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1 Giant Resource Recovery Sumter, Inc. TSDF AUDIT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Facility Name: Giant Resource Recovery - Sumter, Inc. (GRR-Sumter) 2. Address: P.O. Box 1755, Sumter, South Carolina Industrial Road, Sumter, South Carolina Telephone Number: (803) EPA ID Number: SCD Facility Contacts: Al Smith Director of Operations Karl Chandler Facility Manager Odoberto Ramos Sales Sheila Buckman Environmental Compliance Manager 6. GRR-Sumter is a fully licensed, permitted hazardous waste recycling, processing, and storage facility. The facility received its original Part B permit in The permit was renewed in Solid waste, oil processing, and oil marketing permits were issued in 1999 and are modified as necessary. The laboratory was originally certified in 1996 and is recertified periodically. GRR-Sumter is a member of the Giant Cement Holding, Inc., (GCHI) family of companies. The GCHI family includes Giant Cement and GRR-Harleyville in Harleyville, SC; Keystone Cement in Bath, PA; GRR-Attalla and GRR Aerosols in Attalla, AL; and Dragon Cement in Thomaston, ME. GCHI is owned by Cementos Portland Valderrivas (CPV) of Madrid, Spain. CPV is one of the top cement producers in the world. 7. Site Historic Use: The GRR-Sumter site (previously known as Southeastern Chemical and Omni-Southeastern) was used for farming from 1946 to From 1927 to 1945, the site was used for the manufacture of wooden barrels. 8. Site Location: GRR-Sumter occupies eight acres of an 18-acre tract in a light industrial area approximately one mile south/southeast of the city of Sumter. Turkey Creek, which is a southward flowing tributary of the Pocotaligo River, borders the site to the east. Sherwin-Williams borders the site to the north. Florence Concrete Products, which manufactures pre-stressed concrete products, borders the facility to the south. Industrial Boulevard is the access road to the facility and borders the site to the west. 9. Floodplain Location: An eastern portion of the non-operational area within the 18-acre tract is located in the 100-year floodplain. 10. Traffic Information: Incoming waste arrives at the facility via Industrial Boulevard. The road entering the facility is constructed of compacted sand-clay with asphalt covering. Waste delivery is by tanker, drum truck, drum van, or roll-off container. 11. Hours of Operation: The plant operates 24 hours per day, five days per week. Waste is received Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. 12. Site Access Control: The facility is surrounded by a six-foot high chain-link fence with three strands of barbed wire. There are two entry gates. The main gate (north) is controlled via an electronic gate opener and monitored by site personnel. The south gate access, where hazardous waste shipments enter for weighing, is monitored by site personnel. There are three additional gates that remain locked at all times. The site is actively monitored 24 hours per day. 13. Warning Signs: Required warning signs are posted at the main gate and along the perimeter of the site. Safety signs are posted throughout the plant. 14. Permits: Permit Number Date of Issue/Re-Issue RCRA Part B SCD June 1, 2011 Solid Waste Processing July 7, 1999 Used Oil Marketing July 8, 1999 Used Oil Processing July 8, 1999 NPDES (Storm Water) SCR November 12, 2010 POTW 018 City of Sumter February 15, 2013 Laboratory Certification October 1, 2013 Air Permit June 19, 2012 Satellite Sewer System SSS January 4, /19/14

2 Giant Resource Recovery Sumter, Inc. 15. Contingency Plan: Fully operational, includes arrangements with local authorities and evacuation plans 16. Training Programs: Required training programs include HAZWOPER, Right-to-Know, Spill Response Safety, DOT, etc. 17. Inspections: All equipment, processes, and operating areas are inspected on a daily, weekly, and annual basis with comprehensive recordkeeping. 18. Communication: Portable radios, telephone, audible alarms, and loud speakers 19. Waste Analysis: GRR s full-time chemists and assistants have extensive training in the recognition and treatment of chemical waste. Each inbound shipment is tested for specific gravity, water content, heat value, halogens/chlorides, ash content, and positive identification of each solvent through the use of gas chromatographs. The waste is then either recycled for beneficial re-use in industry or blended with other solvents for use as a source of energy by a cement kiln. STORAGE AND PROCESSING 1. Acceptable Wastes: Permitted Hazardous Waste Codes See following pages Non-hazardous, non-regulated waste is also accepted. (NOTE: Acceptable codes are subject to change.) 