Liquid waste can pose a great danger to both humans, animals and the environment. It’s mostly generated at manufacturing, laboratory, and industrial facilities. Disposing of it in its liquid form can be tricky since harmful leachate can leak and contaminate water tables. To make sure this does not happen, it is important to solidify it first before disposing of it.
Solidification involves mixing reagents with the contaminated liquid waste. Solidified liquid waste is safer to transport, easier to manage, and is a popular method of managing contaminated liquid waste. Solidifying liquid waste on site makes it easier to manage and dispose of. Solidified waste is less costly to manage and dispose of. It is also safe to handle and helps protect the environment.
Below are some great reasons why you should consider using reagents to solidify liquid waste:
1. Easy and Safe to Handle
Reagents react with liquid waste in minutes, converting it into dry solid waste that can be stacked and loaded onto trucks for disposal. Solidified waste is safe to handle. In liquid form, hazardous waste is very dangerous. Transporting or disposing of it in liquid form presents many challenges. In its liquid state, waste can spread quickly, posing a danger to humans, animals and the environment.
2. Easier to Transport
When solidified, liquid waste is compacted into small manageable blocks that can be easily transported without the risk of leaks. Solidification can reduce liquid waste by up to 20%, which makes it easier to manage and dispose at landfills. Transporting waste in solid form avoids spills and evaporation, which could pose health and environmental risks.
3. Cost-Effective to Manage and Dispose
Compacted solid waste takes less space compared to the space it takes when in liquid form. One can transport more waste to transfer stations and landfills more cost-effectively. You also save a lot of time due to reduced processes. By using reagents to solidify liquid waste, a lot of time and processes are saved.
4. Reduce Environmental Impact
Solidifying liquid waste protects the environment and lowers penetrability of hazardous liquid waste. By using reagents to solidify and compact waste, there is a less negative impact on the environment. One can safely transport solid waste without risking of spills or leaks en route to transfer stations and landfills. You can transport in vacuum trucks, which is a very expensive mode of waste transportation. However, in solid form, you can transport waste using the common less expensive trucks. Besides, since it’s compacted, one requires fewer trucks to transport the waste. This has the effect of reducing greenhouse gases.
5. To Comply with Waste Regulations
Should liquid waste spill over during transportation, it could end up causing severe damage to the environment and to humans. This could expose your company to legal suits and penalties. You could also be compelled to undertake costly cleanups. To avoid all these, it is important to solidify your liquid waste to comply with waste handling and disposal regulations in your jurisdiction.
6. There Are Reagents for Various Applications
Reagents exist that can be applied to various industrial and chemical liquid waste. Whatever type of liquid waste you may want to solidify, there are reagents that can do that within minutes.
Effective waste management calls for proper handling of liquid waste disposal to avoid negative impacts on both humankind and the environment. Liquid waste, especially the hazardous type, can pose an immense danger to people and the environment.
Luckily, reagents exist that can quickly solidify liquid waste and render it safe to dispose of. You can also safely and cost-effectively transport solidified waste to transfer stations or landfills.