This training module:

• Explains the statutory and regulatory definitions of solid waste, including the standards governing the recycling and management of specific types of wastes
• Explains the definition of hazardous waste
• Familiarizes you with the regulations governing the recycling of hazardous wastes

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Explain and cite the regulatory and statutory definitions of solid waste
• Cite and use the table in §261.2 and the preamble to the January 4, 1985, Federal Register (50 FR 614)
• List and cite three use/reuse scenarios where the materials are not solid wastes and state the requirement for documentation
• List the conditions under which hazardous waste-derived products may be excluded from regulation
• Discuss the special recycling standards for use constituting disposal, precious metal recovery, and spent lead-acid batteries
• Discuss potential regulatory developments affecting the definition of solid waste and hazardous waste recycling

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

• Introduction to Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Recycling (PDF)(23 pp, 67 K, October 2001, EPA530-K-02-007I)