EPA Re-releases Proposed Rule for Definition of Solid Waste:
EPA has released the definition of solid waste rule to streamline regulation of hazardous secondary materials. The proposed rule would provide for the recycling of such materials as solvents, metals, and certain other chemicals subject to regulation of Subtitle C of the Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), by identifying certain recyclable hazardous secondary materials as not discarded and, as such, no longer "waste" under Subtitle C.
Full article: http://www.paint.org/ind_issue/current/may/issue03.cfm
EPA has released the definition of solid waste rule to streamline regulation of hazardous secondary materials. The proposed rule would provide for the recycling of such materials as solvents, metals, and certain other chemicals subject to regulation of Subtitle C of the Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), by identifying certain recyclable hazardous secondary materials as not discarded and, as such, no longer "waste" under Subtitle C.
Full article: http://www.paint.org/ind_issue/current/may/issue03.cfm
In SCAQMD News:
In proposing its 2007 Air Quality Management Plan, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has announced that it is seriously considering imposing fees on coatings products, both architectural and industrial maintenance coatings and industrial surface coatings, as well as associated solvents sold in the air district.
Full article: http://www.paint.org/ind_issue/current/may/issue01.cfm
