Section R315-261-6 - Requirements for Recyclable Materials(a)(1) Hazardous wastes that are recycled are subject to the requirements for generators, transporters, and storage facilities of Subsections R315-261-6(b) and R315-261-6(c), except for the materials listed in Subsections R315-261-6(a)(2) and R315-261-6(a)(3). Hazardous wastes that are recycled shall be known as "recyclable materials."(2) The following recyclable materials are not subject to the requirements of Section R315-261-6 but are regulated under Sections R315-266-20 through R315-266-23, Section R315-266-70, Section R315-266-80, Sections R315-266-100 through R315-266-112, Section R315-266-202, and Rules R315-268, R315-270, and R315-124: (i) recyclable materials used in a manner constituting disposal, Sections R315-266-20 through R315-266-23;(ii) hazardous wastes burned, as defined in Subsection R315-266-100(a), in boilers and industrial furnaces that are not regulated under Sections R315-264-340 through R315-264-345, R315-264-347, and R315-264-351 or 40 CFR 265.340 through 40 CFR 265.369, which is incorporated by reference in Section R315-265-1, Sections R315-266-100 through R315-266-112;(iii) recyclable materials from which precious metals are reclaimed, Section R315-266-70; and(iv) spent lead-acid batteries that are being reclaimed, Section R315-266-80.(3) The following recyclable materials are not subject to regulation under Rules R315-262 through R315-268, R315-270, and R315-124, and are not subject to the notification requirements of section 3010 of RCRA:(i) industrial ethyl alcohol that is reclaimed except that exports and imports of these recyclable materials shall comply with the requirements of Sections R315-262-80 through R315-262-84;(ii) scrap metal that is not excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(13);(iii) fuels produced from the refining of oil-bearing hazardous waste along with normal process streams at a petroleum refining facility if the wastes result from normal petroleum refining, production, and transportation practices, this exemption does not apply to fuels produced from oil recovered from oil-bearing hazardous waste, if the recovered oil is already excluded under Subsection R315-261-4(a)(12); and(iv)(A) hazardous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing hazardous wastes from petroleum refining, production, or transportation practices, or produced from oil reclaimed from the hazardous wastes, if the hazardous wastes are reintroduced into a process that does not use distillation or does not produce products from crude oil so long as the resulting fuel meets the used oil specification under Subsection R315-15-1.2(c) and so long as no other hazardous wastes are used to produce the hazardous waste fuel;(B) hazardous waste fuel produced from oil-bearing hazardous waste from petroleum refining production, and transportation practices, if the hazardous wastes are reintroduced into a refining process after a point at which contaminants are removed, so long as the fuel meets the used oil fuel specification under Subsection R315-15-1.2(c); and(C) oil reclaimed from oil-bearing hazardous wastes from petroleum refining, production, and transportation practices, which reclaimed oil is burned as a fuel without reintroduction to a refining process, so long as the reclaimed oil meets the used oil fuel specification under Subsection R315-15-1.2(c).(4) Used oil that is recycled and is also a hazardous waste solely because it exhibits a hazardous characteristic is not subject to the requirements of Rules R315-260 through R315-268, but is regulated under Rule R315-15. Used oil that is recycled includes any used oil that is reused, following its original use, for any purpose, including the purpose for which the oil was originally used. This term includes oil that is re-refined, reclaimed, burned for energy recovery, or reprocessed.(5) Hazardous waste that is exported or imported for purpose of recovery is subject to the requirements of Sections R315-262-80 through R315-262-84.(b) Generators and transporters of recyclable materials are subject to the applicable requirements of Rules R315-262 and R315-263 and the notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA, except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(a).(c)(1) Owners and operators of facilities that store recyclable materials before they are recycled are regulated under Rules R315-264 and R315-265, and under Rules R315-266, R315-268, R315-270, and R315-124 and the notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA, except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(a). The recycling process itself is exempt from regulation except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(d).(2) Owners or operators of facilities that recycle recyclable materials without storing them before they are recycled are subject to the following requirements, except as provided in Subsection R315-261-6(a): (i) notification requirements under section 3010 of RCRA;(ii) Sections R315-265-71 and R315-265-72 dealing with the use of the manifest and manifest discrepancies;(iii) Subsection R315-261-6(d); and(iv) Section R315-265-75, addressing biennial reporting requirements.(d) Owners or operators of facilities subject to permitting requirements under Section 19-6-108 with hazardous waste management units that recycle hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of Sections R315-264-1030 through R315-264-1036; and Sections R315-264-1050 through R315-264-1065; Sections R315-265-1030 through R315-265-1035; or 40 CFR 265.1050 through 1064, which are incorporated by reference in Section R315-265-1.Utah Admin. Code R315-261-6
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-9, effective 4/15/2016Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-17, effective 8/31/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-21, effective 10/15/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-19, effective 9/14/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-03, effective 1/17/2023