[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: 40CFR246.201-7]



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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.  246.201-7  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 materials 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 this 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. In 

formulating a separate collection system and evaluating its costs, every 

effort should be made to use idle equipment and underutilized collection 

manpower to reduce separate collection costs. This cost analysis should 

enable the facility to determine the most cost effective method if 

implementing the requirements of this part.