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Appendix I: Defining Waste and Waste Reduction
Pages 177-180

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... Data obtained under these two programs may lead to different conclusions regarding a facility's waste reduction progress. The basic reason for this potential discrepancy is that the two programs consider different universes of waste: hazardous wastes are reported under RCRA, while quantities of individual chemicals are reported under SARA Section 313.
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From page 178...
... The court agreed, stating that "Congress clearly and unambiguously expressed its intent that solid waste (and therefore EPA's regulatory authority) be limited to materials that are discarded by virtue of being disposed of, abandoned, or thrown away." The court went on to say that it was clear that ''discarded" did not include "in process secondary materials employed in ongoing manufacturing processes." (American Mining Congress vs.
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From page 179...
... The EPA has proposed a Pollution Prevention Policy Statement (Federal Register, 1989) that is designed to commit the EPA to "a program that reduces all environmentally harmful releases." The EPA is proposing to replace the term Waste minimization," which it has previously used in reference to source reduction and recycling activities in its hazardous waste program, with the term Pollution prevention." In this proposed policy, the EPA indirectly defines source reduction through the statement that "Industrial Source Reduction can be accomplished through input substitution 179 product reformulation, process modification improved housekeeping, and on site, closed loop recycling.
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