Case Study: Waste Management

Project Type: Disposal of Hazardous and non-Hazardous wastes
Service Provided: Waste Management Services
Project Locations: United States, primarily the mid-Atlantic states
Client Type: Industrial, Manufacturing, Research

Description of Services:

TIER has an extensive waste management division that provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal options to a multitude of industrial clients.

TIER has contractual agreements arranged with a number of strategically aligned permitted disposal facilities. This allows TIER the ability to dispose of wastes that many other waste management firms may not be able to handle, thereby allowing our clients one-stop-shopping for all of their waste disposal needs. Prior to the first shipment, TIER’s Technical Services Department conducts both environmental and financial audits of every facility in order to assure that the facility is in full compliance with State and Federal regulations and exhibits the characteristics of a sound, well-managed operation.

In addition, TIER’s staff provides the generator assistance in characterizing their waste. This is accomplished via a short interview process, inspection of process diagrams, participation in plant tours, and review of existing analytical data and Material Safety Data Sheets. In the event of an unknown material, TIER will perform on-site fingerprint analyses to characterize the waste into its appropriate hazard class.

When materials require repackaging prior to shipment, TIER personnel will package all waste by their D.O.T. hazard class into approved shipping containers. All containers are labeled according to RCRA and D.O.T. regulations.

TIER completes the appropriate uniform hazardous waste manifest and applicable land ban notification forms. Non-hazardous shipping documents such as bills of lading are used when shipping non-hazardous materials.

TIER arranges transportation to the appropriate recycling/disposal facility. The hierarchy of disposal facilities utilized by TIER is determined by a number of factors including recycling/beneficial reuse, incineration, and secure chemical landfill.