[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: 40CFR246.200-8]



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                   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.  246.200-8  Recommended procedures: Cost analysis.



    After potential markets have been located (but prior to initiation 

of formal bidding procedures), preliminary determinations of various 

separation methods, storage, and transportation costs have been made, 

and estimated tonnages of both recoverable high-grade paper 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



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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. In formulating a separation system and evaluating its 

costs, every effort should be made to use janitorial and waste 

collection resources efficiently. This cost analysis should enable the 

facility to determine the most cost effective method of implementing the 

requirement of this part.