Exclusive Hazardous Waste Transportation Provider
Taplin is part of a collaborative team responsible for the loading, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste from a local pharmaceutical production facility. Taplin is the exclusive transportation provider of the hazardous waste collected. Hazardous material used in the manufacturing process passes through a reclamation process before transport. Hazardous material that is not reclaimed back into the manufacturing process is then sent to holding tanks. From the holding tanks, it is transported as hazardous waste to cement plants where it is then used as an alternative fuel. The holding tank area consists of 4 above ground tanks with a capacity of 155,000 gallons. Tank level capacity is critical to production. If the tanks reach a level of 155,000 gallons, then production will shut down.
On an average day Taplin takes 5 loads a day from the plant to one of three cement plants which are located in Paulding, Ohio; Logansport, Indiana; and Greencastle, Indiana. Cement plants use the hazardous waste as a fuel for their cement kilns in the creation of cement. On days of high production when the tanks near a critical limit of 155,000 gallons, Taplin hauls as many as 8-10 loads a day.
In 2020 Taplin hauled 1,469 loads and over 8 million gallons of hazardous waste from the pharmaceutical production plant to the cement plants. Since 2016, Taplin has played a critical role ensuring uninterrupted production at the plant through exceptional service of hazardous waste transportation