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10.0 WASTE REDUCTION NEEDS AND IMPACTS <br /> Waste reduction or source reduction refers to practices that reduce <br /> the volume of hazardous wastes generated. At present, there are three <br /> formal statutory requirements relating to waste reduction; all three <br /> were enacted as part of the 1984 federal Hazardous and Solid Waste <br /> Amendments (HSWA) . <br /> 0 Section 3002(b) of HSWA requires generators to certify on <br /> their waste manifests (mandated under Section 3002[a]) <br /> that they have a program in place "to reduce the volume <br /> or quantity and toxicity of such waste to the degree <br /> determined by the generator to be economically practica- <br /> ble. " <br /> 0 Section 3005(h) of HSWA requires the same certification <br /> for any new permit issued for treatment, storage, or <br /> disposal of hazardous waste. <br /> 0 Section 3002(a) (6) of HSWA requires, as part of any <br /> generator's biennial report to EPA, that the generator <br /> describe "the efforts undertaken during the year to <br /> reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated" as <br /> well as "changes in volume and toxicity of waste actually <br /> achieved during the year in question in comparison with <br /> previous years, to the extent such information is avail - <br /> able for years prior to enactment of [HSWA] . " <br /> Although these requirements should alert generators and facility <br /> owners and operators to the importance of minimizing hazardous wastes, <br /> they are not restrictive. The generator has the option of implement- <br /> ing any waste reduction technique that is applicable or economically <br /> attractive. <br /> Application of the term "waste reduction" is based on the Office of <br /> Technology Assessment (OTA) publication, SerjQu5 Reduction oLJHazard- <br /> ous_Waste, September 1986. Waste reduction refers to: <br /> " . . . in-house practices that eliminate, reduce, or avoid the <br /> generation of hazardous waste. Actions dealing with the <br /> waste stream, such as recycling or treatment of wastes after <br /> they are generated, are not considered waste reduction, nor <br /> is concentrating waste to reduce volume, or diluting it to <br /> PJ9 9390502D.00D 10-1 Rev. 1 11/08/88 <br />