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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Training Module about Used Oil

This training module:

  • Provides an overview of the used oil management program
  • Explains the different regulatory scenarios that can apply to used oil 

After you complete the training session, you should be able to:

  • Distinguish between the used oil management standards of part 279 and the former used oil regulations under part 266, subpart E
  • Identify the different types of used oil handlers and their requirements under the used oil management standards, and summarize the requirements for the used oil handlers regulated under the former program
  • Explain the difference between on- and off-specification used oil
  • Distinguish between the recycling presumption and the rebuttable presumption

Access other training modules that provide overviews of other specific RCRA regulatory topics here.

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