[Sqg-program] FW: short FW: recycling EPA RCRA
Gleason, Irene
sqg-program@lists.dep.state.fl.us
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worth a quick read
Raoul
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-----Original Message-----
From: Frohock, Linda=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:14 PM
To: Diltz, Dotty; Hinkley, Bill; Henricks, Ron; Goren, Peter; Clarke, =
Raoul;
Tedder, Richard
Subject: recycling EPA RCRA
EPA to expand recycling opportunities for certain industries=20
Marty Coyne, Greenwire senior reporter=20
A new U.S. EPA rule broadening the definition of solid waste recycling =
to
include previously regulated waste from certain industrial sectors has =
been
delayed temporarily as the agency works to finalize details of the rule,
officials said this week.=20
EPA had planned to unveil the rule at this week's national Resources =
Recovery
and Conservation Act meeting in Washington. But the agency pulled the =
item
from the agenda because it is not certain it will finish the rulemaking
process by the end of this month, as previously expected.
Under the proposed rule, materials like waste oil from refineries and =
mining
wastes that are currently subject to RCRA regulations could become =
exempt
from regulation as recyclable materials.
The proposed rule change stems in part from an April 2000 ruling by the =
D.C.
Circuit Court of Appeals in Association of Battery Recyclers, Inc. et =
al. v.
EPA. In that decision, the court held that EPA had defined recycling too
narrowly in its implementation of RCRA.
"The purpose of the rule is once and for all to legitimize recycling of
certain industrial materials," said Robert Springer, director of EPA's =
Office
of Solid Waste. While declining to discuss what materials or industry =
sectors
the rule would cover, Springer said it was aimed at more than just =
battery
recycling.
But Leslie Hulse, an attorney for the American Chemistry Council, said =
the
2000 court ruling may offer some clues as to the direction EPA is =
heading
since the judge identified several types of materials wrongfully =
regulated as
solid waste by EPA.
One is specialized dusts that mining companies use to process metals. A
mining facility "typically recaptures, recycles, and reuses these dusts,
frequently in production processes different from the one from which the
dusts were originally emitted," according to the D.C. Circuit decision.
Another item mentioned by the court is undiscarded oil that refiners =
sell as
fuel for boilers.=20
Click here
<http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200004/98-1368a.txt> to
download the D.C. Circuit ruling.
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Linda Frohock
Government Analyst II
Division of Waste Management
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4500
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
850-245-8694
linda.frohock@dep.state.fl.us
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D824244216-13082003><FONT color=3D#0000ff>worth a =
quick=20
read</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D824244216-13082003><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>Raoul</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D824244216-13082003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr =
align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Frohock, Linda=20
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:14 PM<BR><B>To:</B> =
Diltz, Dotty;=20
Hinkley, Bill; Henricks, Ron; Goren, Peter; Clarke, Raoul; Tedder,=20
Richard<BR><B>Subject:</B> recycling EPA RCRA<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300 =
size=3D4><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #003300; =
FONT-FAMILY: Arial">EPA=20
to expand recycling opportunities for certain industries=20
</SPAN></FONT></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marty =
Coyne,=20
<SPAN class=3DSpellE><I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">Greenwire</SPAN></I></SPAN> senior=20
reporter</SPAN></FONT></B> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A new U.S. EPA rule =
broadening the=20
definition of solid waste recycling to include previously regulated =
waste from=20
certain industrial sectors has been delayed temporarily as the agency =
works to=20
finalize details of the rule, officials said this week.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">EPA had planned to unveil =
the rule=20
at this week's national Resources Recovery and Conservation Act meeting =
in=20
</SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Washington</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">. But the=20
agency pulled the item from the agenda because it is not certain it will =
finish=20
the rulemaking process by the end of this month, as previously=20
expected.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Under the proposed rule, =
materials=20
like waste oil from refineries and mining wastes that are currently =
subject to=20
RCRA regulations could become exempt from regulation as recyclable=20
materials.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The proposed rule change =
stems in=20
part from an April 2000 ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in =
<I><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-STYLE: italic">Association of Battery Recyclers, Inc. et =
al. v.=20
EPA</SPAN></I>. In that decision, the court held that EPA had defined =
recycling=20
too narrowly in its implementation of RCRA.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"The purpose of the rule =
is once and=20
for all to legitimize recycling of certain industrial materials," said =
Robert=20
Springer, director of EPA's Office of Solid Waste. While declining to =
discuss=20
what materials or industry sectors the rule would cover, Springer said =
it was=20
aimed at more than just battery recycling.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">But Leslie <SPAN=20
class=3DSpellE>Hulse</SPAN>, an attorney for the American Chemistry =
Council, said=20
the 2000 court ruling may offer some clues as to the direction EPA is =
heading=20
since the judge identified several types of materials wrongfully =
regulated as=20
solid waste by EPA.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">One is specialized dusts =
that mining=20
companies use to process metals. A mining facility "typically =
recaptures,=20
recycles, and reuses these dusts, frequently in production processes =
different=20
from the one from which the dusts were originally emitted," according to =
the=20
D.C. Circuit decision. Another item mentioned by the court is <SPAN=20
class=3DSpellE>undiscarded</SPAN> oil that refiners sell as fuel for =
boilers.=20
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20
href=3D"http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200004/98-1368a.tx=
t"><B><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Click=20
here</SPAN></FONT></B></A> to download the D.C. Circuit=20
ruling.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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