EPA issues CRT rule.United States Environmental Protection Agency "EPA" redirects here. For other uses see EPA (disambiguation) and Environmental Protection Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) Administrator Steve Johnson has signed a rule that is designed to facilitate the recycling of devices that contain cathode ray tubes (CRTs). The CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. Rule provides "conditional exclusions from the federal hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. management standards for CRTs and CRT glass destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for recycling," according to the EPA. Under these new regulations, unbroken, used CRTs are not regulated as hazardous waste if they are stored for less than one year. Used, broken CRTs are not regulated as hazardous waste provided that the contents of CRT containers are clearly labeled, that the devices are stored in a building or container designed to reduce releases, safely transported in containers designed to minimize releases and that the devices are stored on site less than one year before recycling them. CRTs that are going to glass processing applications must adhere to the above requirements. Additionally, they must be processed inside a building at temperatures that are not high enough to volatilize vol·a·til·ize intr. & tr.v. vol·a·til·ized, vol·a·til·iz·ing, vol·a·til·iz·es 1. To become or make volatile. 2. To evaporate or cause to evaporate. the lead in the glass. Glass that is sent to a smelter for lead recovery is not regulated unless it is stored for more than a year or is used in a way that amounts to disposal. The regulations require exporters shipping CRTs for recycling to notify the EPA and receive written consent from the receiving country through EPA prior to shipment. A pre-publication version of the rule can be found on the EPA's Web site at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/electron/crt-final.pdf. |
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