Tenison,
        I believe I was the respondent to your original post, maybe the
other folks thought one reply was adequate. To reiterate, they are
considered hazardous waste by state and federal regulatory agencies, you
do not want to get caught tossing these in the trash. The fines are
swift and substantial, and would bring about a detailed inspection of
your entire facility and processes on all fronts. If they're in a bad
mood, they just might close you down until they feel comfortable with
your compliance. If you can get Alpha to take them with your paste
containers, that should be a no-brainer. Even if you have to pay to have
them properly disposed of, it's a lot cheaper than a citation in the
long run. Elevate it above the supervisor until you get someone to pay
attention to the serious potential of a violation. It only takes one
disgruntled employee with an anonymous complaint to have inspectors
knocking on the door....

Mike McMonagle
PCA Process Engineering Supervisor
K*Tec Electronics
1111 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, TX  77478
(281) 243-5639 Phone
(281) 243-5539 Fax
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tenison Stone [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 5:56 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] underside wiper rolls
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I sent this last week and I only got one response.  Help!!!!!!
>
> I know a lot of techies have underside wipe on screen printers.
> My production supervisor wants to throw the wipes away and I am not
> comfortable
> with that idea.
>
> I got Alpha Fry to agree to accept the wipes with the solder paste
> waste, but my
> boss says that is unacceptable.
>
> Help!!!!  What do you do with your rolls of underside stencil wipes?
>
> My question is about rolls of used underside wipe for screen printers.
>
> What are the requirements for handling?  Is it considered hazardous
> waste?
>
> What are proper disposal procedures?
>
> Tenison Stone
> Telex Communications
> Blue Earth, MN   USA