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ECONOMIC, LEGAL, AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN HAZARDOUS WASTE 180 CLEANUP AND MANAGEMENT original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. hazardous wastes are produced in the state and how they are disposed of to determine the nature of the required network. We are surveying 87,000 businesses that may generate hazardous waste. Based on figures from the 20 most populous counties in the state, we estimate that small-quantity generators in Florida may produce some 269,000 tons of hazardous waste a year. This is more than a quarter of the total amount of noncorrosive hazardous waste produced in the state. Duval County The assessment for Duval County, which includes Jacksonville, shows that an estimated 26,500 tons of waste are produced every year. The majority is lead acid batteries and used motor oil. An estimated 84 percent of the total waste stream in Duval is reportedly recycled. The assessment shows that another 4 percent of the wastes were disposed of in landfills and that ''some generators were uncertain of how the wastes were disposed." Used motor oil accounts for a large percentage of waste in both Duval and Dade counties. Both EPA and DER are considering listing used oil as a hazardous waste. Pinellas County An estimated 30,000 tons of hazardous waste are generated annually in Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Waste oil, spent solvents, and washing and rinsing solutions with heavy metals are among the most common wastes. These materials present a large recycling market, as more than half the oil and solvents are recycled. The most common method of disposal of hazardous waste in Pinellas County is in solid-waste landfills, according to the October 1984 county assessment of hazardous waste management. Recycling is the second most common method, and disposal in the sewers is third. National Small-Quantity Generator Survey Although not all of the Florida assessments are in, indications are that the percentage of waste produced by small-quantity generators in Florida is higher than the national average. In Dade County, an estimated 30 percent of all hazardous waste is from small-quantity generators. In Brevard County, 660 small-quantity generators produce 3,000 tons of waste annually, and 12 large- quantity generators produce 3,500 tons. According to a February 1985 EPA survey, small-quantity generators represent 98 percent of the total number of hazardous waste generators, yet
