ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: STANDARDS FOR AIR CURTAIN INCINERATORS THAT ONLY BURN WOOD WASTES, YARD WASTES AND CLEAN LUMBER; PROVISION FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATION UNITS: TEMPORARY USE INCINERATORS AND AIR CURTAIN INCINERATORS USED IN DISASTER RECOVERY

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators That Only Burn Wood Wastes, Yard Wastes and Clean Lumber; Provision for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 20 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.

Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing two separate and distinct actions under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 129. In the first action, the EPA proposes to consolidate the existing provisions governing air curtain incinerators (ACI) that only burn wood wastes, yard wastes, and cl...