Business Hazardous Waste
San Bernardino County Fire Department Household Hazardous Waste Program announces the County’s first conditionally exempt small quantity generator program offering affordable, safe and legal disposal of hazardous waste for Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG).
What is CESQG?
CESQG = Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
A business that generates 100 kilograms or less of hazardous waste or one kilogram or less of extremely hazardous waste in a one month period is a CESQG.
This amounts to:
- 27 gallons or 220 lbs. of hazardous waste, or
- 2.2 lbs. of extremely hazardous waste
Waste oil, latex paint and lead acid batteries are hazardous wastes that do not have to be included in the monthly total.
Historical accumulations in excess of quantities listed above may be subject to additional handling charges.
Disposal Costs
There is a small handling fee involved in the collection of hazardous waste from your business. Disposal costs depend on the type of waste.
| Aerosols | $1.00/lb. |
| Automobile motor oil | $0.30/gal. |
| Anti-freeze | $1.24/gal. |
| Car batteries | $0.50 ea. |
| Corrosive liquids, solids | $2.30/lb. |
| Flammable solids, liquids | $1.15/lb. |
| Latex paint | $0.40/lb. |
| Mercury | quote |
| NiCad/Alkiline batteries. | $1.75/lb. |
| Oil base paints | $0.75/lb. |
| Oxidizers | $8.00/lb. |
| PCB ballasts | $5.00/lb. |
| Pesticides (most) | $2.30/lb. |
| Photofixer, developer | $2.50/gal. |
Rates subject to change without notice.
Unacceptable Wastes
- Radioactives
- Water reactives
- Explosives
- Large compressed gas cylinders
- Medical or biohazardous waste
- Asbestos
Typical CESQGs
- Landscape maintenance, nurseries, agriculture, golf courses
- Property management, maintenance residential care facilities
- Electronic, engineering
- Public agency, non-profit organizations
- Auto repair shops
- Painters
- Realtors
- Hairdressers
- Photographers
- Bowling alley operators
- Schools
- Dentists
- Manicure, nail shops
- Craft, hobby stores
- Print shops
Registration
To register in the CESQG program, call 1-800-OILY CAT. Have your company’s name, address, phone number and EPA ID number (if any).
Have an estimate of the amount of hazardous waste your company generates per month.
Know the chemical or trade name of the waste, size, type, weight and number of containers of waste you have for disposal.
Pilot program funded in part by Integrated Waste Management Board.