2. Storage Capacity: Container Storage Hazardous - 1,578 drums Non-hazardous - 2,510 drums Bulk Storage Hazardous 496,810 gallons Non-hazardous 256,500 gallons 3. Storage Areas: The bulk tank storage pads are constructed of concrete with a comprehensive strength of 200 psi. A continuous curb wall lines the perimeter of the tank storage areas to provide holding capacity equivalent to the largest tank plus a 25-year, 24-hour storm. Container storage areas consist of pre-engineered metal building structures that provide weather protection for drum storage on concrete slabs on grade. The grade slab provides secondary containment in the event of a leak or spill. INSURANCE GRR-Sumter has Pollution Legal Liability Insurance which includes $10 million each loss. 11/19/14

3 Grr! GRR-Sumter Acceptable Waste Codes SCD GENERAL: in a Waste Code TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC CODES (D004 D043) act as neither primary nor secondary codes and are acceptable either by themselves or with primary codes. SECONDARY CODES must be associated with a primary listed code (not a characteristic code) and must be present in a lesser concentration than the primary listed code. Code Status Description D001 Characteristic - Ignitable Permitted D002 Characteristic - Corrosive [Acceptable when associated with F001, F002, F003, F004, F005 and/or D001] Permitted D004 Arsenic Permitted D005 Barium Permitted D006 Cadmium Permitted D007 Chromium Permitted D008 Lead Permitted D009 Mercury Permitted D010 Selenium Permitted D011 Silver Permitted D012 Endrin Permitted D013 Lindane Permitted D014 Methoxychlor Permitted D015 Toxaphene Permitted D016 2,4-D Permitted D017 2,4, 5-TP (Silvex) Permitted D018 Benzene Permitted D019 Carbon Tetrachloride Permitted D020 Chlordane Permitted D021 Chlorobenzene Permitted D022 Chloroform Permitted D023 o-cresol Permitted D024 m-cresol Permitted D025 p-cresol Permitted D026 Cresol Permitted D027 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Permitted D028 1,2-Dichloroethane Permitted D029 1,1-Dichloroethylene Permitted D030 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Permitted D031 Heptachlor (and its epoxide) Permitted D032 Hexachlorobenzene Permitted D033 Hexachlorobutadiene Permitted D034 Hexachloroethane Permitted D035 Methyl Ethyl Ketone Permitted D036 Nitrobenzene Permitted D037 Pentachlorophenol Permitted D038 Pyridine Permitted D039 Tetrachloroethylene Permitted D040 Trichloroethylene Permitted D041 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol Permitted D042 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol Permitted D043 Vinyl Chloride Permitted F001 F002 F003 The following spent halogenated solvents used in degreasing: Tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, and chlorinated fluorocarbons; all spent solvent mixtures/ blends used in degreasing containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of the above halogenated solvents or those solvents listed in F002, F004, and F005; and still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures The following spent halogenated solvents: Tetrachloroethylene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1- trichloroethane, chlorobenzene, 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane, ortho-dichlorobenzene, trichlorofluoromethane, and 1,1,2-trichloroethane; all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of the above halogenated solvents or those listed in F001, F004, or F005; and still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Xylene, acetone, ethyl acetate, ethyl benzene, ethyl ether, methyl isobutyl ketone, n-butyl alcohol, cyclohexanone, and methanol; all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, only the above spent non-halogenated solvents; and all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, one or more of the above non-halogenated solvents, and, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of those solvents listed in F001, F002, F004, and F005; and still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures Page 1 of 2 Primary Primary Primary

