EPA Plans Guide To Clarify 'Waste' For Combustion But Industry Seeks Rule

摘要

EPA is planning to issue guidance to help industry determine when discarded materials are considered a "waste" subject to strict incinerator air quality rules when combusted or a "fuel" subject to less stringent boiler rules, according to an EPA concept paper detailing the agency's plans. But industry groups say the guidance and any additional clarifications, while welcome, do not adequately address their concerns with EPA's rule defining when the material is considered "waste" or "fuel" and are urging the agency to delay the regulation and incorporate the guidance into a revised rule.