EPA Faces Questions On Scope, Timeline For Proposed OB/OD Rule

Stakeholders are pressing EPA to better explain the scope, implementation timeline and likely impacts of its proposed rule governing open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) of hazardous waste, warning that it could take years for facilities to identify and implement the alternative disposal technologies the new policy would prioritize. The agency’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) hosted an April 18 webinar on its March 12 proposal , offering stakeholders their first opportunity to raise public questions or criticism of the...