These forms & worksheets are included to provide a structure for collecting and organizing the information needed to evaluate waste reduction opportunities. Additionally, they can be a record of your waste minimization efforts for compliance purposes.

Note for Online Version: Print out the forms & the hardcopy versions for your records. Each form and worksheet is hyperlinked to the primary corresponding discussion in Chapter Three: Your Waste Minimization Program.

Wastestream Priority Worksheet (WS-2)

Refer to Your Waste Minimization Program: Conducting A Waste Reduction Assessment

Wastestream: _______________________________ Date: __________

The following questions will help you prioritize your wastestreams for attention. Refer to the Waste Profile (Form A) to answer some of the questions. Copy a form for each wastestream being evaluated, and place a check in the column which corresponds to your answer for each question:

• Are waste reduction measures already being implemented for this wastestream?
  
  • _____Yes _____No^* _____Not Sure

• Are any of the raw materials contributing to this wastestream
  • very expensive?
    
    • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

  • highly hazardous (i.e. highly toxic, flammable, corrosive, and/or reactive)?
    
    • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Is the wastestream overall highly hazardous? (Refer to part one of Form A)
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Does this wastestream account for 25% or more of your total hazardous waste generation?
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Are your current costs to manage this wastestream very high? (Refer to Worksheet 1.)
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Is this waste currently being disposed of to land? (i.e. Is long-term liability is associated with the disposal method?)
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Do you experience frequent problems in handling, storing, treating, transporting, disposing or discharging this wastestream?
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Are new regulations anticipated which will require modifications or increase your costs to manage this wastestream?
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

• Are reasonable, effective reduction methods that could address this wastestream already known to be available?
  
  • _____Yes^* _____No _____Not Sure

Total Checks in Answers with Astericks (*): ________

Wastestream Priority Assignment:

• ___ High
  ___ Medium
  ___ Low