Solid waste regulations

Solid waste regulations are frequently cited as barriers for metal industrial byproduct recycling. Research indicates that most ferrous spent foundry sand meets nonhazardous standards under the... 

In some case, experts may debate the reuse of nonhazardous materials, which, they insist, should still be dumped to general landfill sites where nonhazardous materials belong, like municipal solid waste. It is also insisted that there is no documented regulation requiring the reuse of nonhazardous materials. Therefore, to defend the beneficial reuse program of foundry solid waste, regulations should specifically permit their marketing. 

Resource Conservation and 1965 as Solid Waste Regulates disposal of hazar-... 

The Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF) RCRA permit language defines chemical agent free as agent concentrations below the lowest achievable method detection limits as specified by the analytical method used. In addition, at ANCDF, under a recent permit modification, certain solid wastes not exposed to chemical agent liquids or to vapors >1 STL are deemed to be nonhazardous with respect to chemical agent and may be disposed of off-site in accordance with the applicable solid waste regulations. 

Waste Minimization Waste minimization is any effort to reduce or recycle the quantity of waste generated, and when feasible, to reduce or eliminate toxicity. It includes any source reduction or recycling activity undertaken to reduce the total volume or quantity of hazardous waste and/or the toxicity of hazardous waste, with the goal of minimizing threats to human health and the environment. Waste minimization focuses exclusively on solid wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and does not include treatment, unless the treatment is part of the recycling process. However, it is broader in scope than P2 to also include recycling and other means to reduce the amount of waste that must be treated or disposed of off- or onsite. 

C. Solid Waste. Regulations for the disposal of asbestos vary with locality but usually involve sealing the wastes in impermeable containers for final disposal by a licensed agent. 

Waste. In theory, the term waste applies to nonproduct outputs of processes and discarded products, irrespective of the environmental medium affected. In practice, since the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), most uses of the term waste refer exclusively to the hazardous and solid wastes regulated under RCRA, and do not include air emissions or water discharges regulated by the Clean Air Act or the Clean Water Act. The Toxics Release Inventory, TRI, refers to wastes that are hazardous as well as nonhazardous. 

EPA does not explicitly say which wastes are covered by its use of the term hazard wastes. An assumption can be made that since the report deals within the context of RCRA and was mandated under RCRA that EPA considers waste minimization to cover only those solid wastes regulated as hazardous waste under RCRA. 

The state of Massachusetts has exempted unbroken CRTs from hazardous waste requirements under RCRA. Disposed of broken or crushed CTRs are subject to full hazardous waste requirements. However, intact CRTs that can stiU be reused and those which will be crushed and recycled (i.e., as spent material being reclaimed), will be treated as nonhazardous waste under solid waste regulations. 

Solid and Hazardous Waste. Regulation of pollution resulting from soHd waste disposal was formulated at a much slower pace than regulation of air or water pollution. It was not until the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 (6) was passed that substantial controls were authorized. 

United States Solid Waste Legislation and Regulations. 25-12... 

UNITED STATES SOLID WASTE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS... 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 1976 RCRA is the primaiy statute governing the regulation of solid and hazardous waste. It completely replaced the Sohd Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and supplemented the Resource Recoveiy Act of 1970 RCRA itself was substantiaUy amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). The principal objectives of RCRA as amended are to ... 

Much of the current activity in the field of solid-waste management, especially with respect to hazardous wastes and resources recoveiy, is a direc t consequence of legislation. It is imperative to have a working knowledge of waste regulations, including RCRA (for EPA hazardous waste) TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) for PCBs and toxic waste Sohd Waste Disposal Act the Clean Air Ac t and PSD (prevention of... 

Because of the ever-growing number of federal regulations governing the disposal of nonhazardous and hazardous solid wastes, it is prudent to develop both short-term and long-term action programs to deal with all aspects of solid-waste management. Important short- and long-term actions are identified in Table 25-77. 

Require regulation of solid waste combustion facilihes. 

In the United States, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) is the major legislation covering the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes (2). This act provides a multifaceted approach to solving the problems associated with the generation of approximately 5 billion metric tons of solid waste each year in the United States. It places particular emphasis on the regulation of hazardous wastes. This law established the Office of Solid Waste within the Environmental Protection Agency and directed the agency to publish hazardous waste characteristics and criteria. 

Environmental Protection Agency regulations related to air, water, solid waste, and land contamination with toxic substances that a plant might emit/release into immediate plant area, or discharge as waste into public streams, or inject into underground aquafiers, or dump or store [29, 30, 31]. 

Mineral Oil Hydraulic Fluids. Disposal of used mineral oil hydraulic fluids is regulated as used oil under the Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and as amended by the Used Oil Recycling Act (42 U.S.C. 6901, 6905, 6935, 6937-6939, and 6074, see 40 CFR parts 260, 261, 266, 271, and 279). Used mineral oil hydraulic fluids to be recycled are not listed as hazardous wastes and can be burned for energy recovery or recycled. In general, the newer mineral oil hydraulic fluids (including water-in-oil emulsion fluids) do not contain known chemicals or other materials that are listed in 40 CFR 261 (RCRA) and can be burned for energy recovery or recycled. However, this may not apply to some of the older hydraulic fluids, particularly those containing PCBs. 

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