Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations

11 organizations filed 11 public comments on Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 2996d ago.

Abstract

EPA is considering a proposal to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to those "universal wastes” regulated under 40 CFR 273. This change in the RCRA regulations, once finalized, should benefit the wide variety of establishments generating and managing aerosol cans, including the retail sector, by providing a clear, practical system for handling discarded aerosol cans. The streamlined universal waste regulations are expected to (1) ease regulatory burdens on retail stores and others that discard aerosol cans, (2) promote the collection and recycling of aerosol cans, and (3) encourage the development of municipal and commercial programs to reduce the quantity of these wastes going to municipal solid waste landfills or combustors.

Commenters (11)

• Alliance of Automobile Manufacturerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Chemistry Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Coatings Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• American Forest & Paper Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Association of American Railroadstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Environmental Technology Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Household & Commercial Products Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Chain Drug Storestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Portland Cement Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• The Fertilizer Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%