Disposal of Asbestos Cement - Where to Get Rid of This Hazardous Waste

Any homeowner who decides to remove thedisposal of asbestos cement which makes the most
asbestos cement from his or her home must thensense if the pieces of cement are rather large, the
deal with the proper disposal after it has beenchunks need to be wrapped in two layers of 6 mil
removed from their home. All other items used duringpolyethylene plastic sheeting and sealed with duct
the removal of the asbestos cement that havetape.
become contaminated also need to be disposed of inEach package for the disposal of asbestos cement
the same way safely.must be properly labeled to show that the package
Disposal of asbestos cement should be handled muchcontains asbestos and that this is hazardous because
the same way as disposal of any other asbestosof the dust. If you are using asbestos disposal bags
containing materials. Once it has been safely removedthis will already be printed on the bag. Each package
from its location, the disposal of asbestos cementalso needs to have the name and address of the
requires either 6 mil polyethylene plastic sheeting or 6person removing the cement as well as the date the
mil asbestos disposal bags, depending on the size andmaterial was removed.
amount, and duct tape to seal the packages for theThe final step is to take the bags and packages of
disposal of asbestos cement.the debris that require disposal and bring them to a
If using asbestos disposal bags, the cement pieceslandfill that accepts asbestos You should be able to
need to be put into the asbestos removal bags infind a list on the internet of landfills that can be used
amounts light enough to keep the disposal bags fromfor removing asbestos in your area. The disposal of
tearing. Then the removal bags should be sealed withasbestos cement is usually required to be done within
duct tape, placed inside other asbestos removal bags,10 days of its removal from the building it came
and sealed into those bags with duct tape.from.
If using 6 mil polyethylene plastic sheeting for the