| Any homeowner who decides to remove the | | | | disposal of asbestos cement which makes the most |
| asbestos cement from his or her home must then | | | | sense if the pieces of cement are rather large, the |
| deal with the proper disposal after it has been | | | | chunks need to be wrapped in two layers of 6 mil |
| removed from their home. All other items used during | | | | polyethylene plastic sheeting and sealed with duct |
| the removal of the asbestos cement that have | | | | tape. |
| become contaminated also need to be disposed of in | | | | Each 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 much | | | | contains asbestos and that this is hazardous because |
| the same way as disposal of any other asbestos | | | | of the dust. If you are using asbestos disposal bags |
| containing materials. Once it has been safely removed | | | | this will already be printed on the bag. Each package |
| from its location, the disposal of asbestos cement | | | | also needs to have the name and address of the |
| requires either 6 mil polyethylene plastic sheeting or 6 | | | | person removing the cement as well as the date the |
| mil asbestos disposal bags, depending on the size and | | | | material was removed. |
| amount, and duct tape to seal the packages for the | | | | The 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 pieces | | | | landfill that accepts asbestos You should be able to |
| need to be put into the asbestos removal bags in | | | | find a list on the internet of landfills that can be used |
| amounts light enough to keep the disposal bags from | | | | for removing asbestos in your area. The disposal of |
| tearing. Then the removal bags should be sealed with | | | | asbestos 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 | | | | |