Public Notice: Cleanlites Recycling, Inc.
This serves as a public notice of Proposed PCB Commercial Storage Facility Approval of Cleanlites Recycling, Inc, located at 665 Hull Road, Mason, Michigan 48854.
On this page:
- Background
- Facility, Repository and Contact Information
- Important Dates
- Supporting Documents
- Comments
Background
USA Lamp & Ballast Recycling Inc., doing business as Cleanlites, Recycling Inc. (Cleanlites), would be allowed to store additional amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB-containing equipment, such as light ballasts, if a proposed approval is granted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Cleanlites is a recycling facility for electrical waste including light ballasts. Some of the light ballasts received by Cleanlites contain PCB small capacitors and may also contain PCBs in their potting material (a black, tar-like substance that encapsulates the internal electrical components).
Currently, Cleanlites stores no more than 500 gallons of PCB light ballasts. EPA does not require a PCB storage approval for a facility that stores less than 500 gallons of PCBs at one time. Because Cleanlites now wants to store more than 500 gallons of PCB items, an EPA storage approval is required. Cleanlites submitted an application to EPA for an approval to commercially store up to 48 drums containing PCB light ballasts.
EPA has determined the company has shown the operation does not present a risk to human health or the environment. The approval outlines specific conditions under which Cleanlites must operate the facility.
Before a final decision is made, EPA took comments from the public on the proposed approval for Cleanlites located at 665 Hull Road, Mason, Michigan.
The draft PCB commercial storage approval was open for public comment from July 24 to August 25, 2016. Copies of the draft PCB commercial storage approval and supporting documents (i.e., Cleanlites application) are located at the Mason Library as well as posted online (see below). Comments were accepted on the draft approval, not the supporting documents.
Facility, Repository and Contact Information
| City: | Mason |
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| State: | Michigan |
| County: | Ingham |
| EPA ID #: | MIR000016402 |
| Alias(es): | USA Lamp & Ballast Recycling, Inc. |
| Name: | Mason Library |
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| Street Address: | 145 West Ash St. |
| Town/City, State: | Mason, Michigan |
| Opening hours: | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Mon-Thu)
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Fri) |
Contact Information
EPA Public Affairs Specialist:
Rafael P. Gonzalez
Gonzalez.rafaelp@epa.gov
800-621-8431, Ext. 60269
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekdays
TSCA Project Manager:
Lisa Graczyk
Graczyk.lisa@epa.gov
Fax: 312-692-2027
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., weekdays
For other inquiries about this public notice, please contact us.
Important Dates
- July 24 to August 25, 2016 – Public Comment Period -Public Comment Period has closed
Supporting Documents
- EPA Draft Approval to Commercially Store PCBs, 5/6/2016
- Cleanlites March 2016 Application for Permit to Store PCBs and PCB Containing Items for Disposal
- Cleanlites March 2016 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plan
- Cleanlites Cover Letter for Revised Application, 4/11/2016
- EPA Letter to Cleanlites, Notice of Deficiency (NOD) on August 2015 Application for PCB Commercial Storage, 2/22/2016
- EPA Letter to Cleanlites, Notice of Deficiency (NOD) on December 18, 2012, Application for PCB Commercial Storage, 8/8/2013
- National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Pollution Prevention Plan and Best Management Practices (BMPs), 4/15/2013