[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: 40CFR243.204-2]

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                   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. 243.204-2  Recommended procedures: Operations.

    (a) Records should be maintained detailing all costs (capital, 
operating, and maintenance) associated with the collection system. These 
records should be used for scheduling maintenance and replacement, for 
budgeting, and for system evaluation and comparison.
    (b) The collection system should be reviewed on a regular schedule 
to assure that environmentally adequate, economical, and efficient 
service is maintained.
    (c) Solid waste collection systems should be operated in a manner 
designed to minimize fuel consumption,

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including, but not limited to, the following procedures.
    (1) Collection vehicle routes should be designed to minimize driving 
distances and delays.
    (2) Collection vehicles should receive regular tuneups, tires should 
be maintained at recommended pressures, and compaction equipment should 
be serviced regularly to achieve the most efficient compaction.
    (3) Compactor trucks should be used to reduce the number of trips to 
the disposal site.
    (4) When the distance or travel time from collection routes to 
disposal sites is great, transfer stations should be used when cost 
effective.
    (5) Residential solid waste containers which are serviced manually 
should be placed at the curb or alley for collection.
    (6) For commercial wastes which do not contain food wastes, storage 
capacity should be increased in lieu of more frequent collection.

             Appendix to Part 243--Recommended Bibliography

    1. American National Standard Z245.1. Safety standard for refuse 
collection equipment. New York. The American National Standards 
Institute.
    2. Decision-Makers guide in solid waste management. Environmental 
Protection Publication SW-127. Washington, U.S. Government Printing 
Office, 1974.
    3. Grupenhoff, B. L., and K. A. Shuster. Paper and plastic solid 
waste sacks; a summary of available information; a Division of Technical 
Operations open-file report (TO 18.1.03.1). [Cincinnati], U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1971. 17 p. [Restricted distribution].
    4. Hegdahl, T. A., Solid waste transfer stations; a state-of-the-art 
report on systems incorporating highway transportation, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1972, 160 p. (Distributed by National 
Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia, as PB 213 511).
    5. National Sanitation Foundation standard no. 31 for polyethylene 
refuse bags. Ann Arbor, The National Sanitation Foundation, May 22, 
1970. 6 p.
    6. National Sanitation Foundation standard no. 32 for paper refuse 
sacks. Ann Arbor, The National Sanitation Foundation, Nov. 13, 1970. 6 
p.
    7. National Sanitation Foundation standard no. 13 for refuse 
compactors and compactor systems. Ann Arbor, The National Sanitation 
Foundation, March 1973. 12 p.
    8. Operation responsible (a safety training manual for S.W. 
Collection): Safe refuse collection: instructor's manual with slides, 
training manual with slides, and 16 mm film. Available from the National 
Audiovisual Center, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 
20409.
    9. Ralph Stone and Company, Inc. The use of bags for solid waste 
storage and collection. Environmental Protection Publication SW-42d. 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1972. 264 p. (Distributed by 
National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia, as PB 212 
590).
    10. Shuster, K. A., and D. A. Schur. Heuristic routing for solid 
waste collection vehicles. Environmental Protection Publication SW-113. 
Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. 45 p.
    11. Shuster, K. (Office of Solid Waste Management Programs.) 
Analysis of fuel consumption for solid waste management. Unpublished 
data, January 1974.
    12. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticides and pesticides 
containers; regulations for acceptance and recommended procedures for 
disposal and storage. Federal Register, 39 (85): 15235-15241, May 1, 
1974.
    13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticides and pesticides 
containers; proposed regulations for prohibition of certain acts 
regarding disposal and storage. Federal Register, 39 (200): 36847-36950, 
October 15, 1974.