Chevron GUG
Waste Management EPS
Waste Management Methods
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Introduction
Technically-acceptable methods for managing the most common exploration and production
(E&P) waste types are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. For each waste type a method has been
designated as:
 Waste Minimization Methods (Column A): these methods generally embody
practices to reduce, re-use, recycle, replace, or recover. The waste minimization
hierarchy identifies these methods as preferable to treatment or disposal.
 Treatment and Disposal Methods (Column B): these methods are primarily focused
on waste treatment or disposal.
A Waste Management (WM) Method could involve equipment (e.g., drum crusher), a facility
(e.g., landfill), a practice (e.g., return to supplier) or a combination (e.g., oil recovery followed
by land treatment).
Company-controlled waste management equipment and facilities shall be designed,
constructed and operated in accordance with the Global Upstream and Gas (GUG)
Environmental Performance Standard (EPS) Technology Standards.
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Table 1.
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Required Waste Management Methods for E&P Waste
Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Asbestos gaskets
 Pipe insulation
 Roof panels
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Asbestos-Containing
Material
(contains at least
1% asbestos)
 Refractory ceramic
fibers
Some refractory ceramic
fibers pose similar
health issues as asbestos
and should be handled
and contained as
asbestos. Contact your
industrial hygiene
representative to
determine.
 Expired, unused
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Chemicals
 Spent chemicals,
residues
 Material substitution: purchase
asbestos-free products and
equipment
 Burial in a secure area protected from public
access
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Return to supplier
 Incinerate
 Reclaim, re-use
 Landfill after meeting pretreatment
requirements (refer to the Technology
Standard for Landfills)
 Inventory management to prevent
expiry
 Use as fuel
 Substitute less toxic chemicals
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 Landfill (double bag first), preferably buried
in dedicated areas of the landfill that will not
be disturbed
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
 Mineral
Drilling Fluid – OILBASED
3
Onshore only; consult
Offshore Drilling
Discharge Standard for
offshore
 Diesel
 Synthetic (esters,
olefins, paraffins)
 Related completion
fluids
 Oil-contaminated
water based mud
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Use closed-loop mud system and
solids control technology
 Recondition and re-use
 Return un-used portion to supplier
 Material substitution: lower-toxicity
synthetics in place of diesel and
mineral oils
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Thermal treatment
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Use tanks in place of Reserve Pit
(pit-less drilling)
 Thermal treatment
 Diesel
Drill Cuttings –
oil-based fluid system
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Onshore only; consult
Offshore Drilling
Discharge Standard for
offshore
 Mineral Oil
 Synthetic (esters,
olefins, paraffins)
 Oil-contaminated
cuttings from water
based mud systems
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 Oil recovery
 Alternative Daily Cover in landfill
operation (after oil recovery)
 Landfill after free liquid removal and
meeting other pretreatment requirements
(refer to the Technology Standard for
Landfills)
 Construction incorporation
 Bioremediation (composting/land treatment)
after oil recovery
 Cement kiln feed stock
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
Remove company-identifying information
before releasing from company control.
Drums shall NOT be released to the
public.
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Drums
 Empty drums and
barrels (metal and
plastic)
 Buy supplies in bulk to eliminate
generation of empty containers
 Return to supplier (for refilling/reuse)
 Drain completely, rinse, crush, and landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Drum reconditioner
 Scrap and recycle
 Oil
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Filters –
contaminated
 Glycol
 Replace with stainless steel, reusable filters
 Amine
 Recycle
 Methanol
 Filter draining/crushing unit pretreatment
 Fuel Gas
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Medical Waste
 Syringes, tubing
 Needles, glass and
other ‘sharps’
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 Incinerate
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Steam autoclave and landfill
 Bandages, gauze
 Specimens, lab
cultures
 Landfill (after draining)
 Incinerate. Solidify or containerize ash (for
sharps) and landfill
 Segregation of medical waste and
municipal waste
 Chemical disinfection, followed by landfill
 Microwave treatment, followed by landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Replace with benign substitute
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Mercury
 Manometers
 Return to supplier
 Reclaim/re-use (retorting)
NORM
(>50 μR/h
above
background)
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 NORM-containing
equipment
 NORM scale/solids
demonstrating an
exposure rate more than
50 μR/h above
background)
 Lube oil
 Transformer oil
(non-PCB)
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Oils
 Chemical control to prevent scale
formation (scale inhibitor)
 Avoid mixing of chemically
incompatible produced waters
 Remove scale from equipment and
recycle cleaned scrap.