4 F004 The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Cresols and cresylic acid, and nitrobenzene; all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of the above nonhalogenated solvents or those solvents listed in F001, F002, and F005; and still bottoms from the recovery of these Primary spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures F005 The following spent non-halogenated solvents: Toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, carbon disulfide, isobutanol, pyridine, benzene, 2-ethoxyethanol, and 2-nitropropane; all spent solvent mixtures/blends containing, before use, a total of ten percent or more (by volume) of one or more of the above non-halogenated solvents or those solvents listed in Primary F001, F002, or F004; and still bottoms from the recovery of these spent solvents and spent solvent mixtures F037 Petroleum refinery primary oil/water/solids separation sludge - Any sludge generated from the gravitational separation of oil/water/solids during the storage or treatment of process wastewaters and oily cooling wastewaters from petroleum refineries. Such sludges include, but are not limited to, those generated in oil/water/solids separators; tanks and impoundments; ditches and other conveyances; sumps; and storm water units receiving dry weather flow. Sludges generated in storm water units that do not receive dry weather flow, sludge generated in Primary aggressive biological treatment units as defined in Section (b)(2)(including sludges generated in one or more additional units after wastewaters have been treated in aggressive biological treatment units), and K051 wastes are exempted from this listing. F038 Petroleum refinery secondary (emulsified) oil/water/solids separation sludge - Any sludge and/or float generated from the physical and/or chemical separation of oil/water/solids in process wastewaters and oily cooling wastewaters from petroleum refineries. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, all sludges and floats generated in induced air flotation (IAF) units, tanks and impoundments, and all sludges generated in DAF units. Sludges generated in stormwater units that do not receive dry weather flow, sludges generated in aggressive biological Primary treatment units as defined in Section (b)(2) (including sludges generated in one or more additional units after wastewaters have been treated in aggressive biological treatment units), and F037, K048, and K051 wastes are exempted from this listing. K025 Distillation bottoms from the production of nitrobenzene by the nitration of benzene Primary K030 Column bottoms or heavy ends from the combined production of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene Primary K083 Distillation bottoms from aniline production Secondary K085 Distillation or fractionation column bottoms from the production of chlorobenzenes Secondary K169 Crude oil storage tank sediment from petroleum refining operations Secondary K170 Clarified slurry oil tank sediment and/or in-line filter/separation solids from petroleum refining operations Secondary U002 2-Propanone (Acetone) Primary U019 Benzene Secondary U031 1-Butanol (Butyl Alcohol) Primary U037 Chlorobenzene Secondary U043 Vinyl Chloride Primary U044 Chloroform Secondary U052 Cresol (Cresylic Acid) Primary U057 Cyclohexanone Primary U070 o-dichlorobenzene Secondary U072 p-dichlorobenzene Secondary U075 Dichlorodifluoromethane (Incineration only) Secondary U077 1,2-Dichloroethane Primary U078 1,1-Dichloroethylene Primary U080 Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) Primary U105 2,4-Dinitrotoluene Secondary U112 Ethyl Acetate Primary U117 Ethyl Ether Primary U121 Trichlorofluoromethane Secondary U122 Formaldehyde Secondary U127 Hexachlorobenzene Secondary U128 Hexachlorobutadiene Secondary U131 Hexachloroethane Secondary U140 Isobutyl Alcohol Primary U154 Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) Primary U159 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) Primary U161 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Primary U165 Naphthalene Primary U169 Nitrobenzene Primary U171 2-Nitropropane Primary U196 Pyridine Primary U210 Tetrachloroethylene Primary U211 Carbon Tetrachloride Secondary U220 Toluene Primary U226 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Primary U227 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Primary U228 Trichloroethylene Primary U239 Xylene Primary U359 Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Primary Page 2 of 2

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