[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: 40CFR246.202-6]



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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.  246.202-6  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.