General Provisions

(1) No person shall recycle Class A regulated recyclable material except in compliance with 310 CMR 30.200. (2) 310 CMR 30.221: Table 1 identifies the permit and approval categories for Class A Regulated Recyclable Materials. (3) Recycling of Class A regulated recyclable material shall be done in compliance with the applicable permitting requirements of 310 CMR 30.220 or, for those activities specifically excluded from permitting in 310 CMR 30.221(3)(a), the performance standards described at 310 CMR 30.222. (a) Class A recycling activities for which a recycling permit need not be obtained are as follows: 1. The recycling of Class A regulated recyclable materials at the site of generation; 2. The shipment off the site of generation for recycling within any calendar month of 200 kilograms or less of Class A regulated recyclable materials by a Very Small Quantity Generator of regulated recyclable material, excluding acutely hazardous regulated recyclable material, provided that material is managed in compliance with the requirements described at 310 CMR 30.222(4)(b); 3. The onsite recovery of silver from wastewater at the site of generation, provided such recycling is done in compliance with the Environmental Results Program regulations, 310 CMR 71.00; and 4. The shipment off the site of generation of specification used oil fuel (MA97) with a transporter/marketer authorized pursuant to 310 CMR 30.255. (4) Class A regulated recyclable materials recycled in compliance with 310 CMR 30.200 are not included or counted in the determination of rate of hazardous waste generation and accumulation and corresponding hazardous waste generator status, however, such materials must be included and counted to determine a generators corresponding Class A RRM status. Table 1. Approval Categories for Class A Recyclers Citation Description Generator Large or small Receiver recycles quantity generator of regulated on-site sends regulated recyclable recyclable material materials off-site for recycling 310 CMR 30.212 (1) (a) Used or reused as an ingredient PS N N in a product without reclamation (1) (b) Substitute for commercial PS N N product being reclaimed (1) (c) Substitute for feedstock in PS N/A N/A original process without reclamation (2) Industrial Ethyl Alcohol PS N N being reclaimed (3) Reserved (4) Used oil fuel burned at the PS N/A N/A site of generation for energy recovery in a used oil fuel fired space heater in compliance with 310 CMR 30.222 and 310 CMR 30.256. (5) Characteristic sludge PS N P being reclaimed (6) Characteristic by-product PS N P being reclaimed (7) Unused commercial chemical product being reclaimed PS N P (8) Waste oil recycled by other PS N P than burning for energy recovery Table 1. Approval Categories for Class A Recyclers (continued) Citation Description Generator Large or small Receiver recycles quantity generator of regulated on-site sends regulated recyclable recyclable material materials off-site for recycling (9) Specification used oil fuel PS N N burned for energy recovery in a fossil fuel utilization facility other than a used oil fuel fired space heater and otherwise handled in compliance with 310 CMR 30.250 (10) Material recycled in a completely PS N/A N/A enclosed recycling system at site of generation, except such material recycled at a photo processor or a printer subject to 310 CMR 71.00 (e.g., stand-alone solvent stills, stand-alone silver recovery units). N/A – Not Applicable N – 21 Day Presumptive Approval P – Written Permit PS – Performance Standard * Shipments of 200 kilograms or less of Class A regulated recyclable materials, sent off-site for recycling within any calendar month by a VSQG of regulated recyclable material, are specifically excluded from permitting. See 310 CMR 30.221(3)(a)2.