Full Document:
RCRA Online Number: 14009
Title: IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY OF U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION CITY OF CHICAGO V. EDF FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTOR ASH
Document Date: 1994-05-27
To: Regional Administrators
From: Herman and Laws
Organization of Recipient: EPA
Description: The implementation strategy following the Supreme Court Decision states Section 3001(i) does not exempt ash from resource recovery facilities burning household and nonhazardous commercial wastes. Waste-to-energy facilities must set up programs to determine if ash is hazardous and must manage hazardous ash in an environmentally responsible manner. Discusses factors to consider in an enforcement response (SUPERSEDED: see RPC# 3/22/95-01).
Regulatory Citation(s): 258.1, 261.4(b)(1)
EPA Publication Number: 530-F-94-021
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Burning,
Combustion of Hazardous Waste,
Exclusions (RCRA),
Hazardous Waste Recycling,
Household Hazardous Waste |
