Salt Lake Valley Health Department
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Solid and Hazardous Waste
Inspection/ Waste Removal Process
The pre-demolition inspector is required to identify all universal wastes, hazardous and toxic wastes and asbestos-containing materials. The specific items include:
- Mercury-containing thermostats,
- Mercury vapor fluorescent light tubes,
- Ballasts containing PCBs,
- Refrigeration units containing CFCs, and
- Any drums or containers of hazardous or liquid wastes.
Pre-demolition building inspectors, following the inspection of a building destined for demolition, give a copy of the inspection form to the building owner who has responsibility for the proper removal and disposal of the identified wastes.
Approval
The Department grants demolition approval only after the building owner can demonstrate the proper removal and disposal/recycling of the wastes identified by the pre-demolition building inspector.
Cost
To help in reducing the disposal/recycling costs, the department assists building owners and demolition contractors with the bulking and shipping of these wastes. Following removal, these waste streams may be brought to the health department’s existing household hazardous waste facility for proper handling.
This has proven to be a cost effective method for disposing of the universal and other regulated wastes being removed from the buildings prior to demolition.