United SIMM
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Solid Wast* and
Emergency Response
3EPA
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9441.03(8!)
TITLE: Paint Wastes as Hazardous Wastes
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APPROVAL DATE: 4.5-81
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4_6_8i
ORIGINATING OFFICE: Osw
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PART 261 SUBPART A - GENERAL
DOC: 9441.03(81)
Key Words: Paint Waste
Regulations: 40 CFR 262.11, 261.31, 261.32, Part 261
Subject: Paint Wastes as Hazardous Wastes
Addressee: Francis Quinn, Compo Industries, Inc. , 125 Roberts Road, Walthara,
Massachusetts 02254
Originator: Myles E. Morse, Environmental Protection Specialist, Waste
Definition Program, Hazardous and Industrial Waste Division
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#9441.03(81)
4-6-81
Paint wastes from manufacture and use have been temporarily suspended from
§§261.31 and 261.32 lists of hazardous waste. This does not include paint
wastes meeting the Part 261 criteria for hazardous waste and which have been
used, reused, recycled or reclaimed.
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9441.03 (81)
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fr. Francis Ouinn
Cor.po Industries, Inc.
125 Robor to Road
harn, .^assa-clvussetta 02254
Dear Mr. Quinn:
As discussed in «ur telephone conversation on 1/20/30,
paint wastes (both from manufacture and use) have been temporarily
suspense} froiri the lists of hazardous ..fl<5tes (SS261.31 and
261.32) until further evaluation is ma^e on the hazardousness
of these wasitec. Therefore,, as indicate^ by 40 CFE 4614,
January 16, 19C1, (copy enclosed), all paint wastes except
ns provicpf! b»»low which are hazardous* and which are used,
reur^c", recycled or r<»cli»inied (UK-*) <\re currently excluded
from regulation under Parts 262 through 2G6 or Parts 122
thrc'jqli 124 and are not subject to th<=> notification requirements
3010 of RC7?A. Exceptions to this are waste solvents
listft'-? qenerically (FOG2 to F005) and which
recycle^ or reclaimed would be subject to a
of Section
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