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DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
9560.14-85
TITLE:
Clarification ofj"Types "of Activities" that may be'used
to'Satisfy the.WastevMinimization Certification '-
APPROVAL DATE: 6,8/05/85
EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/05/85
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Waste Minimization, HSWA, Generator
Clarification of Types of Activities That May be Used to Satisfy
the Waste Minimization Certification
Faith Gavin Kuhn, Executive Director/Editor, National Associa-
tion of Solvent Recyclers, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20036
John H. Skinner, Director, Office of Solid Waste
#9560.14(85)
8-5-85
The letter st.ates that Congress' intent with regard to the waste minimiza-
tion requirements in HSWA is to encourage hazardous waste generators to
voluntarily reduce the quantity and toxicity of waste generated. Generators
that recycle wastes on-site or send their wastes off-site to be recycled are
exercising a form of waste minimization that may be used to satisfy the waste
minimization requirement.
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9560.Li (35)
AUG 5 198$
Ms. faith Gavin JCuhn f
Executive Director/Editor <•«
Rational Aasociation of Solvent Beoyclers ^
1333 Mw Hampshire Avenue, ».w. >
Suit* 1100 o
Washington, o.C. 20036 . . *
Dear Ms. Kuhas
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Thank you for your letter of July 19, 198S, requesting f !
clarification on the types of activities that aay be used to g :
satisfy the waste ainiaization certification as required by the \r
Basardous and Solid waste Aaendsients (B8WA) of 1984. In addi-
tion, thank yon for the copy of the national Association of
Solvent tecyclers* (RASR) latest industry brochure and aeaber-
ship list.
«*• B8XA establish as national policy the ninialsstion of
hasardou* wests. The legislation requires waste ainialzatiorr
considerations to be addressed in the Resource Conservation and o
Recover
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Recovery Act (RCSA) transport aanifests* generator reports, and * .
Senate Report Ho. 284, 98th Congress, 1st Session 66 Sr
(1983), articulates Congress* intent with regard to the waste ^ |
» in iaixa tion requirements in the HffWA. As this legislative ^5
history states, beta ainialsation requirewents for the manifest -j c
and biennial report refer -to a certification by the generator ^£
that a profrav is in place to reduce the voluae or quantity and £
toxioity oC^se)|HB7dous waste to the degree determined by the x. z
generator- ,tsf*»f'*cor«eiically practicable, while the requirement f ^
to sake tbis^e||Ktifloation is suuidatory, the deteraination of »j»
what. va*taxatwl»lsa tion practices are econosiically practicable o M.
are to be>iisdera ted.
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A* we-j*swrlously discussed, and as the legislative history
suggests, yMsuitors that either recycle wastes on-site or send
their waste)*? off-*lt» to b« r»cycl«<3 ar» «x«rciaing a form of
wast* ainlvisatioo that Bay b« us«d to satisfy th« waste mini-
•isation certification requir«a«nt, and a«y cartify aa such on
th« uniforsi hazardous vast* aanifest.
Th« Ag«ney appreciates NA«P»s concern with the waste »ini-
aiaation certification requirement. If you have any further
questions* please let ve know.
Sincerely,
John B. Skinner
Director
Office of Solid Waste (WH-542)
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