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Standards
for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types
of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, Part 266 deals with both
recycling/reuse activities and types of waste being recycled or used.
Five types of recycling/reuse are addressed.
Subpart C applies to materials that, in the process
of being recycled, are applied to the land. EPA terms this "use
constituting disposal" and applies nearly the same regulatory
requirements as if the wastes were being land disposed. Subpart D applies to hazardous wastes that are burned
for energy recovery. These hazardous waste fuels can only be burned
in boilers and industrial furnaces. Anyone who markets or burns
hazardous fuel must notify EPA of their activities, meet minimum
storage requirements, keep records of their activities, and comply
with certain notification requirements. Subpart E Used Oil Burned for Energy Recovery applies
to used oil that is burned for energy recovery. With the exception
of testing and recordkeeping requirements, only used oil that exceeds
specific limits for heavy metals, flash point, and total halogens
is regulated. As with hazardous waste fuels, off-specification used
oil can only be burned for energy recovery in boilers and industrial
furnaces. Both marketers and burners of off-specification used oil
must notify EPA of their activities, keep detailed records of their
activities, and comply with other requirements.
USED
OIL EXCEEDING ANY SPECIFICATION LEVEL IS
SUBJECT TO THIS SUBPART WHEN BURNED
FOR ENERGY RECOVERYa |
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| Constituent/property |
Allowable
level |
| Arsenic
by EPA 6010 |
5
ppm maximum |
| Cadmium
by EPA 6010 |
2
ppm maximum |
| Chromium
by EPA 6010 |
10
ppm maximum |
| Lead
by EPA 6010 |
100 ppm maximum |
| Flash
Point by ASTM D93 |
100oF
minimum |
| Total
Halogens by EPA 5050, 9253 |
4,000
ppm maximumb |
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aThe
specification does not apply to used oil fuel mixed with a
hazardous waste other than small quantity generator hazardous waste.
bUsed
oil containing more than 1000 ppm total halogens is presumed
to be a hazardous waste under Section 266.4. Such used oil is subjected
to Subpart D of this part rather than this subpart when burned
for energy recovery unless
the presumption of mixing can be successfully rebutted. |
Subpart
F applies to precious metal wastes that are being processed for
metal recovery. Precious metals include gold, silver, platinum,
palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, and ruthenium. Notification
and recordkeeping requirements apply to recycling activities involving
these metals.
Subpart
G applies to spend lead acid batteries that are being reclaimed.
Only facilities that store spend lead-acid batteries before reclaiming
them are subject to regulations under this part. |
