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MassDEP to adopt selected parts of EPA generator improvement rule and add legitimacy criteria to recycling rules
Summary
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said it will adopt selected provisions of EPA’s 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule and incorporate EPA legitimacy criteria into state recycling regulations, while leaving other GIR provisions out of the current package.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) said it will adopt selected provisions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule and incorporate EPA’s legitimacy criteria for recycling into 310 CMR 30 as part of the next regulations package.
A MassDEP staff member said the agency expects to pick up provisions that MassDEP considers substantively useful for the state program: clearer marking and labeling requirements for tanks, containers and satellite accumulation areas; notification requirements for large quantity generators (LQGs) planning facility closure; a four‑year re‑notification requirement for very small quantity generators (VSDGs/SQGs); quick‑reference guides for contingency plans; arrangements between small/very small quantity generators and local emergency planning officials; and clarifications to the biannual report to require identification of all hazardous waste generated in the calendar…
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