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Solid Waste Program

    The Palm Beach County Health Department's (PBCHD) solid waste program enforces established standards which provide for the safe handling, storage, transportation and disposal of solid waste. "Solid Waste" refers to sludge, garbage, rubbish, refuse, special waste, or other discarded material resulting from domestic, industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, or governmental operations. These rules and regulations minimize the contamination threat to ground water, surface water, air, and soil, and protect the public from potential disease transmission. The PBCHD inspects solid waste management facilities including compost debris, waste tire collection centers and processing facilities and material recovery facilities.

    The solid waste program also investigates complaints related to solid waste facilities, commercial facilities, and private residences. Typical complaints include equestrian waste, questionable pond filling, recovered screen material (RSM), mulch, tire storage/ disposal, and water treatment plant sludge. The Department does accept anonymous complaints and when applicable performs joint investigations with other State, County, and Local agencies.

    Enforcement activities are initiated as a result of noncompliance with specific rules and regulations. The type of violation determines the enforcement action taken. Penalties vary depending on the nature and severity of the violation's.

    Authority: Interagency Agreement between Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Palm Beach County Health Department.
Chap 120, 386, 403, F.S.

Chap 62-3, 62-4, 62-301, 62-520, 62-522, 62-701, 62-709, 62-710 and 62-711 F.A.C.

 

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Hazardous Waste Program


   
PBCHD's hazardous waste program provides services to protect the citizens and visitors of Palm Beach County from adverse health effects attributable to improper generation and disposal of hazardous waste. Waste is classified as hazardous waste if it is specifically listed by EPA, or if the waste exhibits one or more of the characteristics of ignitability, corrosiveness, reactivity, or toxicity. This program provides oversight of the generation and management of hazardous waste in Palm Beach County. Commercial facilities such as automotive body and repair shops, dry cleaners, laboratories, and hospitals generating hazardous waste are inspected for compliance and permitted through PBC Ordinance 97-58. This Ordinance enables the program to identify, quantify, and assure the proper management of hazardous waste. Enforcement actions are initiated as a result of noncompliance with specific rules and regulations. The type of violation determines the enforcement action taken. Penalties vary depending on the nature and severity of the violation's.

    Authority: Palm Beach County Ordinance No. 97-58 and delegated authority from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Small Quantity Generator Program (SQG) via Interagency Agreement. Reference: Chapter 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Chap 62-730 F.A.C.

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Biomedical Waste Program

    PBCHD's biomedical waste program prescribes minimum sanitary practices relating to the management of biomedical waste, including segregation, handling, storage, transport, and treatment. Biomedical waste is any solid or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans. It includes non-liquid tissue, body parts, blood, blood products, and body fluids from humans and other primates, laboratory and veterinary wastes which contain human disease-causing agents, and discarded sharps. PBCHD personnel inspect and permit on an annual basis facilities that generate, store, treat, or transport biomedical waste to ensure the public's health is protected. Facilities exempt from permit (generating less than 25 lbs. of biomedical waste per month) are inspected at least once every three years.

    Enforcement actions are initiated as a result of noncompliance with specific rules and regulations. the type of violation determines the enforcement action taken. Penalties vary depending on the nature and severity of the violation's.

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Chap 64E-16 F.A.C.

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