Transportation and vehicle waste
Air conditioning
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Audit checklist: Vehicle air conditioners (ea-s1-09) - Motor vehicle air conditioner recovery or recycling equipment certification: aq-mvp7-01 (aq-mvp7-01)
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Motor Vehicle Air Conditioner Servicing
Other resources
EPA provides information related to servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners under Section 609 of the Clean Air Act.
Batteries
- Universal wastes audit checklist (ea-s1-12)
- Managing universal wastes (w-hw4-62)
- Lead-Acid Batteries, Requirements for Sellers and Battery Sign (w-hw4-07)
Emissions
- Motor vehicle pollution
- Catalytic converters (catcv-fs)
- Vehicle tampering (vtamp-fs)
- Detecting vehicle tampering (vetadt-fs)
Hazardous waste
- Hazardous waste audit checklist (ea-s1-03)
- Hazardous waste shipping log (w-hw2-40)
- VSQG collection program (w-hw2-51) With prior approval, Minnesota hazardous waste rules allow VSQGs to deliver their own waste in their own vehicle to a licensed VSQG collection program.
- Documenting and inspecting storage areas and containers (w-hw2-41)
- Hazardous waste contacts (w-hw5-00)
10 steps to compliance - general hazardous waste requirements:
- Summary of requirements (w-hw1-00)
- Step 1. Evaluate waste; determine generator size (w-hw1-01)
- Step 2: Obtain a hazardous Waste ID number (w-hw1-02)
- Step 3: Apply for an annual license
- Steps 4 and 5: Label and store hazardous wastes (w-hw1-04-05)
- Step 6: Transport and dispose of hazardous waste correctly (w-hw1-06)
- Step 7: Manifest shipments of hazardous waste (w-hw1-07)
- Step 8: Emergency planning for small quantity generators (w-hw1-08b)
- Step 8: Emergency planning for large quantity generators (w-hw1-08c)
- Step 9 : Personnel training for very small quantity generators (VSQG) (w-hw1-09a) VSQGs are businesses that generate 220 pounds or 22 gallons or less of hazardous waste per month.
- Step 9 : Personnel training for small quantity generators (SQG) (w-hw1-09b) SQGs are businesses that generate more than 220 pounds but less than 2200 pounds of hazardous waste per month (about 1/2 to 4 drums liquid).
- Step 9 : Personnel training for large quantity generators (LQG) (w-hw1-09c) LQGs are businesses that generate 2200 pounds or more of hazardous waste (about 4 drums liquid) or more than 2.2 pounds of acute hazardous waste per month.
- < Step 10: Keep records (w-hw1-10)
Oil and filters
- Used oil, filters and sorbents audit checklist (ea-s1-24)
- Managing used oil and related wastes (w-hw4-30)
- Used oil and oil filters poster (11 x 8 1/2) (usedoilsign) Required for retailers and collection sites.
Paint and filters
- Painting audit checklist (ea-s1-27)
- Evaluating paint and ink waste (w-hw4-40)
- Managing paint booth filters (w-hw4-38)
- Sandblasting and other air-based blasting (w-hw4-39a)
- Powerwashing and other water-based blasting (w-hw4-39b)
- Small Business Environmental Assistance Program for body shop and vehicle maintenance
Solvents
- Solvent audit checklist (ea-s1-34)
- Solvent-based parts washers: A guide for businesses (w-hw4-43)
- Managing water-based parts washers (4_44)
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Halogenated solvent cleaning equipment for new machines (aq-f5-tf04) - Halogenated solvent cleaning equipment: Compliance report for batch cold cleaning (aq-f5-tf03)
Stormwater
- Automobile salvage yards stormwater permit (wq-strm3-08m)
- For guidance and information visit the Industrial Stormwater webpage.
Tanks
Aboveground storage tanks:
- General requirements for aboveground storage tanks (t-a1-02)
- Record keeping for aboveground tanks larger than 1,100 gallons (t-a1-10)
- Monitoring aboveground tanks larger than 1,100 gallons (t-a1-03)
- Aboveground storage notification form (PDF Version) (t-a1-20)
Underground storage tanks:
- Underground storage tank rules (t-u1-19)
- Underground storage tank notification form (PDF Version) (t-u5-04)
Storage tanks:
- Emissions from petroleum storage tanks (6-11)
- Find addtional Storage tank publications.
Towels, wipes, sorbents
- Towels, wipes, and sorbents audit checklist (ea-s1-39)
- Managing towels, wipes and sorbents (w-hw4-61)
Additional resources:
- Common automotive wastes; 18" x 24" poster (w-hw5-11)
MnTAP provide free, industry-tailored technical assistance to Minnesosta businesses. By reducing waste and increasing efficiency, businesses can save on disposal and raw material costs and decrease regulatory compliance burdens.
CCAR is a national environmental compliance assistance center for the automotive industry.
The DfE program works with the auto refinishing (collision repair) industry and career/technical schools to encourage the use of best practices and safer, cleaner, more efficient practices and technologies.
Provides environmental, technical and economic evaluations of the top pollution prevention "fixes" for auto repair and fleet maintenance operations.
Greenercars.org is part of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Green Book; a unique consumer resource providing Green Scores rating the environmental friendliness of every vehicle on market.
