What is a Solid Waste?
In general, a solid waste is a material classified as follows:
- Abandoned - Materials that are disposed of, burned, incinerated, or sham recycled.
- Inherently waste-like - Materials that are so toxic they are always considered to be solid wastes (for example, the dioxin-containing wastes that are produced when household items that contain particles of chlorine are incinerated).
- Discarded military munitions - Military munitions and related ammunition products produced for or used by the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Armed Forces for national defense and security. Used munitions (such as fired or detonated munitions) may be considered solid waste if they are collected for storage, recycling, treatment, or disposal. Unused or defective munitions are considered solid waste when they meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Abandoned or treated before disposal
- Rendered non-recyclable or non-useable due to deterioration
- Declared a waste by an authorized military official
- Recycled in certain ways - There are many exclusions to solid waste that relate to recycling (refer to 40 CFR 261.4[a]). Generally, this category includes materials that meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Recycled through being used or reused, reclaimed, or reused in certain ways (for example, a manufacturing ingredient)
- Reclaimed
- Used in certain ways (for example, burned for energy recovery)
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