Full Document:
RCRA Online Number: 14267
Title: ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PRECIOUS METALS
Document Date: 1998-07-15
To: Lennett
From: Cotsworth
Organization of Recipient: Law Office of David J. Lennett
Description: The presence of economically significant amounts of precious metals, efficient recovery operations, no land disposal of wastes, and payment by the reclaimer to the waste generator are indicators of legitimate precious metal recovery. True precious metal recovery is characterized by net financial return to the generator (i.e., sufficient to cover all costs). Persons engaged in recovery operations bear the burden of proving legitimacy.
Regulatory Citation(s): 266.7
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Hazardous Waste Recycling |