 Motor oil
 Use as fuel
 Transmission oil
 Introduce into production stream
(where permitted)
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 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Wellbore injection during well abandonment
 Land treatment if < 30 pCi/g
 Landfill if < 1000 pCi/g
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Regenerate onsite using clay filter
 Return to supplier
 Off-spec crude
 Landfill after stabilization/solidification and
meeting pretreatment requirements (refer to
the Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Testing-based lube oil replacement
instead of changing according to a
pre-defined maintenance schedule
 Hydraulic oil
 Slop oil
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incinerate
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Send used oil to offsite recycling
company
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Chlorofluorocarbons  Terminate procurement; replace with
(CFCs)
non-ODS substitute, once consumed
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Ozone Depleting
Substances (ODS)
 Refrigerants
 Seal leaks to prevent release
 Halons
 Recycle
 Freon
 Reclaim
 PCB ballasts and
capacitors
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PCB Oil and PCB –
Containing Equipment
 PCB transformer oil
 Equipment
containing residual
PCBs
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Incinerate (for oil)
 Material Substitution: replace with
non-PCB containing substitute
 Recycle scrap equipment containing
metal (if concentrations below 50
mg/kg)
 Landfill equipment, after draining (if
concentrations exceed 50 mg/kg)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Produced (reservoir)
Sand
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Downhole solids control (e.g.,
expandable screen completion, sand
consolidation, gravel packs)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Ship oil at maximum BS&W spec
 Jet-pump washing
 Use as fuel or aggregate supplement
(cement kiln)
 Thermal treatment
 Oil recovery as pretreatment to
Treatment and Disposal
Methods(Column B)
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation (after dewatering and deoiling)
 Construction incorporation
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Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Bioremediation after oil recovery
 Landfill after free liquids removal and
meeting pretreatment requirements (refer to
the Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Offshore installations: offshore discharge if
oil content < 1% (m/m)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Downhole solids control (e.g.,
expandable screen completion, sand
consolidation, gravel packs)
 Tank bottoms
 Oily sludge
 Sludge containing
organic chemicals
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Sludge –
hydrocarbon
 Pipeline pigging
waste
 Paraffin
 API separator
sludge
 Oily viscous fluid
resulting from steam
injection
 Tank mixers or magnetic fluid
conditioners
 Use paraffin inhibitor chemicals
(wax inhibitors – not dispersants)
 Ship oil at maximum BS&W spec
 Hot oil treatment (oil wash
circulation) to liquefy and
incorporate into production stream
 Use as fuel or aggregate supplement
(cement kiln)
 Reclaim oil component
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Bioremediation/ composting after oil
recovery
 Thermal treatment
 Landfill after free liquids removal and
meeting pretreatment requirements (refer to
the Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation (after dewatering and deoiling)
 Construction incorporation
 Thermal treatment
 Crude-oil impacted
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Soil –
hydrocarbon impacted
(excavated)
 Fuel (gasoline,
diesel) impacted
 Solvent, organic
chemical, vehicle
fluid impacted
 Alternate daily cover in landfill
operation
 Construction incorporation
 Cement kiln feedstock
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Landfill
 Bioremediation/composting
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Table 2.
