Meeting Notes for Docket– RCRB and ASTSWMO HW Recycling Task Force

10/5/2005

On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, OSW’s team working on the Definition of
Solid Waste (DSW or ABR) rulemaking met with the Association of State
and Tribal Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Hazardous Waste
Task Force from 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm at the Hall of the States in
Washington, D.C. to discuss the status and main issues of the current
rulemaking. In attendance: 

Robert Dellinger	OSW

Charlotte Mooney	OSW

David Fagan		OSW

Amy Lile		OSW

Marilyn Goode	OSW

Marybeth Sheridan	OSW

Kathy Blanton		OSW

Tracy Atagi		OSW

Mary Andrews	OECA

Rob Morrison		Missouri

Jim McNamara	Georgia

Karen Hale		Ohio

Rick Volpel		Oregon

Dennis Bowhay 	Washington

Introduction and Status Updates – Charlotte		approx. 45 minutes

Recycling Analyses – Dave Fagan			approx. 45 minutes

State Perspectives Discussion – Tracy (facilitator)	approx. 60 minutes

Legitimacy Criteria – Marybeth and Mary		approx. 60 minutes

Next Steps/ General Discussion – Tracy (facilitator)	approx. 45
minutes

Update on other Recycling Rules – Charlotte		approx. 15 minutes

EPA met with ASTSWMO and discussed the current status of the rulemaking
and of several ongoing recycling studies examining common recycling
problems, the economics of the recycling industry, and good practices.
This was followed by discussions about what conditions would be
appropriate for an exclusion from the definition of solid waste for
materials being legitimately recycled and a discussion of the states’
experiences with the existing legitimacy guidance and their ideas on the
proposed criteria. 

ASTSWMO agreed at the end to write a letter to EPA documenting their
positions on the topics discussed at the meeting. 

