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04/28/2011 |
Site Inspection |
Site Visit; Closed Facility Is Closed. Property Is Advertised For Rent. | Facility Is Closed. | Facility Is Closed. Property Is Advertised For Rent. | Submitted For Approval By Gierczak, Magdalena |
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09/04/2015 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Transporter - Routine; LQG (>1000 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Universal Waste Transporter A Routine Compliance Evaluation Inspection (Cei) Was Conducted At Stericycle Specialty Waste Solutions, Inc. (Sswsi).
The Facility Operates As A Hazardous And Biomedical Waste Transporter.
The Facility Is Located In An 8-Acre Industrial Complex Occupying One 3000 Sf Unit Of The Building And Its Adjacent Fenced Parking Lot. Sswsi'S Trucks Are Parked In The Back (North) Section Of The Complex'S Parking Lot. Sswsi Uses City Utilities (Sewer And Water).
The Business Currently Employs About 15-25 Workers And Has Been Operating At Current Location Since 2012.
Notification History:
- Facility Notified As Lqg, Uw (Batteries, Pesticides, Lamps, Devices), Lqh, Pharmaceuticals, Importer, Person Authorized To Accept Conditionally Exempt Waste, Universal Pharmaceutical Transporter, Uw Lamp Transporter, Uw Device Transporter, Uw Lamp Transfer Facility, Uw Device Transfer Facility, Uw Lamp Sqh, Uw Device Sqh, Hwt, Hw Transfer Facility, Uot, Uo Transfer Facility, Uoft, And Uof Transfer Facility On:
- 2015.07.09
- 2015.03.26
- 2014.07.25
- 2014.02.25
- 2013.07.15
- 2013.03.29
- 2012.12.10
- Facility Notified As Transporter Of Universal Waste Lamps And Devices, Transfer Facility For Universal Waste Lamps, Transfer Facility For Universal Waste Devices, Small Quantity Handler Facility For Universal Waste Lamps And Devices On:
- 2015.02.13
- 2014.01.28
- 2013.02.21
- 2012.10.17
Inspection History:
- Current Facility Has Never Been Previously Inspected By The Department.
- 2011.04.28 - A "Closed Site Visit" Inspection Was Performed By The Department For Previous Site Occupant And Generator, Hesco Sales Hi Rise, Inc.
Violations History:
- No Violations Were Reported By The Department To Date Of Inspection
| No Violations Were Observed At Time Of Inspection. | Stericycle Specialty Waste Solutions, Inc. Operates As A Used Oil & Filter, Hazardous, Universal And Biomedical Waste Transport, Transfer And Management Service And Transfer Facility.
Facility Notified As Lqg (See Above) In Case Of A Large Contract Or Emergency Cleanup But Currently Does Not Generate Lqg Amounts Of Wastes.
Used Oil And Filters Are Transferred To Veolia, Allworth Or Cbi.
At Time Of Inspection Hazardous Waste Stored At The Facility Was Observed Properly Closed, Labeled And Dated. Hazardous And Petroleum Waste Drums Were Stored Indoors, Within Bermed Cemented Secondary Containment Areas.
Universal Pharmaceutical Waste (Upw) Streams Are Managed Separately From Hazardous Waste Streams. The Waste Streams Currently Generated Consist Of Returned/Expired Medications Managed Through Reverse Distribution. Facility Also Manages 10% Formalin Waste (Managed As Non-Rcra Regulated Waste). Upw Waste Streams Are Stored Separately With Formalin Being Stored Indoors, Within Bermed Cemented Secondary Containment Area And Medications Being Stored Indoors, In A Cemented And Chain-Link Fenced "Cage" Monitored With A Cctv.
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Inbound Shipments Of Upw Are Received Using Bills Of Lading Prepared By Sswsi. Sswsi Uses A Generic Dot Shipping Description: Waste Medicine, Or Non-Rcra Regulated Waste. All Waste Streams Are Sorted And Separated At Point Of Generation (Pog) By The Generator And Received By Sswsi As Separated Upw Wastes And Biomedical Wastes. Stored Containers Were Observed To Be Labeled As Universal Pharmaceutical. Various Accumulation Start Dates Were Observed. The Upw Received Includes Pre-Sorted And Labeled Medications. Outbound Upw Containers Are Stretch-Wrapped To Pallets, Labeled, And Dated. The Accumulation Dates Are The Dates Sswsi Received The Upw. No Outbound Pallets Of Upw Were Ready For Shipping Or Review At Time Of Inspection. The Record Review Of Dot Shipping Documents Included Codes Such As: Waste Medicine, Toxic, Nos. The Storage Area Was Clean And About 10%H Full With Containers Lined Up Along The Walls And Sufficient Aisle Space Between Containers.