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Recommended Waste Management Methods for E&P Waste
Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
 Oily debris
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Absorbent Materials
 Rags
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Return to supplier for laundering and
re-use
 Gloves
 Purchase reusable/washable absorbent
pads
 Spill pads
 Oil recovery
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incinerate
 Landfill, after recovering free oil
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
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Acid/Caustic Solutions
 Caustic (NaOH)
 Re-use or return to supplier
 Fracturing acids
 Cleaning acids
 Micro-meter to minimize excess (realtime mix vs. batch mix)
 Workover acid
fluids
 Use to neutralize other acid/caustic
wastes
Activated Carbon
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 Incinerate
 Landfill after meeting pretreatment
requirements (refer to the Technology
Standard for Landfills)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Return to supplier for regeneration
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 Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation
 Landfill
 Incinerate
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incinerate
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Amine liquids and
sludges
 MEA, DEA, DIPA
liquids and sludges
 Alkanolamines
 WWTP (liquids only)
 Reclaim/re-use
 Solidify, containerize, and landfill
 Sweetening agents
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
Ash
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(Excluding
medical incinerator  Incinerator ash
ash, or ash from
 Steam boiler ash
burning of cleared
vegetation)
 Construction incorporation (including
bricks and blocks)
 Compost amendment
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Batteries
 Lithium ion
 Lead acid
 Carbonaire
 Mercury cell
10
 Landfill after stabilization if necessary to meet
pretreatment requirements (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Lead acid batteries: drain, stabilize/solidify,
containerize, and landfill (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills).
 Alkaline
 Nickel-cadmium
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Material substitution: replace with
rechargeable or long-life batteries
 Return to supplier for
regeneration/recycling
 Metal-containing: stabilize/solidify,
containerize, and landfill (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Alkaline: landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Regenerate/return to supplier
Catalyst
 Construction incorporation
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Landfill after meeting pretreatment
requirements (refer to the Technology
Standard for Landfills)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Reclaim, recycle, re-use
 Artificial reef
 Glass
 Wallboard
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Construction and
Demolition (C&D)
Debris
 Wood
 Pallets
 Iron
 Concrete
 Scrap Metal
 Donate to community (wood must not
contain preservative)
 Crush uncontaminated aggregates and
use in construction incorporation
 Return to supplier for recycling (e.g.,
concrete, glass)
 Accurate volume estimation when
ordering cement/concrete
 Drywall/wallboard: recover gypsum
and use as soil amendment
 Incinerate
 Landfill (engineered liner not required for a
dedicated C&D landfill)
 Wood waste (e.g., pallets) – Untreated: chip
and use as structural amendment for
composting/bioremediation
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Use wood as fuel
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Add microbes/enzymes to grease traps
(source reduction)
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Cooking Oil and Grease
 Used cooking oil
 Return to supplier
 Grease in kitchen
traps
 Send/donate: biofuels, cosmetics, or
rendering plant
 Use as fuel (cement kiln or biofuel)
 Donate as animal feed (e.g., pig feed)
 Food waste (scraps,
glass jars, cans)
 Paper, envelopes
and other office
supplies
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Domestic Waste –
SOLID
 Cardboard and
packaging
 Light bulbs
(incandescent)
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Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incineration
 Landfill after free liquids
removal/solidification (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Bioremediation (compost or land farm)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Materials separation (at source or via
materials recovery facility): recycle
and compost resulting fractions
 Double-sided printing
 Compost yard and food waste
 Use washable dishes and cutlery in
place of disposable
 Incinerate
 Donate food waste as animal feed
(e.g., pig feed)
 Yard (green) waste
 Donate re-useable items (wood waste,
cardboard)
 Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW)
 Use as fuel
 Landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Construction incorporation
 Land reclamation
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation
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Dredge Spoil
 Sediment –
uncontaminated
 Agricultural amendment (metals
content permitting)
 Open water disposal (subject to turbidity
constraints of receiving environment)
 Disposal in diked containment areas onshore
 Beach rejuvenation
 Landfill
 Beneficial re-use (e.g., slope
stabilization)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Natural habitat development (marsh,
upland, island, etc.)
 Cement kiln feedstock
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Drilling Fluid –
water-based
 Freshwater mud
systems
Onshore only; consult
Offshore Drilling
Discharge Standard for
offshore
 Saltwater mud
systems
 Related completion
fluids
 Use closed-loop mud system and
solids control technology
 Recondition and re-use
 Return un-used portion to supplier
 Material substitution: select benign
additives.
 Use tanks in place of reserve pit (pitless drilling).
