Washing waste glass/plastic

["William A. Fendt" <35346@strauss.udel.edu>]

We've been given a Hobart industrial dishwasher and are thinking of using 
it for waste reduction, i.e. washing of long half life glass and plastic 
items sorted out of the waste.  It's an attractive thought since our 
compact won't have a waste site for 6+ years and, once it does, burial 
costs will be high (we expect extra surcharges for C-14 and other extra 
long half live radionuclides).

Has anyone traveled this path already?  Would one expect generation of 
airborne activity during the washing process?  Any ideas about assaying 
washed material before disposal in regular trash?

Any comments are appreciated either on the net or over the phone.  
Thanks, Bill Fendt University of Delaware, 302-831-1434 (away on vacation 
until Jan 3.)