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08/08/2018 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; LQG (>1000 kg/month) - Routine; Used Oil Transporter - Routine; Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility A Compliance Evaluation Inspection (Cei) Was Conducted At Stericycle Specialty Waste Solutions, Inc. (Stericycle) On 08/08/18 By Es I Inspector Kayla Acosta And Epa Region Iv State Coordinator Parvez Mallick. Stericycle Specializes In The Transportation Of Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, And Non-Hazardous Waste. During The Inspection, Stericycle Was Represented By Kevin O'Donnell, Northeast Regional Operations Manager. The Facility Has Been In Operation Since May 31, 2009, While The Company Has Been In Operation Since 1989. This Facility Is Approximately 103,107 Square Feet In Size, Has 20 Employees, And Is On City Water And Sewer.
Notification History:
- Notified As Large Quantity Generator (Lqg): 11/05/2012. Based On The Inspection, Stericycle Is No Longer A Lqg, Because They Do Not Generates Hazardous Waste Quantities Of More Than 1,000 Kg. Therefore, The Inspector Advised The Facility To Re-Notify The Department Of Their Regulated Waste Activities.
- Notified As No Longer Transporting Hazardous Waste Effective: 05/16/2018
- Notified As Hazardous Waste Transporter And Transfer Facility: 11/05/2012
- Notified As Used Oil Transporter: 11/05/2012
- Notified As A Universal Waste Transporter: 03/05/2013
Their Current Registration Is Active For: Universal Waste Transfer Facility And Pharmaceutical Reverse Distribution (Expiration Date On 03/01/2019). The Registration For Used Oil Transporter, Used Oil Transfer Facility, Used Oil Filter Transporter, Used Oil Filter Transfer Facility, And Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility Expired On 06/30/2018.
Inspection History:
Last Inspection Was On 09/04/2015. No Violations Were Observed.
Previous Inspection Was On 04/28/2011. No Violations Were Observed.
Ppe Was Required To Enter The Facility. Department Personnel Was Equipped With Steel Toe Boots And Safety Glasses. | Stericycle Focuses On Servicing The Medical And Retail Industries By Handling Non-Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste, Universal Wastes, And Biomedical Waste. The Facility Also Manages Maritime Waste From Cruise Ships. Hazardous Waste Is No Longer Being Transported By This Facility, Instead Stericycle Uses Its Registered Hazardous Waste Transporter With Epa Id Mns000110924 To Transport Hazardous Waste To The Miami Facility (Epa Id Fl0000702985).
Customer Procedures:
Prior To Picking Up Hazardous Waste, Generators Submit A Waste Profile To Stericycle. Stericycle Submits The Profile To The Appropriate Disposal Facility For Approval. If The Disposal Facility Is Willing To Accept The Waste, Stericycle Provides The Generator With A Description Of The Waste And An Acceptance Letter. Stericycle Then Schedules A Date And Time For Transport Using Its Transporter With Epa Id Mns000110924. The Waste Is Then Transported To Stericycle'S Facility In Miami And Stored On-Site, In The Warehouse, For No More Than 10 Days. Although The Facility Is Registered As A Large Quantity Generator (Lqg), It Does Not Appear To Generate Large Quantities Of Hazardous Waste.
Outdoor Area:
The Facility Is Comprised Of A 20,400-Square Foot Building With Administrative Offices In The Back Of The Property Inside A Trailer. The Warehouse Is Segregated Into Distinct Staging Areas. There Is A Fenced In Area For Dea Regulated Pharmaceutical Waste And Non-Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste, To Control Access. There Is Also Floor Space That Has Been Designated For Specific Waste Types.
A Total Of (8) Eight Box Trucks And (5) Five Tractor Trailers Operate Out Of The Miami Facility. Each Transport Truck Can Store A Maximum Of (90) Ninety 55-Gallon Capacity Drums. Dot Numbers Are Located On Each Trailer Dot # 1348411. All Trailers Are Equipped With Spill Kits And Fire Extinguishers. Trucks Are Stored On A Sloped Concrete Slab That Has A Six-Inch High Concrete Curb Around Three Sides Of The Pad. Wastes Stored In Trailers Loaded In Accordance With Dot Regulations Described In 40 Cfr 263.10 Are Not Required To Meet The Aisle Space Requirement Described In 40 Cfr 265.35.
