Section V-4143 - Recyclable Materials Utilized for Precious Metal RecoveryA. Applicability. This Section applies to recyclable materials that are reclaimed to recover economically significant amounts of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, and any combination of these.B. Requirements. Persons who generate, transport, or store recyclable materials that are regulated under this Section are subject to the following requirements:1. all such persons shall comply with the notification requirements under Section 3010 of RCRA and LAC 33:V.105;2. generators shall operate in accordance with LAC 33:V.1107 and 1108;3. transporters shall operate in accordance with LAC 33:V.Chapter 13;4. persons who store shall operate in accordance with LAC 33:V.1516.B and C; and5. persons who export precious metals to or import precious metals from other countries for recovery are subject to the requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 11.Subchapter B and LAC 33:V.4311.C. Persons who store recycled materials regulated under this Section shall keep the following records to document that they are not accumulating these materials speculatively, as defined in LAC 33:V.109: 1. the volume of these materials stored at the beginning of the calendar year;2. the amount of these materials generated or received during the calendar year; and3. the amount of these materials remaining at the end of the calendar year.D. Recyclable materials that are regulated under this Section that are accumulated speculatively are subject to all applicable provisions of these regulations.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-4143
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 11:988 (October 1985), amended LR 11:1139 (December 1985), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:685 (April 1998), amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 32:611 (April 2006), LR 36:2554 (November 2010), Amended by the Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs and Criminal Investigations Division, LR 46945 (7/1/2020), Amended LR 501464 (10/1/2024).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and specifically 2180.