Background Information and Guidance

RCRA Training Module: "Introduction to Hazardous Waste Incinerators This document provides an overview of the RCRA regulations governing hazardous waste incinerators found in CFR Parts and Subpart O. The document includes an overview of what an incinerator is and how incinerators are regulated.
RCRA Training Module: "Introduction to Boilers and Industrial Furnaces" This document provides an overview of the RCRA regulations governing boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs) found in CFR Subpart H. The document includes an overview of the requirements for processing hazardous waste in BIFs, including the distinctions between permitted and interim status units, and explains the requirements for specially regulated BIF units.
Report on Emergency Incidents at Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities and Other Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities This report provides a compilation of information on reported emergency incidents at hazardous waste combustion facilities and other TSDFs regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It is limited to emergency incidents such as fires, explosions, hazardous waste spills, or unauthorized releases of hazardous waste. The information contained in this report was obtained from Regional and State waste combustion experts and permit writers.
Memorandum: Clarification of the Land Disposal Restrictions' Dilution Prohibition and Combustion of Inorganic Metal-Bearing Hazardous WastesThis EPA memo presents a Statement of Policy under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) clarifying the application of the Land Disposal Restrictions prohibition on dilution to combustion of certain inorganic metal-bearing hazardous wastes. The memo addresses the question of whether combustion of prohibited inorganic hazardous wastes can be a type of impermissible dilution. Presents distinctions between "adequate treatment" and potential violations of the dilution prohibition. The memo advocates the treatment of metal-bearing hazardous wastes by metal recovery or stabilization techniques over combustion methods. An appendix containing descriptions of wastes affected by the guidelines set forth in this Policy is included.