste fluids (including, but not limited to, refrigerants, oil and transmission fluids) are disposed:

• Metal salvage facilities and scrap metal processors that do not fit the definition of vehicle dismantlers, and,
• Facilities that recover metal from sludges that are not hazardous waste which are required to be managed at a facility subject to regulation under Part 373 or 374 of Title 6.

Municipal Waste Combustion Facilities - Municipal Waste Combustion (MWC) facilities combust wastes to generate steam or electricity resulting in a reduced volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) that would otherwise need to be disposed of.

- OWRF receive and process organic wastes through methods such as composting, land application, chemical stabilization, pelletization and digestion to put organic material to beneficial use. Most types of OWRF are required to be permitted by the DEC, although there are many exemptions within the regulations for specific materials and/or quantity of material processed, depending on the environmental impact of the material processed.

- RHRF receive recyclables that have been separated from the waste stream for further separation or processing. RHRFs serve as a processing link for many municipalities and businesses to allow them to get their materials into the recycling system. These facilities are typically required to be registered with (rather than permitted by) DEC.

- Landfills are used for the disposal of solid waste that is not reused, recycled or combusted for energy recovery. New York State regulates Ash Monofill Landfills, Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Landfills, Industrial Landfills, Long Island Landfills and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills.

Transfer Stations - Transfer Stations receive solid waste for subsequent transfer to another solid waste management facility for further processing, treating, transfer or disposal.

Waste Tire Storage Facilities - Waste tire storage facilities (WTSF) store waste tires or portions of waste tires. Most of these facilities require Part 360 permits, but under certain conditions a registration maybe available. The following types of WTSFs may be eligible for registration if they store less than 1, 000 tires at a time: waste tire retreaders; those storing waste tires for on-site energy recovery; tire dealers selling waste tires; and those using waste tires in the manufacture of new products, as approved by DEC in writing.

Vehicle Dismantlers - ECL 27-2303 describes the operating requirements for facilities that dismantle end-of-life vehicles for parts or resell end-of-life vehicles for scrap. Dismantlers generate wastes which can include used automotive fluids, spent refrigerant, mercury switches, lead-acid batteries, air bags, etc. Annual reporting and self-certification are required for all dismantlers who handle more than 25 automobiles per year or who store 50 or more automobiles per year.

• Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - General information on municipal solid waste landfills in New York State, including definitions and a map of the active municipal solid waste landfills.
• Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facilities - General information on Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facilities in New York State, including definitions and a listing of active Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facilities.