Requirements for Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization cont'd

DOE-HDBK-1139/3-2003

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Consolidated Requirements

stabilization, and decommissioning

activities by 10 percent on an annual

basis.

a) Appropriate baselines for new sites

shall be established in performance

agreements in cases where

proposed baseline years do not

apply.

b) Goal requirements shall be

included in annual performance

plans or agreements.

c) By 2005, 45 percent of sanitary

wastes from all operations must be

recycled, and by 2010, 50 percent

of sanitary waste from all

operations must be recycled.

4.3.1.2 Through innovative pollution prevention,

DOE O 450.1, sec. 5.c.(3),

effective facility management, and sound

CDR sec. 1(c);

acquisition and procurement practices,

contractors shall assist DOE in reducing its

EO 13148 sec. 204 and 502

reported releases and off-site transfers of

toxic chemicals subject to annual toxic

release reporting under EPCRA (see

definition) (see section 4.6 of this chapter)

for treatment and disposal by 10 percent

annually, or by 40 percent overall by

December 31, 2006 from year 2000 levels.

4.3.1.3 Contractors shall use product substitution

DOE O 450.1, sec. 5.c.(3),

and facility management practices,

CRD sec. 1(c);

including pollution prevention, to reduce

use of selected toxic chemicals,34

EO 13148, sec. 205 and 503;

hazardous substances, and pollutants by 50

percent annually, or reduce the generation

of hazardous and radioactive waste types at

facilities by 50 percent by December 31,

2006.

[NOTE: DOE has chosen to use the

Secretary's waste reduction goals cited

above in 4.3.1.1 to meet this requirement.

Sites are still encouraged to reduce

chemical usage.]

At the time of this writing, the EPA has not published the list of chemicals affected by this requirement.