Legal Alert – U.S. EPA Finalizes Regulatory Exclusion for Solvent Contaminated Wipes and Shop Towels
In an action designed to spare thousands of businesses from the high costs of hazardous waste disposal, U.S. EPA recently changed its rules to exclude solvent-contaminated wipes from hazardous waste regulation, provided the wipes are cleaned or disposed of properly. After years of extensive study, EPA concluded that excluding most solvent-contaminated wipes from strict hazardous waste regulatory controls would not subject either human health or the environment to elevated risks. These federal rule changes will become effective in six months.
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