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09/13/2018 |
Status Report |
Finished-09/13/2018 |
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11/01/2018 |
Case Referral To Epa |
Sent-11/01/2018 ; Finished-09/13/2021 Drop From Epa Report |
184160 |
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11/13/2018 |
Site Photos |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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11/13/2018 |
Site Photos |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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11/13/2018 |
Site Photos |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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11/13/2018 |
Site Photos |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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11/13/2018 |
Submittal Received By Department |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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11/13/2018 |
Submittal Received By Department |
Finished-11/13/2018 |
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02/21/2019 |
Status Report |
Finished-02/21/2019 Drop From Epa Report |
184160 |
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09/13/2021 |
Case Referral To Epa |
Finished-09/13/2021 |
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09/13/2021 |
Enforcement Tracking |
Finished-09/13/2021 Ji-E |
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10/20/2022 |
Site Inspection |
Routine; Closed On October 20th, 2022 (10/20/2022) Michele De Freitas With The Florida Department Of Environmental Protection (Fdep) Conducted A Routine Compliance Evaluation Inspection For Hazardous Waste And Used Oil Transporter And Very Small Quantity Generator Of Hazardous Waste At Clean Earth Specialty Waste Solutions Inc (Hereinafter Clean Earth Or Facility), Located At 8505 Nw 74th Street Miami, Florida, 33166. Clean Earth Was Inspected To Determine The Facility’S Compliance With State And Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations Described In Title 40 Code Of Federal Regulations (Cfr) Parts 260-268, And 279 Adopted And Incorporated By Reference In Rule 62-710, And 62-730 Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The Inspector Was Accompanied By Tarin Tischler, Environmental Specialist Ii, Johanna Polycart, Environmental Specialist Ii And Pamela Coffin, Environmental Specialist I With Fdep.
The Inspectors Arrived Onsite At The Aforementioned Address And Observed That It Was No Longer Occupied By Clean Earth But Instead A New Business Took Operation At This Location Called Iron Container Manufacturing. Inspectors Inquired With Facility Representatives If Clean Earth Was Still In Operation At This Location However Were Notified That They Had Moved To A New Address 6100 Nw 74th Ave Medley, Florida, 33166.
Notification History:
Clean Earth Originally Notified With The Department As A Non-Handler Of Hazardous Waste On 09/27/1994. The Facility Was Assigned An Epa Identification (Epaid) Number Fl0000702985. The Facility Most Recently Re-Notified With The Department Via Submittal Of The 8700-12fl Form On 01/24/2022 And Their Used Oil Annual Report On 01/18/2022 And Certificate Of Liability Insurance On 05/07/2022. The Facility Is Registered As A Large Quantity Generator Of Hazardous Waste, Used Oil Transporter, Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility. However, The Facility Ceased Operations At This Location At The End Of March 2022 And Moved To The Address 6100 Nw 74th Ave Medley, Florida, 33166, As Of July 2022 Under New Management. They Were Issued A New Epa Id For The New Location – Flr000258285.
Inspection History:
The Facility Was Last Jointly Inspected By The Department And The Epa On 08/08/2018 And Was Found To Be Out Of Compliance With State And Federal Regulations For Failure To Maintain Adequate Aisle Space, Fire Protection Equipment, Spill Control Equipment, And Decontamination Equipment, Failure To Conduct A Proper Waste Determination, Failure To Separate Incompatible Hazardous Waste, Failure To Properly Manage Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals, Failure To Properly Manage And Store Universal Waste Batteries, Failure To Notify The Department As A 10-Day Hazardous Waste Transfer Facility, And Failure To Conduct Weekly Inspections On Their Hazardous Waste Containers In The Caa. This Case Was Referred To The U.S. Epa For Follow-Up And Closed Without Formal Enforcement Action. | The Facility No Longer Occupies This Address Or Epa Id On File With The Department. The Facility Submitted The 8700-12fl Florida Notification Of Regulated Waste Activity (Dep Form 62-730.900(1)(B), F.A.C.) To Officially Close This Location On 11/02/2022 To The Department. |
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