Environmental guidance regulatory bulletin
On May 20, 1992, EPA published a listing decision for used oils destined for disposal. EPA decided not to list these used oils as hazardous waste based upon the technical criteria for listing in Sections 1004 and 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Sections 26 1.1 I (a)(1) and (3) of Chapter 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). A listing decision and management standards for recycled used oil were published in the Federal Register on September 10, 1992. Used oil that is recycled will not be listed as hazardous waste. The management standards that were promulgated apply to generators, transporters, processors, re-refiners, burners, and marketers of used oil and will be codified in a new 40 CFR 279. Regulations governing the burning of used oil for energy recovery [40 CFR 266 Subpart E] have been removed from Part 266 and are now incorporated into Subparts G and H of the Part 279 Standards for the Management of Used Oil. Two notices correcting these used oil regulations were subsequently published on May 3, 1993, and June 17, 1993. Used oil must be managed in accordance with the new 40 CFR 279 standards until it is disposed of or sent for disposal. At that point, the used oil handler must determine whether the used oil exhibits a characteristic of hazardous waste and, if it does, must dispose of the waste in accordance with the hazardous waste regulations in 40 CFR 124, 260 through 266, 268, and 270. Disposal of nonhazardous used oil must be performed in accordance with the Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices [40 CFR 257] and the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [40 CFR 258].
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2009-12-14
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Subject: | petroleum | WASTE OILS | REGULATIONS | US EPA | RECYCLING |
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