EPA TAKES STEP TO ADVANCE CONTROVERSIAL INDUSTRIAL WIPES REGULATION

摘要

EPA is moving forward with long-stalled efforts to establish waste management requirements for solvent-contaminated industrial wipes and towels, submitting for White House review a draft risk assessment that seeks to justify a controversial proposal that creates different approaches for disposable and recycled wipes and towels. The effort is a key priority for lawmakers, who in a non-binding report accompanying an omnibus fiscal year 2008 spending package directed EPA to expedite the effort.