Wednesday, December 28, 2005

 

Ohio EPA exempts Countywide LF from radioactive waste laws

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County: Stark
Printed In: Canton Repository
Printed On: 2005/12/28
Public Notice:

PUBLIC NOTICE
DIRECTOR'S FINAL FINDINGS & ORDERS

Exemption from 3734.027 and 3745-27-19 Notice is hereby given that on December 20, 2005, the director of Ohio EPA issued Final Findings and Orders to Republic Waste Services of Ohio II, LLC (Republic), Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility, 3619 Gracemont Street S.W., East Sparta, Ohio 44626.

To ensure the proper handling of incidental low-level radioactive waste (LLRW), Ohio EPA has directed the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility to enhance its screening procedure to identify and isolate this type of waste. Incidental amounts of LLRW are occasionally included in residential solid waste. It typically originates at a home where an individual is recovering from a medical procedure that employed low doses of short half-life isotopes. . Read more