3R Environmental, LLC
Specializing in compliance assistance to generators managing hazardous and solid waste in Kansas.
Services
Lead-based paint surveys and inspections coming soon.
Compliance Audits
Compliance audits covering:
Hazardous waste management
Non-hazardous waste management
Used oil management
Special waste management
Universal waste management
Waste tire management
Each audit is followed-up with a written report and is confidential, unless otherwise dictated by law.
Waste Identification and Sampling
Identify and classify waste streams.*
Collect samples of waste streams and/or arrange for testing.
Help interpret analytical results.
Review MSDS's for potential hazardous substances that may make materials hazardous wastes, non-hazardous wastes, or special wastes.
* Not identifying a hazardous waste can cause a "Domino Effect" of violations! Click on link to read article.
Recommendations and Corrective Actions
Recommend corrective actions to help achieve compliance.
Help implement corrective actions.
Provide training or arrange for training.
Help document corrective actions.
Inspection Review
If you have had an inspection by KDHE, I can review your report and help you resolve or respond to any current or on-going compliance or enforcement issues (subject to legal limitations). I can help or accompany you during informal meetings with KDHE.
Find your compliance status on EPA's Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO). Click here.
Services Not Provided
No advice on legal issues. Call your attorney.
No professional engineering services.
No OSHA compliance.
No confined space entry.
A note about KDHE Compliance Assistance Visits (CAV)
KDHE is now offering a Compliance Assistance Visit (CAV) for waste management. CAVs are outlined in KDHE's Bureau of Waste Management Policy HW 10-01 and requires you to sign an agreement.
Please note that a CAV will demand that you come into compliance just as if you were inspected during a routine inspection. Additionally, if KDHE finds any serious violations, they will be compelled to consider an enforcement action. Many enforcements are caused by generators not identifying hazardous wastes. Even during a simple CAV, if an inspector identifies an illegal disposal or treatment, then an enforcement action is probably unavoidable!
Before you have a CAV, please let me at least assess your waste streams, if nothing else!
At $50 per hour, plus any cost of reasonable expenses, a compliance audit or general survey may only cost a small quantity generator about $100. A Kansas Generator will take about 4 to 6 hours and an EPA (large quantity) generator may take a few hours to a few days. Call for an estimate.
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