Waste Exchange Programs


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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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Summary:
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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