| MIXED WASTE |
Waste that contains both hazardous and source, special nuclear, or by-product material
subject to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), RCRA section 1004(41), 42 U.S.C. 6903 (63 FR 17414; April 9,
1998). |
| EXCLUDED WASTES |
Wastes excluded from the definition of solid or hazardous waste under 40 CFR 261.3
and 261.4. For a partial listing, see the 'Other Reference Information and Code Lists' section of this
booklet. |
| WR FORM |
Waste Received From Off-site Form. |
| GM FORM |
Waste generation and management form. |
| ON-SPECIFICATION USED OIL FUEL |
Used oil fuel that meets the specification provided under 40 CFR
279.11. |
| OFF-SPECIFICATION USED OIL FUEL |
Used oil fuel that does not meet the specification provided under 40
CFR 279.11. |
| RECYCLING |
Use, reuse, or reclamation of a material (40 CFR 261.1(c)(7)). 'Reclamation' is the
processing or regeneration of a material to recover a usable product (e.g., recovery of lead values
from spent batteries, regeneration of spent solvents) (40 CFR 261.1(c)(4)). A material is 'used or
reused' if it is either: (1) employed as an ingredient (including use as an intermediate) in an
industrial process to make a product (e.g., distillation bottoms from one process used as feedstock
in another process) (40 CFR 261.1(c)(5)). However, a material will not satisfy this condition if distinct
components of the material are recovered as separate end products (as when metals are recovered
from metal-containing secondary material); or (2) a commercial product (e.g., spent pickle liquor
used as phosphorous precipitant and sludge conditioner in wastewater treatment). |
| SMELTING, MELTING, AND REFINING FURNACE EXEMPTION |
Under 40 CFR 266.100(c), owners or operators of
smelting, melting, and refining furnaces that process hazardous wastes solely for metals recovery
are conditionally exempt from regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.101 and 266.112, provided they
comply with limited requirements set forth in Section 266.100(c). Similarly, 40 CFR 266.100(f)
provides that owners or operators of smelting, melting, and refining furnaces that process
hazardous wastes for the recovery of precious metals are conditionally exempt from regulation,
except for 40 CFR 266.112, provided they comply with limited requirements specified in Section
266.100(f). |
| TOLLING |
Tolling arrangements describe a particular type of recycling contract between two companies.
Specifically, the 'tolling' company certifies that it has a contract with a manufacturer to produce a
product, and that manufacturing process generates a residual material that can be recycled by the
tolling company. If the tolling company certifies that the contract specifies that the tolling company
owns and has responsibility for the recyclable material once it is generated, and the material is
returned to the tolling company for reclamation, and subsequently recycled, the material is
excluded from regulation (under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) or 261.4(a)(23)), provided certain
requirements are met. |
| UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL |
The subsurface emplacement of fluids through a bored, drilled or
driven well; or through a dug well, where the depth of the dug well is greater than the largest
surface dimension. Underground injection wells are regulated under both the Safe Drinking Water
Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (see 40 CFR Part 148). |
| RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) |
The Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (40 CFR 270.2). It is the Federal statute that
regulates the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and/or transportation of solid and
hazardous waste |
| ACT or RCRA |
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq. |
| MANIFEST, UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE |
The shipment document EPA Form 8700-22 and, if necessary,
Form 8700-22A, originated and signed by a generator in accordance with the instructions included in
the appendix to 40 CFR Part 262. The 'cradle-to-grave' paperwork must accompany a shipment of
hazardous waste as it moves from the generator to the transporter and eventually to the hazardous
waste management facility. |
| WASTE MINIMIZATION |
The reduction, to the extent feasible, of hazardous waste that is generated or
subsequently treated, stored, or disposed. It includes any source reduction or recycling activity
undertaken by a generator that results in: (1) the reduction of total volume or quantity of
hazardous waste; (2) the reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste; or (3) both, as long as the
reduction is consistent with the goal of minimizing present and future threats to human health and
the environment. |
| SUPERFUND |
The program operated under the legislative authority of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) that funds and carries out the solid waste emergency response and long-term remedial activities of the EPA. |
| RCRA SUBTITLE C SITE (RCRA SITE OR SITE) |
The physical plant or location at which one or more of the
following regulated waste activities occurs: the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or
disposal of hazardous wastes; recycling of hazardous wastes; United States importer of hazardous
waste; mixed waste (hazardous and radioactive) generator; exempt boiler and/or industrial furnace
burning or processing hazardous waste; large quantity handler of or destination facility for universal
wastes; disposing hazardous waste with an underground injection permit; the transportation (and
temporary storage during transportation), processing/re-refining, burning, or marketing of used oil;
eligible academic entity managing laboratory hazardous waste under Subpart K; facility managing
hazardous secondary material being reclaimed that must comply with certain requirements and
conditions; or undergoing corrective action.
A site may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units. For entities that only
transport regulated wastes, the term site refers to the headquarters of that entity's operations. |
| OWNER |
The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This includes the owner(s) of
the building(s) and/or land. This may be an individual, company, or business name. See Person. |
| SMALL QUANTITY ON-SITE BURNER EXEMPTION |
The persons who burn small quantity of hazardous waste in
an on-site boiler or industrial furnace, in accordance with 40 CFR 266.108, are conditionally exempt
from regulation for that activity. |
| AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
The person responsible for the overall operation of the site or an operational unit (i.e. part of a site), e.g., superintendent or plant manager, or person of equivalent responsibility. |
| OPERATOR |
The person responsible for the overall operation of a RCRA site. Note: This is the legal
entity which controls the RCRA site operation rather than the plant or site manager. This is usually a
company or business name, not an individual. See Person. |
