Waste activated carbon adsorbed by VOCs is dangerous or not?
From: Inrront
Date：2018-06-29
Hazardous waste, this word that sounds terrible when it sounds, actually... actually.. it is so terrible!
Due to the "corrosive, toxic, flammable, reactive and infectious" characteristics of hazardous wastes, if we dump or use them improperly, it will bring unimaginable harm to human health and the surrounding environment.
What is hazardous waste?
In our country, absolute strict management of hazardous waste is carried out. Once a certain substance is identified as a hazardous waste, it must be managed and operated strictly in accordance with the relevant regulations of China, and must not be sloppy.
Regarding the definition of hazardous waste, it is stipulated in Article 88 (4) of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (hereinafter referred to as “Solid Waste Law”) that hazardous waste refers to the danger listed in the nationality. A list of wastes or solid wastes with hazardous properties identified in accordance with national hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods.
For how to identify hazardous waste, please follow the three steps below.
The first step is to determine if it is a solid waste.
Article 88 (1) stipulates that: solid waste refers to the solid or semi-solid state that is lost in the production, living and other activities, or that has not been lost in use value but has been abandoned or abandoned. The gaseous substances and substances in the container and the articles and substances that are included in the solid waste management as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Solid waste is relative to the original user. As long as the original user loses the original use value or is abandoned or abandoned, whether it is useful for other individuals, it is solid waste.
How to distinguish between solid waste and non-solid waste should be identified according to the "Guidelines for the Identification of Solid Wastes" (for trial implementation).
The second step, after identifying it as solid waste, open the “National Hazardous Waste List”, “Medical Waste Classification Catalogue” and “Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue” to find out whether it is on the list; if not, it is based on “National Hazardous Waste” The Directory and each hazardous waste identification standard further identify its hazard. If the substance is not listed in the National Hazardous Waste List or cannot be identified according to the hazardous waste identification standard, the solid waste that may have harmful effects on human health or the ecological environment shall be recognized by the environmental protection administrative department of the State Council. This is also the case of judging whether it is dangerous or not.
The third step is whether it is listed in the list of hazardous waste exemption management.
According to the regulations, the hazardous wastes listed in the “List of Hazardous Waste Exemption Management” in the Appendix of the National Hazardous Wastes List are listed in the exemption links (including collection, utilization, disposal, transportation, transfer) and meet the corresponding requirements. When the conditions are exempted, exemption management can be implemented as specified in the exemption.
If you are not sure whether a substance is hazardous, then use the above steps to make a decision!
Is activated carbon dangerous?
The shape of the activated carbon is indefinite, usually in the form of a black powder or a block, a granule or a honeycomb, which is obtained by processing. Due to the adsorption properties of activated carbon, it can absorb most atmospheric pollutants, and its adsorption efficiency is ideal. Therefore, it is often used as an adsorbent in daily life. Activated carbon itself is not hazardous, so pure activated carbon that is discarded is not hazardous waste.
Is waste activated carbon after adsorption of VOCs hazardous waste?
According to the definition of HW12 and HW49 hazardous wastes in the National Hazardous Waste List, waste activated carbon (hereinafter referred to as “VOCs waste activated carbon”) after adsorption VOCs in the coating industry and chemical industry can be clearly identified as hazardous waste;
Then some enterprises have to ask: "We do not involve the above two industries. Can the activated carbon of VOCs produced in the production process be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of general solid waste?" The answer is: absolutely not.
Please follow the small E to see this picture below.
It can be seen that the waste charcoal of VOCs in other industries belongs to the description of HW49 other waste 900-041-49 "Filtering adsorption medium containing or contaminating dangerous and infectious hazardous waste", so it should also be recognized as hazardous waste.
Is VOCs waste activated carbon listed in the hazardous waste exemption management list?
Xiao E completely read the list of hazardous waste exemption management three times, and did not find the figure of waste activated carbon of VOCs.
It can be confirmed that there is no exemption for VOCs waste activated carbon, but it is managed directly according to hazardous waste.
How to deal with VOCs waste activated carbon?
Then companies can't help but ask, since VOCs waste activated carbon is a hazardous waste, what should we do? Can't you pile up on the field? Can it be handed over to other units or individuals for disposal? What do you need to pay attention to? And look at the little E to you slowly:
First, the management plan for waste activated carbon must be filed with the environmental protection department.
Article 53 of the "Solid Waste Law": Units that produce hazardous wastes must formulate hazardous waste management and management plans in accordance with relevant state regulations, and report the types of hazardous wastes to the local environmental protection authorities of local people's governments at or above the county level. Relevant information on quantity, flow, storage, disposal, etc.
Second, enterprises must not dispose of waste activated carbon without authorization.
