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EPA Requirements "Cradle to Grave" Liability: EPA regulations state that generators
of hazardous waste are liable for the waste from the time it is generated at their facility to the time it is disposed of,
even if it is no longer in their custody. This means that if solvent waste from your plant contaminates the environment during
the transport to the disposal site, or after it reaches the disposal facility, you must pay for the clean-up. Neither the
waste hauler nor the disposal facility are liable under the EPA law. EPA: In the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, the preferred waste minimization options, as defined by
section 6602(b) of the Act, are prevention and environmentally sound recycling followed by treatment and disposal. A 1994 guideline document (EPA/625/R-93/017) states that:
"....recycling should be used where possible to minimize or avoid the need to treat wastes that remain after viable source
reduction options have been evaluated and/or implemented." DO NOT THROW YOUR STILL BOTTOMS IN THE TRASH! If
you receive materials considered as hazardous: Then all still bottoms are considered
hazardous until proven different! To prove different requires: - Pass the Toxic Characteristic Test (TCLP) - Pass Ignitibility Test - Pass Corrosive Test
- Pass Reactivity Test BECCA would also recommend: - Process approved from local EPA in writing - Process approved from local land fill in writing
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