EPA issues rules for shipping hazardous waste

摘要

The U.S. EPA has issued new guidelines overseeing export and import of hazardous waste intended for recycling, the agency said Dec. 29.rnThe 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.rnThe 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.