Question: What is the status of the 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule in my state? Answer: The 2015 DSW went into effect immediately (07.13.150 in states, territories, and tribes that are not RCRA-authorized: Iowa Alaska Puerto Rico Virgin Islands…
This is another article in a series regarding the 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule (2015 DSW) and its affect on the regulations of the USEPA, and state agenices. The primary goal of the 2015 DSW was to improve the…
The 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule retained this conditional exclusion first created by the 2008 Definition of Solid Waste Rule. However, not satisfied with the level of environmental protection it provided EPA strengthened its provisions. In this presentation…
The 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule, which became effective at the Federal level on July 13, 2015, both added new and revised existing exclusions from regulation as a solid waste for hazardous secondary materials that are recycled by…
In a Final Rule published January 13, 2015 in the Federal Register, USEPA amended the definition of solid waste it had enacted in 2008 (2008 DSW). The Federal regulations of the 2015 DSW become effective July 13, 2015. States with an…
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), USEPA will allow a state to operate its own hazardous waste program as long as it is at least as stringent and as broad as the Federal regulations. A state with a…
In the January 13, 2015 Federal Register the USEPA announced its Final Rule for the Definition of Solid Waste (2015 DSW) which revised – and is supposed to correct deficiencies in – the 2008 Definition of Solid Waste Final Rule…
What is the 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule? The 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule (2015 DSW) is a revision to the 2008 Definition of Solid Waste Rule. Its purpose is to improve the 2008 DSW Rule by encouraging…