Products and Waste Management, as part of the Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), Unit helps Districts keep in regulatory compliance by providing guidance on the storage of products, management of wastes, remediation of facilities and the preparation of guidance documents for product and waste management. The ESA Unit addresses ODOT regulatory issues and is a point of contact for regulatory agencies. In order to accomplish this mission, the ESA Unit works with the Districts’ Facility Management and Highway Maintenance personnel, the Office of Maintenance Administration and the Office of Facilities Management.

Product management at ODOT’s facilities includes a variety of items from regulated materials such as parts washers and automotive fluids to unregulated materials such as salt and pressure treated lumber. The goal is to properly manage and store these products while conserving products, promoting recycling and recommending new products to replace products containing hazardous constituents.