C3. Solid Waste

Code 7.0

Participants shall implement a systematic approach to identify, manage, reduce, and responsibly dispose of or recycle solid waste (non-hazardous). Waste data shall be tracked and documented.

C3.1 Solid waste is managed and disposed of responsibly.

Conformance Requirements

Site Observations

• 1. Engineering controls are used where appropriate.
• 2. Waste is adequately and effectively:
  • i. Categorized
  • ii. Handled
  • iii. Stored
  • iv. Moved within a single facility / multiple facility.
  • v. Access is controlled
• 3. Potential employee exposure methods are adequate and effective, such as:
  • i. Segregation
  • ii. Secondary containment
  • iii. Ventilation
  • iv. Fire protection

Record Review

• 1. Process and administrative controls are in place and effective.
• 2. Accurate waste inventory records are maintained, tracked, and accurate.
• 3. Inspection records of waste and their storage points are maintained and accurate.
• 4. Copies of waste manifests and shipping papers are maintained and accurate.
• 5. All transport and disposal vendors have approved, current certificates and/or are licensed by the local regulatory authorities.

Management Interview

• Applicable

Worker Interview

• Interview workers who work with waste or are responsible for waste storage.

Additional specific rating

Remote Verification Acceptable: Yes

1.1.0 (2022-06-01)

Removed

• Explicit per-criterion rating bands replaced by generic global rubric; conformance set reduced: The explicit 7.0.0 per-criterion rating bands (Priority = environmental emissions that could cause imminent community impact; Major = no control programs / no baseline / two-or-more minimum elements missing; Minor = one minimum element missing) were replaced by the generic 'See finding severity definition' global rubric. The standalone 'Additional assistance' block (resource-efficiency hierarchy guidance) and the detailed reduction-program record items were also dropped. Both are loosenings (they only remove ways to fail); no specific finding that passed under the old bands can be shown to fail under the generic rubric, hence minor.

1.0.0 (2021-01-01)

Changed

• Initial historical baseline — Solid Waste (RBA Code of Conduct 7.0, published as C4): Earliest imported version (published as C4 in VAP 7.0.0). Systematic approach to identify, manage, reduce and responsibly dispose of or recycle non-hazardous solid waste. Carried explicit per-criterion rating bands (Priority = imminent community impact; Major = no control programs / no baseline / two-or-more minimum elements missing; Minor = one element missing), a standalone 'Additional assistance' resource-efficiency hierarchy block, detailed reduction-program record items, and a 'No solid waste generated or stored on site' Not-Applicable exemption.