Green Disposal Options

As local conditions, product use, and exposure can vary widely, the end user must determine the most appropriate disposal method for a spent Smart Sponge® or Smart Sponge Plus® product. However Smart Sponge® samples saturated with hydrocarbons both in the lab and in the field have been tested according to the EPA's Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure ("TCLP"). These tests show that Smart Sponge® is a "non-leaching" (i.e., non-detector "N.D.") product. As a result, Smart Sponge® technology can afford many cost effective and environmentally friendly disposal options. The following waste disposal and resource recovery industries have accepted spent Smart Sponge® products for disposal and/or recycling.

Waste-to-Energy Facilities - A specialized segment of the solid waste industry has used spent Smart Sponge® as an alternative fuel in the production of electricity. WTE is acknowledged at the federal level as a renewable energy source under the Federal Power Act, Title IV of the Clean Air Act and is a participant in the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Program.

Cement Kilns - This industry has used the spent Smart Sponge® as an alternative fuel in the production process of Portland Cement. This process is considered a beneficial reuse of waste products. The BTU value of spent Smart Sponge® is consistently above the average acceptable levels set for this high temperature.

Landfills - As discussed above, spent Smart Sponge® products have been classified as a solid waste and have been accepted at Subtitle D Landfills.