EPA Issues Rule on Carbamate Wastes (HQ)
WASHINGTON -
On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
issued a direct final rule to revise the Land Disposal Restriction
(LDR) treatment standard for carbamate wastes to ensure that the
wastes are adequately treated before land disposal to minimize
risks to people’s health and the environment.
Carbamate wastes are wastes generated from the
production of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Due to their
toxicity, carbamate wastes are regulated as hazardous wastes under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Today’s
action will extend Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT) as
an alternative treatment standard for all carbamate wastes. This
alternative treatment standard will help industries comply with
stringent hazardous waste disposal regulations and allow EPA to
enforce these regulations to their fullest extent.
The public comment period on the rule closed on
July 13, 2011. The rule will be effective on August 12,
2011.
More information on the rule: http://www.epa.gov/wastes/hazard/tsd/ldr/rules11.htm
