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  January 29, 1985



 John H.  Skinner, Director
 Office of.Solid Waste
 U.S. EPA WH 562 •
 Washington, DC 20460

 Dear Mr.  Skinner:

      The  Great Lakes Regional Waste Exchange  is  an  information clearinghouse that
 has  published waste "wanted" and  "available"  listings  in EPA Region  V  since March,
 1983.  I  am Interested 1n EPA's interpretation  of the  1984 amendments  to the
 Resource  Conservation and Recovery Act because  of their potential beneficial impact
 on all waste exchange operations  in the United  States  (see attached  list).  Now
 that the  amendments are law, I would like to  request clarification by  you and your
 staff on  the Waste Minimization requirements.
     Under Section 3002(a)(6)(C)  and 3002(b)(l)  of  the RCRA amendments (PL 98-616),
 generators are required to report on "efforts undertaken during  the  year to reduce
the volume and toxicity of waste  generated...",  and that "the generator of the
 hazardous waste has a program in  place to reduce the volume or quantity and
 toxlcity of such waste to the degree determined  by  the generator to  be economically
 practicable...".
     From a waste exchange perspective, my question is: does participation in a
 legitimate waste exchange program constitute  at  least  partial generator compliance
 and documentation of the above provisions?
     Preliminary discussions with Mr. Bruce Weddel  and Ms. Clem  Rostatter of your
 staff Indicated a positive response to my initial inquiry.  If this  is consistent
with your interpretation of the waste minimization  requirements  and  how they affect
waste exchange operations, an affirmative response  would be very helpful in  '
encouraging industry participation In the waste  exchange process.
     Waste exchange has established Itself as one viable alternative to land
disposal of hazardous waste for many of the more sophisticated generators.  By
 allowing  generator participation  in a waste exchange program to  fulfill some of  the
waste minimization documentation  requirements under RCRA,  I anticipate a
 significant increase in the number of medium  and small generators using waste
exchange services.
     I look forward to your response on this  matter.   If you require additional
 information, please contact me.

 Sincerely,
William Stough, Director
Great Lakes Regional Waste Exchange

Enclosures
cc: Bruce Weddel
    Clem Rostatter

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                           NORTH AMERICAN WASTE  EXCHANGES
                            PUBLISHING PERIODIC  CATALOGS
California Waste Exchange*
   Robert McCormick, Supervisor
   Department of Health Services
   Toxic Substances Control  Division
   714 P Street
   Sacramento, CA  95814
      (916) 324-1818
Canadian Waste Materials Exchange*
   Dr. Robert Laugh!in, Manager
   Ontario Research Foundation
   Sheridan Park Research Community
   Mississauga, Ontario, Canada  L5K 1B3
      (416) 822-4111
Georgia Waste Exchange*
   Clinton Hammond, Director
   Business Council of Georgia
   P. 0. Box 7178, Station A
   Marietta, GA  30065
     (404) 448-0242
Great Lakes Regional Waste Exchange*
  "William Stough
   3250 Townsend NE
   Grand Rapids, MI  49505
      (616) 363-7367
Industrial Material Exchange Service*
   Margo Ferguson
   IEPA-OLPC-24
   2200 Churchill Road
   Springfield, IL  62706
      (217) 782-0450
Industrial Waste Information Exchange
   William E. Payne
   New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
   5 Commerce Street
   Newark, NJ  07102
     (201) 623-7070
Midwest Industrial Waste Exchange
   Clyde H. Wiseman, Jr., Director
   Ten Broadway
   St. Louis, MO  63102
     (314) 231-5555
Northeast Industrial Waste Exchange1
   Walker Banning, Manager
   90 Presidential Plaza, Suite 122
   Syracuse, NY  13202
     (315) 422-6572
Piedmont Waste Exchange*
   Mary MeDanlal
   The Urban Institute
   University of N. Carolina at Charlotte
   Charlotte, NC  28223
     (704) 597-2307
Southern Waste Information Exchange*
   Dr. Roy Herndon, Director
   P. 0. Box 6487
   Tallahassee, FL  32313
     (904) 644-5516
Tennessee Waste Exchange*
   Sharon Bell
   Tennessee Manufacturers Association
   501 Union Building, Suite 601
   Nashville, TN  37219
    .(615) 256-5141

Western Waste Exchange*
   Dr. Nicholas Hild
   Arizona State University
   Center of Environmental Studies
   Drause Hall
   Tempe, AZ  85287
     (602) 965-2975
Cooperative waste exchanges

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Waste Exchange Program, Waste Minimization, HSWA

RCRA §3002(b)(l) and (2)

Waste Exchange Programs

William Stough, Director, Great Lakes Regional Waste Exchange,
3250 Townsend, N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49505

John H. Skinner, Director, Office of Solid Waste

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     Waste exchange programs recycle, reclaim, and reuse hazardous wastes.
Generators wanting to reduce the volume or toxicity of hazardous waste may
participate in a waste exchange program to satisfy §3002(b)(l) of RCRA.
Participation in a waste exchange program can also be used as evidence of
compliance with §3002(b)(2), which requires that generators select the
method of treatment, storage, or disposal which minimizes the threat to human
health and the environment.

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