[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: 40CFR246.202-6]

[Page 340]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 246--SOURCE SEPARATION FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY GUIDELINES--Table of 
Contents
 
           Subpart B--Requirements and Recommended Procedures
 
Sec. 246.202-6  Recommended procedures: Cost analysis.

    After potential markets have been identified (but prior to 
initiation of formal bidding), preliminary determinations of various 
separation methods, storage and transportation costs have been made, and 
estimated tonnages of both recoverable material and residual solid waste 
have been established, an analysis should be conducted which compares 
the costs of the present waste collection and disposal system with the 
proposed segregated systems. At a minimum, the study should include all 
capital, operating and overhead costs and take into account credits for 
revenue from paper sales and savings from diverting recycled materials 
from disposal. Potential costs to upgrade collection and disposal 
practices to comply with EPA's Guidelines for the Storage and Collection 
of Residential, Commercial and Institutional Solid Wastes (40 CFR part 
243) and Thermal Processing and Land Disposal Guidelines (40 CFR parts 
240 and 241) should be included in the analysis. This cost analysis 
should enable the facility to determine the most cost effective method 
of implementing these guidelines.