Article 55 of the "Solid Waste Law": For the production of hazardous waste units, hazardous wastes must be disposed of in accordance with relevant state regulations, and they must not be dumped or stacked without authorization;
Finally, companies must appoint qualified units or individuals for disposal.
Article 57, paragraph 3 of the "Solid Waste Law" prohibits the provision or entrustment of hazardous wastes to business operations without the license holders for collection, storage, utilization and disposal.
Article 33, paragraph 3 of the Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Regulations ... prohibits the collection, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes to units or individuals that have no hazardous waste business licenses. It is forbidden to dump dangerous waste and other industrial solid waste without authorization.
Speaking of this, the small E must seriously tell everyone: it is forbidden to hand over the waste activated carbon to the supplier. (This is a common illegal situation in practical work)
What is the responsibility for illegal disposal of VOCs waste activated carbon?
If the enterprise manages and disposes of the waste activated carbon according to the regulations for the convenience of the figure or the cost saving, the small E clearly tells you that the consequences will be very serious! Let's take a look at the legal responsibilities that companies may face:
(1) Civil liability
Solid Waste Law
Article 84 Units and individuals that have been harmed by solid waste pollution have the right to demand compensation for losses according to law.
Article 85 If solid waste is polluted by the environment, the hazard shall be excluded, the loss shall be compensated according to law, and measures shall be taken to restore the original state of the environment.
(2) Administrative responsibility
Solid Waste Law
Article 75 stipulates that in violation of the provisions of this Law concerning the prevention and control of environmental pollution by hazardous wastes, the environmental protection administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the suspension of illegal acts, correct within a time limit, and impose a fine:
(1) not setting the hazardous waste identification mark;
(2) failing to declare and register dangerous wastes in accordance with state regulations, or resorting to fraud during declaration and registration;
(3) Unauthorized closure, idle or dismantling of hazardous waste centralized disposal facilities and places;
(4) failing to pay the sewage charges for hazardous wastes in accordance with state regulations;
(5) Providing or entrusting hazardous waste to a unit without a business license to engage in business activities;
(6) failing to complete the transfer of hazardous wastes in accordance with state regulations or transferring hazardous wastes without approval;
(7) mixing hazardous waste into non-hazardous waste for storage;
(8) mixing, storing, transporting and disposing of hazardous wastes of incompatible nature without safe disposal;
(9) carrying hazardous wastes and passengers on the same means of transport;
(10) Disposing, storing, transporting and disposing of hazardous waste sites, facilities, equipment and containers, packaging materials and other articles for other purposes without decontamination;
(11) Failure to take corresponding preventive measures to cause the hazardous waste to be scattered, lost, leaked or cause other environmental pollution;
(12) Discarding or leaving hazardous waste along the way during transportation;
(13) No precautionary measures and emergency plans for hazardous waste accidents have been formulated.
If there is one of the first, second, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth acts of the preceding paragraph, A fine of not more than 100,000 yuan; if there is one of the third, fifth or sixth acts of the preceding paragraph, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; if there is a fourth act of the preceding paragraph, the time limit is If the payment is overdue, the person shall pay a fine of more than one time and three times the amount of the hazardous waste discharge fee.
Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Regulations
Article 53 The transportation of hazardous wastes in paragraph 3 shall comply with the relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality for the transportation of hazardous wastes. It is forbidden to transfer hazardous wastes from overseas or other provinces and cities and other solid wastes that are not used as raw materials for production to the city. It is forbidden to entrust, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes to units or individuals that have no hazardous waste business licenses. It is forbidden to dump dangerous waste and other industrial solid waste without authorization.
Article 80: In violation of the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 53 of these Regulations, units or individuals that entrust hazardous wastes to non-hazardous waste business licenses collect, store, dispose of, or dump dangerous wastes or other industrial solid wastes without authorization, The municipal or district environmental protection department shall order the suspension of illegal activities, and correct within a time limit, and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan.
(3) Criminal responsibility
"criminal law"
Article 338 If the crime of polluting the environment violates state regulations and discharges, dumps or disposes of radioactive waste, wastes containing infectious disease pathogens, toxic substances or other harmful substances, and seriously pollutes the environment, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of three years or less. In the case of criminal detention, or a single penalty; if the consequences are particularly serious, the prisoner shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years, and fined.
According to the "judicial interpretation of criminal cases involving two high environmental pollution", it is possible to sentence the illegal discharge, dumping and disposal of dangerous wastes of more than 3 tons.
In the production process of VOCs companies, do not think that VOCs are effectively collected and processed, and everything will be fine. It is also important that waste activated carbon can be safely and legally disposed of! Otherwise, the company does not dispose of the waste activated carbon as required. In addition to causing irreparable harm to the environment, the company and related responsible personnel will also pay a huge price for economic punishment or even being trapped!
