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EPA Requirements
"Cradle to Grave" Liability:
EPA regulations state that generators of hazardous waste are liable for the waste from the time
it is generated at their facility to the time it is disposed of, even if it is no longer in their custody. This means that
if solvent waste from your plant contaminates the environment during the transport to the disposal site, or after it reaches
the disposal facility, you must pay for the clean-up. Neither the waste hauler nor the disposal facility are liable under
the EPA law.
EPA: In the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, the preferred waste minimization options, as defined
by section 6602(b) of the Act, are prevention and environmentally sound recycling followed by treatment and disposal.
A 1994 guideline document (EPA/625/R-93/017) states that: "....recycling should be used where
possible to minimize or avoid the need to treat wastes that remain after viable source reduction options have been evaluated
and/or implemented."
DO NOT THROW YOUR STILL BOTTOMS IN THE TRASH!
If you receive materials considered as hazardous:
Then all still bottoms are considered hazardous until proven different!
To prove different requires:
- Pass the Toxic Characteristic Test (TCLP)
- Pass Ignitibility Test
- Pass CorrosiveTest
- Pass Reactivity Test
BECC would also recommend:
- Process approved from local EPA in writing
- Process approved from local land fill in writing
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