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thisposal of Used OzzyMatse No. 97-011 March 1997. Supersedes earlier releases. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established to achieve the goals set forth by Congressional legislation enacted in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA) as amended by the Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). The rules published by the EPA are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under Title 40, commonly referred to as "40 CFR". Most states follow the rules and regulations set down by the EPA however, a few states, most notably California, Florida, and Illinois have enacted legislation which differs from the EPA rules in certain respects. The following discussion of disposal of used OzzyMats applies to enforcement guidelines followed in the vast majority of states. The EPAIEPD has characterized the waste generated by typical small businesses. Where it can be demonstrated that used OzzyMats generated by typical businesses do not contain the pre-identified hazardous wastes, then such used OzzyMats may be disposed of with any other solid waste. Some "typical businesses" and their waste as characterized by the EPA are: Educational Industrial & Pre-identified Hazardous Waste Vehicle Equipment Vocational Codes: Maintenance r Repair Shops f Construction D001 ignitability --- --- --� X I X X X --- D002 corrosivity i X X I X I X FI D006 cadmium X F - DOGS lead X I X ' I IF001-F002 halogenated solvents X X X lC IF0034005 nonhalogenated solvents X X X X ChemFree has, over a period of many months, conducted more than 100 tests of used OzzyMats generated by these typical businesses following the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure,test method 1311 (TCLP).The results,without exception, have shown that used OzzyMats do not contain the identified wastes at levels above those defined as acceptable by the EPA. References supporting the above explanation can be found in 40CFR Part 261 and EPA publication EPA530-K-95- 001.