Meeting Notes for Docket – EPA/OSWER and CKRC

December 14, 2006

On Thursday, December 14, 2006, EPA/OSWER met with the Cement Kiln
Recycling Coalition (CKRC) from 11:30 am to 12:10 pm at EPA West to
discuss CKRC’s potion on the Definition of Solid Waste rulemaking. In
attendance:

Susan Bodine		OSWER AA

Matt Hale		OSW 

Mary Beth Sheridan	OSW

Rick Otis		OPEI

Carl Koch		OPEI

Michelle Lusk		CKRC

Mike Benoit		CKRC

Dan Nugent		Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.

Rich Familia		Giant Resource Recovery Co. Inc.

CKRC and two representatives of their member companies met with EPA to
explain their industry and its concerns related to EPA’s definition of
solid waste proposed rulemaking. After noting that they have no idea
what is in the rulemaking, they expressed concern that their industry
could be adversely affected by any action that shifts high Btu secondary
hazardous materials away from burning for energy recovery and into other
forms of recycling or disposal. They indicated there are currently 14
hazardous waste burning cement kilns in the U.S. and they derive over
50% of their fuel from hazardous waste. If that level drops due to this
rulemaking, there is some level that would force them to give up their
RCRA permits and switch back to using coal for most or all of their
fuel. In addition, they believe that some of the smaller generators that
they service now would end up sending their materials for disposal
instead of finding other recycling options if they were to get out of
the hazardous waste business.  

