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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 335INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
SUBCHAPTER AINDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE IN GENERAL
RULE §335.24Requirements for Recyclable Materials and Nonhazardous Recyclable Materials

    (C) be based on a per cubic yard and/or short ton measure for collection and disposition costs.

(k) Financial assurance. An owner or operator of a recycling facility that stores nonhazardous combustible recyclable materials outdoors, or that poses a significant risk to public health and safety as determined by the executive director, shall establish and maintain financial assurance for closure of the facility in accordance with Chapter 37, Subchapter J of this title (relating to Financial Assurance for Recycling Facilities).

(l) Closure requirements.

  (1) Closure must include collecting processed and unprocessed materials, and transporting the materials to an authorized facility for disposition unless otherwise approved or directed in writing by the executive director.

  (2) Closure of the facility must be completed within 180 days following the most recent acceptance of processed or unprocessed materials unless otherwise approved or directed in writing by the executive director.

(m) Used oil that is recycled and is also a hazardous waste solely because it exhibits a hazardous characteristic is not subject to the requirements of Subchapters A - I or O of this chapter, but is regulated under Chapter 324 of this title (relating to Used Oil Standards). Used oil that is recycled includes any used oil which is reused, following its original use, for any purpose (including the purpose for which the oil was originally used). Such term includes, but is not limited to, oil which is re-refined, reclaimed, burned for energy recovery, or reprocessed.

(n) Owners or operators of facilities subject to hazardous waste permitting requirements with hazardous waste management units that recycle hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 264 or Part 265, Subparts AA and BB, as adopted by reference under §335.152(a)(17) and (18) and §335.112(a)(19) and (20) of this title (relating to Standards).

(o) Hazardous waste that is exported or imported for purpose of recovery is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart H, as amended through November 28, 2016 (81 FR 85696).

(p) Other portions of this chapter that relate to solid wastes that are recycled include §335.1 of this title (relating to Definitions), under the definition of "Solid waste," §335.6 of this title, §335.17 of this title (relating to Special Definitions for Recyclable Materials and Nonhazardous Recyclable Materials), §335.18 of this title (relating to Variances from Classification as a Solid Waste), §335.19 of this title (relating to Standards and Criteria for Variances from Classification as a Solid Waste), and Subchapter H of this chapter.


Source Note: The provisions of this §335.24 adopted to be effective September 1, 1986, 11 TexReg 3693; amended to be effective July 14, 1987, 12 TexReg 2106; amended to be effective July 27, 1988, 13 TexReg 3515; amended to be effective March 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 1425; amended to be effective November 20, 1996, 21 TexReg 10983; amended to be effective October 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 10878; amended to be effective April 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 2352; amended to be effective November 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 9135; amended to be effectiveNovember4,2004, 29 TexReg 10134; amended to be effective February 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 978; amended to be effective June 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 3780

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