Green Yard

 The SQG Program also has a Green Yard Program designed specifically for auto salvage yards.  Hillsborough County has more than 100 salvage yards, and most generate automotive and other wastes.  In addition to RCRA and other regulatory requirements, operators are informed of appropriate best management practices (BMPs) for typical salvage yard wastes.  

Green Star

 The Green Star program is designed to recognize auto repair facilities that go “above and beyond” basic regulatory requirements.  Providing additional management controls, such as containment for unregulated product containers, and implementing green strategies to minimize waste generation are some of the activities that our local certified Green Star businesses undertake.

School Inspection

The SQG Program provides significant compliance assistance to the School District of Hillsborough County through the School Inspection Program.  Schools have numerous operations that may result in the generation of hazardous waste.  The most obvious waste is chemical waste from laboratories, but could also include wastes from wood or metal working classes, wastes from vocational or technical programs, as well as wastes associated with facility management, like spent lamps.

The objective of this program is to ensure that our public schools are managing and disposing of waste in an appropriate manner.   The School Inspection Program will be expanding soon to include private schools.

Dry Cleaning Inspection

The SQG Program also partners with EPC’s Air Management Division to perform multimedia inspections at dry cleaners throughout Hillsborough County.  Dry cleaners that use perchloroethylene to launder clothes are subject to regulation under both the Clean Air Act and RCRA, and there are additional requirements in the Florida Statutes, as well.  The SQG inspector provides compliance assistance for both program areas and reviews the statutory requirements with the operator in a single visit, saving time and resources for both the County and the business owner.