Tuesday, December 30, 2014

EPA RULEMAKING ON THE DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE: THE EPA HAS FINALIZED THE DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE (DSW) RULE.



EPA RULEMAKING ON THE DEFINITION OF SOLID WASTE:  The EPA has finalized the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) rule.




Hazardous waste alert




The rule, which modifies the 2008 rule, requires offsite recycling at a facility with a RCRA permit or verified recycler variance, affirms the legitimacy of the pre-2008 DSW exclusions, revises a definition of legitimate recycling, and includes a targeted manufacturing exclusion for certain higher value hazardous spent solvents.








Stay tuned for more information and guidance to comply with this new hazardous waste management rule.



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY



40 CFR Parts 260 and 261







[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0742; FRL-9728-5-OSWER] RIN 2050-AG62



Rulemaking on the Definition of Solid Waste AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule.




SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or the Agency) is publishing a final rule that revises several recycling-related provisions associated with the definition of solid waste used to determine hazardous waste regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of these revisions is to ensure that the hazardous secondary materials recycling regulations, as implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in increased risk to human health and the environment from discarded hazardous secondary material.




DATES: This final rule is effective on [Insert date 180 days after date of publication in the Federal Register].