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RCRA Online Number: 14845
Title: USE OF CATHODE RAY TUBE (CRT) GLASS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEAD OXIDE IN THE MANUFACTURING OF CERAMIC TILES
Document Date: 2014-09-10
To: York
From: Johnson
Organization of Recipient: Sims Recycling Solutions
Description: Based on the information provided for a scenario of processing cathode ray tube (CRT) funnel glass and exporting the glass to be used as a substitute for lead oxide in the production of ceramic tiles, EPA finds the legitimate recycling factors set forth in EPA policy appear to have been met. Specifically, the CRT funnel glass provides a useful contribution both to the recycling process and to the product of the recycling; the recycling process produces a valuable product, the ceramic tiles; the hazardous secondary material, the CRT funnel glass, is managed as a valuable commodity; and the product of the recycling process, the ceramic tiles, is comparable to a legitimate product. Therefore, EPA finds that the CRT funnel glass legitimately used as an effective substitute in the production of ceramic tiles to be excluded from the solid and hazardous waste regulations under 40 CFR 261.2(e). Additionally, because CRT funnel glass managed under this exclusion would not be RCRA hazardous waste in the United States, the CRT glass would not be subject to notice and consent under US export regulations in Part 262, Subparts E or H. However, because CRT glass is a listed hazardous waste under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Council Decision, it would be subject to applicable regulations in the countries of transit and import implementing the OECD Council Decision.
Regulatory Citation(s): 261.2(e), 262.50, 262.80
Statutory Citation(s): 3006, 3009 Read US Code 42, Chapter 82
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s):
Exclusions (RCRA),
Exports,
Hazardous Waste Recycling |