 Reserve pit mix, bury, cover or landspread (if
final concentrations do not contain oil, salt,
metals or other chemicals exceeding
acceptable levels for current and future land
use, as determined by an assessment of the
material– refer to Technology Standard for
Pits)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Landfill after free liquid removal and meeting
other pretreatment requirements (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Bioremediation (if impacted with reservoir oil
and non-saline)
Drill Cuttings –
water-based fluid
system
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Onshore only; consult
Offshore Drilling
Discharge Standard for
offshore
 Landfill after free liquid removal and meeting
other pretreatment requirements (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Freshwater mud
systems
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation
 Saltwater mud
systems
 Construction incorporation
 Cement kiln feed stock
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Washing pre-treatment for saline cuttings
 Reserve pit mix, bury, cover or landspread (if
final concentrations do not contain oil, salt,
metals or other chemicals exceeding
acceptable levels for current and future land
use, as determined by an assessment of the
material – refer to Technology Standard for
Pits)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Filters –
 Air
UNCONTAMINATED
 Water
 Replace with re-usable/washable
filters
 Recycle
 Landfill
 Filter crushing unit
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Merox sand
 Ion exchange resins
 Silica/alumina
desiccants
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Filter Media
Resins
Desiccants
 Molecular sieve
 Recycling media
(clay filter)
 Diatomaceous earth
(DE)
 Regenerate/re-use
 Return to supplier
 Alternate daily cover for landfill
operation
 Construction incorporation
 Cement kiln feed stock
 Landfill
 Incinerate (if contains oil)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Anthracite and
media filters
 HID bulbs
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Fluorescent Bulbs
 Mercury containing
bulbs
 Ethylene glycol
mixtures
(EG, DEG, TEG)
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Glycol and Antifreeze
 Propylene glycol
(PG)
 Methanol
 Dehydration fluids
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 Return to manufacturer or third party
for recycling
 Fluorescent lamp crushing unit with mercury
recovery - landfill drummed residue
 Material substitution: use long-life,
low mercury-content bulbs
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Incineration
 WWTP
 Regenerate onsite (filtration)
 Return to supplier for recycling
 Material substitution: propylene
glycol for ethylene glycol
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Landfill after free liquid removal and meeting
other pretreatment requirements (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landiflls)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Fiberglass
(glass-reinforced
plastic) insulation
 Glasswool
 Rockwool
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Insulation and
Refractory
(Excluding
Asbestos)
 Refractory brick
Note some refractory
ceramic fibers pose
similar health issues as
asbestos and should be
handled and contained
as asbestos. Contact
your industrial hygiene
representative to
determine
 Return to Supplier
 Landfill
 Reclaim/re-use
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Refill/refurbish and re-use
 Landfill (stabilize/solidify and containerize
computer monitors and circuit boards first)
 Computers
IT and Office Wastes
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(Information
Protection
requirements
may apply)
 Monitors
 Printers
 Photocopiers
 Printer, toner
cartridges
 Return to supplier
 Recycle
 Donate
 Incineration (except for computer monitors
and circuit boards)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Furniture
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incinerate
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
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Lab Samples –
LIQUID
 Analyzed sample,
including reagents
 Unanalyzed residual
 Recycle into production (for oil
samples)
 Return uncontaminated samples to
source
 Small containers of lab samples may be
packed in a drum full of absorbent material,
sealed and landfilled. Enough absorbent
should be present to completely absorb all
liquid in the containers placed in the drum.
Only compatible samples/materials should be
placed in the same drum to avoid reactions.
