Industries
Hazardous waste disposal for food and beverage
Processing, packaging and beverage production.
Greer Enterprises handles hazardous and industrial waste for food and beverage across eight Southeast states. We characterize the stream, assign waste codes, manifest the shipment and route it to a permitted facility, with the treatment path named before anything is scheduled.
Source: 40 CFR Parts 260 through 268What food and beverage generates
The streams we see most often in this sector:
- Clean in place caustics and acids, D002
- Sanitizers and disinfection chemicals
- Refrigerant and ammonia system waste
- Laboratory quality control chemicals
- Off specification and recalled product
- Maintenance solvents and lubricants
What matters in this sector
Most food plant waste is corrosive rather than toxic, and a good proportion of clean in place caustic is reclaimable rather than simply neutralized. Recall work here is time critical and the documentation requirements are usually set by the customer rather than the regulator.
Services that apply
- Caustic reclamation for CIP streams
- Neutralization for dilute acid and caustic
- Product destruction with certification
- Universal waste and used oil collection
What every shipment produces
- Signed Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22
- Land disposal restriction notification per regulated stream
- Waste profile with assigned codes and supporting basis
- Certificate of destruction or treatment from the receiving facility
- Documentation that holds up on inspection
Common questions
Do you work with food and beverage sites specifically?
Most food plant waste is corrosive rather than toxic, and a good proportion of clean in place caustic is reclaimable rather than simply neutralized. Greer has served industry across the Southeast since 2001, with Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on staff.
How is a quote built?
Per stream rather than per site. Volume, container type, contamination, treatment path and distance to the receiving facility all move the number. Recovery is priced alongside disposal where the stream supports it.
Can you handle a stream nobody has characterized?
Yes. Characterization is the first step and it is what keeps a load from being rejected. Send a profile, an old manifest or photographs of the drums and a technical professional will tell you what you are holding.
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Not sure how this applies to your site?
Send a profile, an old manifest, or photographs of the drums. A technical professional will tell you where you stand.
This page summarizes federal requirements and is not legal advice. State programs can be more stringent than the federal baseline. Verify against current federal and state regulations before acting. Last reviewed September 2026.