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n <br /> s <br /> Chapter 1 Introduction <br /> 1 .1 About SB 14 <br /> The goals of the Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989 <br /> (commonly referred to as SB 14) are to: Q, <br /> 1. Reduce the generation of hazardous waste at its source, _ <br /> 2. Reduce the release to the O <br /> environment of chemicals that <br /> have adverse and serious SB 14 and <br /> health or environmental effects, the Hazardous Waste <br /> and <br /> 3. Document hazardous waste man Source Reduction and <br /> agement information and Management Review Act <br /> make that informatio available. of 1989 <br /> SB 14 also encourages recycling where source Senate Bill (SB) 14 was passed in 1989 <br /> reduction is not feasible or practicable. Where to add Source reduction planning and <br /> source reduction or recycling is not feasible, the reporting requirements for genera- <br /> waste should be treated in an environmentally tors subject to the Hazardous Waste <br /> safe manner to minimize the present and future Control Law. SB 14 source reduction <br /> threat to human health and the environment. requirements passed into law as Ar- <br /> ticle 11.9, under Chapter 6.5, Division <br /> The Department of Toxic Substances Control 20 of the Health and Safety Code. SB <br /> (DTSC) adopted regulations to carry forward 14 named Article 11.9 the "Hazard- <br /> the intent and mandate of SB 14.The regulations ous Waste Source Reduction and <br /> provide generators the flexibility to use their Management Review Act of 1989." <br /> knowledge of their own operations and procedures <br /> Although SB 14 was the bill itself, <br /> state regulatory officials and hazard- <br /> The State and Federal Hazardous ous waste generators commonly <br /> Waste Management Hierarchy refer to the resulting Act and corre- <br /> sponding regulations as "SB 14." <br /> The preferred order for managing <br /> hazardous waste is: <br /> 1. Source reduction to reduce hazardous waste generation <br /> 2. Recycling and prevent the release of pollutants to <br /> 3. Treatment the environment.The regulations specify <br /> 4. Discharge or disposal the format for documenting a careful <br /> review and evaluation of potential source <br /> reduction measures,rather than the waste <br /> management actions that must be taken. <br /> 13 <br />