 Wastewater treatment plant for aqueous
solutions
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Incinerate
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Lab Samples –
SOLID
 Analyzed sample,
including reagents
 Unanalyzed residual
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 Return uncontaminated samples to
source
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Hydrocarbon –
water
 Chemical – water
 Rig wash
 Workover fluids
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Oil–Water Mixtures
 Hydrotest fluids
 Drum rinse
 Landfill leachate
 Runoff from
bioremediation
facilities
 Reclaim/re-use oil
 Incinerate
 Use as fuel
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Landfill leachate: apply to landfill for
dust control
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Runoff from Bioremediation
Facilities: irrigate bioremediation
units
After oil/water separation
 WWTP
 Landfill dust control
 Buy materials in skid-mounted bulk
hoppers or containers
 Boxes
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Packaging
 Pallets, crates
 Empty sacks
 Thread protectors
 Return to supplier
 Re-use/recycle
 Donate (untreated wood only)
 Chip wooden pallets and use as mulch
(untreated wood only)
 Landfill
 Incinerate
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Use biodegradable packing pellets
(e.g., starch-based ‘peanuts’)
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Incinerate
 Reclaim/re-use
 Landfill after free liquid removal and meeting
other pretreatment requirements (refer to the
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Use as fuel (heating value permitting)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Donate (non-leaded paint only)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Return to supplier
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Paint and Coating
Wastes
 Return to supplier
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Pharmaceuticals
 Expired drugs
 Inventory management to prevent
expiry
 Incinerate
 Containerize and landfill
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Seismic shot
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Pyrotechnics and
Explosives
 Signal flares
 Return to supplier
 Smoke canisters
 Inventory management to prevent
expiry
 Firing caps
 Incinerate (NOT explosives)
 Controlled detonation or discharge
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Explosives
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
 X-ray sources
(medical/dental)
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Radioactive Wastes
 Radioactive logging
sources
 Industrial
radiography sources
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Return to supplier
 Hold for decay (short-term isotopes
used in frac sand)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Use paint/coatings that do not require
sandblasting
 Use lead-free paint
 Reclaim or re-use
 Alternate daily cover in landfill
operation
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Sandblast Residue
 Cement kiln feedstock
 Buy in bulk hoppers to minimize
sacks and pallets
 Use non-toxic blasting media (dry ice,
low-metals blasting compound, etc.)
 Landfill after stabilization/solidification for
metals if necessary and meeting pretreatment
requirements (refer to the Technology
Standard for Landfills)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Construction incorporation (unless
contains lead-based paint or other
heavy metals)
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
 Reclaim/re-use
Scrap Metal and Plastic
 Recycle
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Landfill (engineered liner not required for
dedicated scrap metal landfill – refer to
Technology Standard for Landfills)
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Compost/land treat (with pathogen precaution)
 Agricultural amendment (metals content
permitting)
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Sludge –
DOMESTIC
 Biosolids
 Sewage sludge
 Dewatering pre-treatment (volume
reduction; drying bed)
 Incinerate (after dewatering)
 Landfill (after dewatering)
 Slurry injection/ downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Water treatment
sludge (e.g.,
flocculation)
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Sludge –
INORGANIC
 Cooling water tower
sludges
 Dewatering pre-treatment (volume
reduction; drying bed)
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation if leachable metals are low
(after dewatering)
 Pipeline scale
 Chemical control to prevent scale
formation (scale inhibitor)
 Geothermal scales
and sludges
 Cement kiln feedstock
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 Landfill after stabilization/solidification if
necessary to meet pretreatment requirements
(refer to the Technology Standard for
Landfills)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Construction incorporation
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#
Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
 Alternative daily cover in landfill
operation
Soil –
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Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
NON-  Salt impacted
HYDROCARBON  Sulfur impacted
IMPACTED
 Construction incorporation
 Treat using agricultural amendments
and reuse (for salt- and sulfurimpacted soils)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Landfill
 Encapsulation/solidification
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Toluene
Solvents –
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 Hexane
 Kerosene
NONHALOGENATED  Paint
thinner/stripper
 Reclaim/re-use
 Incinerate
 Return to supplier
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Use as fuel
 Incorporate into production
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Reclaim/re-use
 Slurry injection/downhole disposal
 Acid gas re-injection (source
reduction)
 Landfill
 Xylene
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 Sulfur base pad
Sulfur (waste)
 Construction incorporation
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 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
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Waste Type
Examples of
Included Waste
Types
Waste Minimization Methods
(Column A)
Treatment and Disposal Methods
(Column B)
 Procure long-life tires
 Return to supplier
 Tire recycler
 Use as fuel (fuel supplement in
cement kilns)
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Tires and Rubber
 Hoses
 Vehicle tires
 Landfill cell construction (liner
protection)
 Tire shredder to provide crumb rubber
 Artificial reefs
 Landfill – weighted to prevent future resurfacing
 Incinerate
 Management at a GUG Third-Party Waste
Stewardship Process-approved facility
 Donate to community: shoes, sandals,
belts, swings, playground cushions
 Construction incorporation
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