EPA issues new guidelines for shipping hazardous
waste
Dec. 29
The U.S. EPA has issued new guidelines overseeing export and import
of hazardous waste intended for recycling, the agency said today.
The new regulations increase the level of regulatory oversight and align
U.S. laws with hazardous waste shipping procedures of the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international consortium of
30 countries including the U.S.
The new rules mandate U.S. recovery facilities submit certificates after
recovery of the waste has been completed, and adds new procedures to
ensure materials transferred between facilities are processed in an
environmentally sound manner.
Spent lead-acid batteries being exported for recycling are given
particular attention in the new rules, with EPA adding notification and
consent requirements on all exports.
For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/international/oecd-slab-rule.htm
Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Amanda Smith-Teutsch at
330-865-6166 or
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