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RCRA Subtitle D Regulation

RCRA Subtitle D Regulation. COURSE Professor Date. TRIGGERING SUBTITLE D. TRIGGER #1: Is there a solid waste?. NO: RCRA does not apply. NO: SUBTITLE D APPLIES. YES: TRIGGER #2: Is the solid waste a hazardous waste?. Subtitle D Regulation.

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RCRA Subtitle D Regulation

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  1. RCRA Subtitle D Regulation COURSE Professor Date

  2. TRIGGERING SUBTITLE D TRIGGER #1: Is there a solid waste? NO: RCRA does not apply. NO: SUBTITLE D APPLIES YES: TRIGGER #2: Is the solid waste a hazardous waste?

  3. Subtitle D Regulation • Land Disposal = 55% of solid waste management = 128 million tons per year • Combustion = 15% = 34 million tons per year • Recycling = 30% = 70 million tons per year Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRA Orientation Manual I-2, fig. I-1 (Sept. 2002).

  4. One Problem with Land Disposal: Groundwater Contamination EPA diagram.

  5. Subtitle D Landfills Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response, U.S. E.P.A., RCRA Orientation Manual II-6, fig. II-4 (Sept. 2002).

  6. Cox v. City of Dallas, Texas Historical Example of an Open Dump EPA photo by Robert D. Jones, Jr.

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