Due to the "corrosive, toxic, flammable, reactive and infectious" characteristics of hazardous wastes, if we dump or use them improperly, it will bring unimaginable harm to human health and the surrounding environment.
What is hazardous waste?
In our country, absolute strict management of hazardous waste is carried out. Once a certain substance is identified as a hazardous waste, it must be managed and operated strictly in accordance with the relevant regulations of China, and must not be sloppy.
Regarding the definition of hazardous waste, it is stipulated in Article 88 (4) of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes (hereinafter referred to as “Solid Waste Law”) that hazardous waste refers to the danger listed in the nationality. A list of wastes or solid wastes with hazardous properties identified in accordance with national hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods.
For how to identify hazardous waste, please follow the three steps below.
The first step is to determine if it is a solid waste.
Article 88 (1) stipulates that: solid waste refers to the solid or semi-solid state that is lost in the production, living and other activities, or that has not been lost in use value but has been abandoned or abandoned. The gaseous substances and substances in the container and the articles and substances that are included in the solid waste management as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Solid waste is relative to the original user. As long as the original user loses the original use value or is abandoned or abandoned, whether it is useful for other individuals, it is solid waste.
How to distinguish between solid waste and non-solid waste should be identified according to the "Guidelines for the Identification of Solid Wastes" (for trial implementation).
The second step, after identifying it as solid waste, open the “National Hazardous Waste List”, “Medical Waste Classification Catalogue” and “Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue” to find out whether it is on the list; if not, it is based on “National Hazardous Waste” The Directory and each hazardous waste identification standard further identify its hazard. If the substance is not listed in the National Hazardous Waste List or cannot be identified according to the hazardous waste identification standard, the solid waste that may have harmful effects on human health or the ecological environment shall be recognized by the environmental protection administrative department of the State Council. This is also the case of judging whether it is dangerous or not.
The third step is whether it is listed in the list of hazardous waste exemption management.
According to the regulations, the hazardous wastes listed in the “List of Hazardous Waste Exemption Management” in the Appendix of the National Hazardous Wastes List are listed in the exemption links (including collection, utilization, disposal, transportation, transfer) and meet the corresponding requirements. When the conditions are exempted, exemption management can be implemented as specified in the exemption.
If you are not sure whether a substance is hazardous, then use the above steps to make a decision!
Is activated carbon dangerous?
The shape of the activated carbon is indefinite, usually in the form of a black powder or a block, a granule or a honeycomb, which is obtained by processing. Due to the adsorption properties of activated carbon, it can absorb most atmospheric pollutants, and its adsorption efficiency is ideal. Therefore, it is often used as an adsorbent in daily life. Activated carbon itself is not hazardous, so pure activated carbon that is discarded is not hazardous waste.
Is waste activated carbon after adsorption of VOCs hazardous waste?
According to the definition of HW12 and HW49 hazardous wastes in the National Hazardous Waste List, waste activated carbon (hereinafter referred to as “VOCs waste activated carbon”) after adsorption VOCs in the coating industry and chemical industry can be clearly identified as hazardous waste;
Then some enterprises have to ask: "We do not involve the above two industries. Can the activated carbon of VOCs produced in the production process be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of general solid waste?" The answer is: absolutely not.
Please follow the small E to see this picture below.
It can be seen that the waste charcoal of VOCs in other industries belongs to the description of HW49 other waste 900-041-49 "Filtering adsorption medium containing or contaminating dangerous and infectious hazardous waste", so it should also be recognized as hazardous waste.
Is VOCs waste activated carbon listed in the hazardous waste exemption management list?
Xiao E completely read the list of hazardous waste exemption management three times, and did not find the figure of waste activated carbon of VOCs.
It can be confirmed that there is no exemption for VOCs waste activated carbon, but it is managed directly according to hazardous waste.
How to deal with VOCs waste activated carbon?
Then companies can't help but ask, since VOCs waste activated carbon is a hazardous waste, what should we do? Can't you pile up on the field? Can it be handed over to other units or individuals for disposal? What do you need to pay attention to? And look at the little E to you slowly:
First, the management plan for waste activated carbon must be filed with the environmental protection department.
Article 53 of the "Solid Waste Law": Units that produce hazardous wastes must formulate hazardous waste management and management plans in accordance with relevant state regulations, and report the types of hazardous wastes to the local environmental protection authorities of local people's governments at or above the county level. Relevant information on quantity, flow, storage, disposal, etc.
Second, enterprises must not dispose of waste activated carbon without authorization.
Article 55 of the "Solid Waste Law": For the production of hazardous waste units, hazardous wastes must be disposed of in accordance with relevant state regulations, and they must not be dumped or stacked without authorization;
Finally, companies must appoint qualified units or individuals for disposal.
