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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program

Interpretations of Waste Management Activities: Recycling, Combustion for Energy Recovery, Treatment for Destruction, Waste Stabilization and Release

Provides EPA's interpretation of the term "waste management" which is used in the EPCRA Section 313 regulatory definition of "otherwise use.

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Interpretations of Waste Management Activities: Recycling, Combustion for Energy Recovery, Treatment for Destruction, Waste Stabilization and Release (PDF)(6 pp, 37 K)