The Clinton administration is floating a plan to relieve industrial facilities from reporting toxic releases if they can demonstrate no significant change during the past year. The details on how much of a change would constitute no material change has not yet been determined. The proposal was outlined in a Federal Register notice issued April 28. The comment period of the broad burden reduction initiative ends June 12th. EPA Adds Fluorescent Lamps Containing Mercury as Universal Waste EPA revised its list of Universal Waste to include fluorescent lamps containing mercury.
Universal wastes are items typically generated by households and small businesses.
Under RCRA, handlers of universal waste are subject to less stringent standards for storing, transporting, and collecting these wastes. If your state has an authorized RCRA universal waste program, verify whether your state has adopted fluorescent lamps on its list of universal waste. However, if your facility uses flammable fuels as a feedstock to produce something else or holds flammable fuel for sale at a non-retail facility, such as a wholesale operation, terminal, or manufacturing site, your facility would still be required to submit an RMP under 112r.