United States Solid Waste and EPA-530-F-02-014
Environmental Protection Emergency Response March 2002
Agency (5305W) www.epa.gov/osw
Office of Solid Waste
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Fact Sheet
PAINT WASTES NOT LISTED AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE
EPA makes a final determination not to add two paint production
wastes to the list of hazardous waste.
Action
EPA proposed concentration-based listings for certain paint waste
solids (K179) and liquids (K180) on February 13, 2001 (66 FR 10060).
Following a review of public comments and supplemental analyses
based on public comments, EPA determined that these paint wastes
should not be listed as hazardous waste.
Since the two paint production wastes are not being listed as
hazardous waste, EPA is also not promulgating Land Disposal
Restriction treatment standards for these wastes; designating these
wastes as Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act hazardous substances with reportable quantities; or
designating any of the constituents in these wastes as new Appendix
VIII constituents.
This final determination does not, in any way, affect the status of these
wastes under existing hazardous waste listings. Also, these wastes
remain subject to a determination on whether or not they exhibit any of
the hazardous waste characteristics (see 40 CFR 261.21 through
261.24).
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Background
On February 13, 2001, EPA proposed concentration-based listings for
certain paint production waste solids and liquids (66 FR 10060).
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires EPA
to determine if a waste is hazardous. The 1984 Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments (HSWA) to RCRA require EPA to make listing
determinations for paint production wastes (see RCRA section 3001
(e)(2)). EPA lists a waste as hazardous when it poses unacceptable
risks to human health or the environment.
For More Information
The Federal Register notice, this fact sheet, and related documents
are available on the Internet at
http://www.epa.qov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/paint/index.htm. For
additional information, or to order paper copies of any documents, call
the RCRA Call Center. If you live within the Washington Metropolitan
Area, call 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323 (hearing impaired). If
you live out of the area, call 800-424-9346 or TDD 800-553-7672. The
RCRA Call Center operates weekdays,
9 am to 5 pm.
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