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