PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-633
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 633
AUGUST 2005
The Army encourages installations to collect unused FRH for return to the man-
ufacturer through local Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service programs.
PS 633
AUG 05
17
For more information, see the Update to Food Service Flasher Message #01-10,
Waste Disposal of Flameless Ration Heaters (FRH):
Hazardous
Materials…
F
orget what you’ve learned in the past about discarding flameless ration heaters
(FRH). The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidelines for dis-
carding FRH. Here they are:
2.
Disposal of
FRH packaged
inside
of an intact MRE meal
bag, whether issued to soldiers
or stocked in bulk lots:
If the MRE has expired, the
FRH is considered non-haz-
ardous waste. You may throw
it out as regular trash.
3.
Disposal of
unused FRH stocked in bulk lots
and packaged separately from MRE:
Dispose of as hazardous waste. Although the Army no longer issues bulk lots of
FRH separately from MRE, it did in the past. Some installations may still stock cases
of FRH. Case lots of unused FRH are considered hazardous waste. When stored in
large quantities, they pose a fire hazard and should be turned in for disposal. Contact
your local environmental office for details.
1.
Disposal of
FRH issued to soldiers
:
After it’s issued to you, any used
or
unused
FRH is considered non-hazardous waste. You
may throw it out as regular trash.
Units may collect previously issued FRH from
soldiers to throw out as regular trash.
As always, if you have any questions
about hazardous materials, talk with
your unit’s HAZMAT officer or NCO
or the environmental office supporting
your unit or installation.
Keep in mind that individual states
and OCONUS host nations may have
tougher disposal rules than those listed
here. Check with your installation envi-
ronmental office to be sure.
After it’s issued
to you, FRH is
non-hazardous
waste
Case lots of unused FRHs
are a fire hazard
If MRE’s expired, FRH is
non-hazardous waste
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