[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR243.203-2]



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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.  243.203-2  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.