EPA to hold hearings to define fuel vs. solid waste

In Virginia, the EPA will hold three public hearings in June to determine rules on which secondary non-hazardous materials should be considered ‘fuel’ and which should be considered ‘solid waste’ as part of their hearings on air pollutants from waste-based energy processes.

Secondary materials are those that are not the primary product of a manufacturing or commercial process and include consumer and industrial materials that are no longer used for their original purpose, such as scrap tires, used oil, wood, coal refuse, and construction and demolition debris.

The hearings will be held in Arlington, VA on June 15 and in Houston and Los Angeles on June 22. Written comments will be accepted until August 3.

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