Article 57, paragraph 3 of the "Solid Waste Law" prohibits the provision or entrustment of hazardous wastes to business operations without the license holders for collection, storage, utilization and disposal.
Article 33, paragraph 3 of the Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Regulations ... prohibits the collection, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes to units or individuals that have no hazardous waste business licenses. It is forbidden to dump dangerous waste and other industrial solid waste without authorization.
Speaking of this, the small E must seriously tell everyone: it is forbidden to hand over the waste activated carbon to the supplier. (This is a common illegal situation in practical work)
What is the responsibility for illegal disposal of VOCs waste activated carbon?
If the enterprise manages and disposes of the waste activated carbon according to the regulations for the convenience of the figure or the cost saving, the small E clearly tells you that the consequences will be very serious! Let's take a look at the legal responsibilities that companies may face:
(1) Civil liability
Solid Waste Law
Article 84 Units and individuals that have been harmed by solid waste pollution have the right to demand compensation for losses according to law.
Article 85 If solid waste is polluted by the environment, the hazard shall be excluded, the loss shall be compensated according to law, and measures shall be taken to restore the original state of the environment.
(2) Administrative responsibility
Solid Waste Law
Article 75 stipulates that in violation of the provisions of this Law concerning the prevention and control of environmental pollution by hazardous wastes, the environmental protection administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the suspension of illegal acts, correct within a time limit, and impose a fine:
(1) not setting the hazardous waste identification mark;
(2) failing to declare and register dangerous wastes in accordance with state regulations, or resorting to fraud during declaration and registration;
(3) Unauthorized closure, idle or dismantling of hazardous waste centralized disposal facilities and places;
(4) failing to pay the sewage charges for hazardous wastes in accordance with state regulations;
(5) Providing or entrusting hazardous waste to a unit without a business license to engage in business activities;
(6) failing to complete the transfer of hazardous wastes in accordance with state regulations or transferring hazardous wastes without approval;
(7) mixing hazardous waste into non-hazardous waste for storage;
(8) mixing, storing, transporting and disposing of hazardous wastes of incompatible nature without safe disposal;
(9) carrying hazardous wastes and passengers on the same means of transport;
(10) Disposing, storing, transporting and disposing of hazardous waste sites, facilities, equipment and containers, packaging materials and other articles for other purposes without decontamination;
(11) Failure to take corresponding preventive measures to cause the hazardous waste to be scattered, lost, leaked or cause other environmental pollution;
(12) Discarding or leaving hazardous waste along the way during transportation;
(13) No precautionary measures and emergency plans for hazardous waste accidents have been formulated.
If there is one of the first, second, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth acts of the preceding paragraph, A fine of not more than 100,000 yuan; if there is one of the third, fifth or sixth acts of the preceding paragraph, a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; if there is a fourth act of the preceding paragraph, the time limit is If the payment is overdue, the person shall pay a fine of more than one time and three times the amount of the hazardous waste discharge fee.
Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Regulations
Article 53 The transportation of hazardous wastes in paragraph 3 shall comply with the relevant provisions of the State and this Municipality for the transportation of hazardous wastes. It is forbidden to transfer hazardous wastes from overseas or other provinces and cities and other solid wastes that are not used as raw materials for production to the city. It is forbidden to entrust, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes to units or individuals that have no hazardous waste business licenses. It is forbidden to dump dangerous waste and other industrial solid waste without authorization.
Article 80: In violation of the provisions of Paragraph 3 of Article 53 of these Regulations, units or individuals that entrust hazardous wastes to non-hazardous waste business licenses collect, store, dispose of, or dump dangerous wastes or other industrial solid wastes without authorization, The municipal or district environmental protection department shall order the suspension of illegal activities, and correct within a time limit, and impose a fine of not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan.
(3) Criminal responsibility
"criminal law"
Article 338 If the crime of polluting the environment violates state regulations and discharges, dumps or disposes of radioactive waste, wastes containing infectious disease pathogens, toxic substances or other harmful substances, and seriously pollutes the environment, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of three years or less. In the case of criminal detention, or a single penalty; if the consequences are particularly serious, the prisoner shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years, and fined.
According to the "judicial interpretation of criminal cases involving two high environmental pollution", it is possible to sentence the illegal discharge, dumping and disposal of dangerous wastes of more than 3 tons.
In the production process of VOCs companies, do not think that VOCs are effectively collected and processed, and everything will be fine. It is also important that waste activated carbon can be safely and legally disposed of! Otherwise, the company does not dispose of the waste activated carbon as required. In addition to causing irreparable harm to the environment, the company and related responsible personnel will also pay a huge price for economic punishment or even being trapped!
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