[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR243.203-2]

[Page 331]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 243--GUIDELINES FOR THE STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL, 
COMMERCIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B--Requirements and Recommended Procedures
 
Sec. 243.203-2  Recommended procedures: Operations.

    (a) The minimum collection frequency consistent with public health 
and safety should be adopted to minimize collection costs and fuel 
consumption. In establishing collection frequencies, generation rates, 
waste composition, and storage capacity should be taken into 
consideration.
    (b) When solid wastes are separated at the point of storage into 
various categories for the purpose of resource recovery, a collection 
frequency should be designated for each waste category.