RCRA Hazardous RCRA Hazardous WastesWastes
COURSECOURSEProfessorProfessor
DateDate
Why Do We Care About Why Do We Care About Hazardous Wastes?Hazardous Wastes?
RCRA Subtitle CRCRA Subtitle C
TRIGGER #1:Is there a solid
waste?
NO:RCRA does not apply.
YES:TRIGGER #2:
Is the solid waste a hazardous
waste?
NO:SUBTITLE D
APPLIES
YES:SUBTITLE C
APPLIES
“Hazardous Waste” = “a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its
quantity, concentration, or physical,chemical, or infectious characteristics may --
(A)cause, or signficantly contribute to anincrease in mortality or an increase in serious
irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or
(B) pose a substantial present or potentialhazard to human health or the
environment when improperly treated,stored, transported, or disposed
of, or otherwisemanaged.”
Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Wastes and Solid WastesSolid Wastes
RCRA SOLID WASTES
RCRAHAZARDOUS
WASTES
Characteristic Hazardous Characteristic Hazardous WastesWastes
EPA graphic.
Toxicity Characteristic Toxicity Characteristic Leachate Procedure (TCLP)Leachate Procedure (TCLP)
Generate leachate from the potential Generate leachate from the potential hazardous waste (similar to what would hazardous waste (similar to what would happen if water ran through the happen if water ran through the waste).waste).
Test leachate for 40 listed chemicals.Test leachate for 40 listed chemicals. Compare results to the EPA’s chart. If Compare results to the EPA’s chart. If
a listed chemical is present in a listed chemical is present in concentrations greater than the concentrations greater than the regulatory limit, the waste is regulatory limit, the waste is toxic toxic hazardous wastehazardous waste!!
TCLP, TCLP, continuedcontinued
Office of Solid Waste &Emergency Response,
U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-23,
Fig. III-7 (Sept. 2002)
Eliminating Characteristic Eliminating Characteristic Hazardous WastesHazardous Wastes
Concentratedhydrochloric acid
(corrosive)
Concentratedsodium hydroxide
(corrosive)
Listed Hazardous Wastes: Listed Hazardous Wastes: The F ListThe F List
Office of Solid Waste &Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-18(Sept. 2002)
Listed Hazardous Wastes: Listed Hazardous Wastes: The K ListThe K List
Office of Solid Waste &Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-20(Sept. 2002)
Listed Hazardous Wastes: Listed Hazardous Wastes: The P and U ListsThe P and U Lists
Office of Solid Waste &Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-20(Sept. 2002)
Special Hazardous Waste Special Hazardous Waste Rules: The Mixture RuleRules: The Mixture Rule
Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-25, fig. III-8 (Sept. 2002).
Special Hazardous Waste Special Hazardous Waste Rules: The Derived-From Rules: The Derived-From
RuleRule
Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-25, fig. III-9 (Sept. 2002).
Activities Regulated Under Activities Regulated Under RCRA Subtitle CRCRA Subtitle C
Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRAOrientation Manual III-2, fig. III-1 (Sept. 2002).
Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste GeneratorsGenerators
Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRA
Orientation Manual III-39-41, (Sept. 2002).
Hazardous Waste Hazardous Waste TransportersTransporters
Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRA
Orientation Manual III-49, 50, (Sept. 2002).
EPA photo.
TSD Facilities Must:TSD Facilities Must: Maintain Maintain recordsrecords about the wastes about the wastes Comply with Comply with reporting, monitoring, and inspection reporting, monitoring, and inspection
requirementsrequirements Complete the Complete the manifestmanifest Treat, store, and dispose of haz wasteTreat, store, and dispose of haz waste according according
to the EPA’s regulationsto the EPA’s regulations Comply with Comply with location, design, and construction location, design, and construction
requirementsrequirements for facility for facility Generate Generate contingency planscontingency plans Comply with Comply with financial responsibilityfinancial responsibility requirements requirements Get a RCRA Get a RCRA permitpermit Incur liability for Incur liability for corrective actionscorrective actions
Avoiding RCRA Subtitle CAvoiding RCRA Subtitle C It’s not solid waste.It’s not solid waste.
IF TRUE: RCRA does not apply.IF TRUE: RCRA does not apply. It’s not hazardous waste.It’s not hazardous waste.
IF TRUE: Subtitle C does not apply.IF TRUE: Subtitle C does not apply. I’m not treating, storing, or disposing I’m not treating, storing, or disposing
of hazardous waste.of hazardous waste.IF TRUE: TSD requirements do not IF TRUE: TSD requirements do not apply.apply.
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Municipal Waste IncineratorPhoto by Environmental Energy Technologies Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory