Clean Air Act Guidelines and Standards for Waste Management
The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the waste management industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations and guidelines. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP
New Source Performance Standards – NSPS
Waste Incineration Rules – Section 129
| Regulations | Regulation/Guideline Type |
|---|---|
| Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units | Section 129 |
| Hazardous Waste Combustors | NESHAP |
| Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) | Section 129 |
| Municipal Solid Waste Landfills | NESHAP |
| Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills | NSPS |
| Large Municipal Waste Combustors (LMWC) | Section 129 |
| Small Municipal Waste Combustors (SMWC) | Section 129 |
| Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (OSWRO) | NESHAP |
| Oil-Water Separators and Organic Water Separators | NESHAP |
| Standards of Performance for Sewage Treatment Plants | NSPS |
| Sewage Sludge Incinerators | Section 129 |
| Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) | NESHAP |
| Other Solid Waste Incinerators (OSWI) | Section 129 |
| Site Remediation | NESHAP |