Hazardous Waste Combustion

On May 19,1993, EPA announced the release of its Draft Hazardous Waste Minimization and Combustion Strategy. The goals of the Strategy were to, first, achieve reductions in the amount of hazardous waste generated in this country and, second, to further improve the safety and reliability of hazardous waste combustion in incinerators and boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs).

The announcement signaled the Administrator's intention for EPA to take a leadership role in reaching a balanced resolution of the difficult hazardous waste issues involved. Since May 1993, EPA has led a broad and open national effort to take a fresh look at how to achieve a fully integrated waste management program in which economically sound source reduction decisions are given proper emphasis, and how to delineate the appropriate role for hazardous waste combustion.

• Proposed Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors (MACT Webpage)

• Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2)
  
  
• Hazardous Waste Combustion NESHAP ToolKit
  
  
• Report on Emergency Incidents at Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities and Other Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
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• Review of Past Activities || About ...

• Universe of Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities || About ...

• Strategy for Hazardous Waste Minimization and Combustion || About ...
  • Strategy: Appendix A
  • Strategy: Appendix B
  • Strategy: Appendix C

• Executive Summary: Combustion Emissions || About ...

• Memo: Clarification of Land Disposal Restrictions || About ...

• Strategy Update - Winter 1996
  
  Adobe Acrobat PDF File [266 K] || ASCII Text File [17 K] || About...

  RCRA Training Modules

  "Introduction to Hazardous Waste Incinerators"

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  "Introduction to Strategy for Hazardous Waste Minimization and Combustion"

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  Risk Assessment

  Risk Burn Guidance for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities
  

  Report and Appendix A    PDF File  [514 K]
  

  Appendix B    PDF File  [418 K]

  Peer Review Meeting on the Draft Guidance Document Entitled: Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities, May 11, 2000

  Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities - Peer Review Draft - November, 1999

  Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities - October 30, 1998

  Other Links of Interest:
  
  ASME QHO Hazardous Waste Incinerator Operator Certification Program

  Public Participation and Permitting

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