Arizona

Omnibus Hazardous Waste Act of 1991





P2 Objective: To require mandatory P2 planning by hazardous waste

generators.

Numeric Goal: 20% reduction within 2 years, 50% within 5 years, and 70% within

10 years.

Assistance Offered: Creates a specific program within the department for technical

assistance.  No grants program mandated.

Reporting Requirements: Toxic Data Report, Pollution Prevention Plan, Annual

Progress Report.

Incentives: Hazardous waste management fees reduced for P2 planners.

Funding: Hazardous Waste Management Fund, consisting of fees and appropriated

monies.

Contact: Sandra Eberhardt, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality


3033 North Central Avenue


Phoenix, AZ 85012


Phone: 602/207-4210




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Definitions


Hazardous waste -- Garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water

supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility, or other discarded materials, including

solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, resulting from industrial, commercial,

mining and agricultural operations or from community activities which because of its quantity,

concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly

contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating

reversible illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the

environment if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.


Pollution -- The disposal of a toxic substance or hazardous waste into the air, land,

surface water or groundwater.


Pollution Prevention -- Operational procedures, processes, and improvements in

housekeeping or management techniques that reduce potential or actual releases of pollutants to

the overall environment including all air, water and land resources affected by those pollutants. 

This includes:


a. toxics use reduction, source reduction, recycling of wastes or secondary materials, waste

minimization, reuse, reclamation, conservation and substitution.


b. proportionate changes in the total volume, quantity or toxicity of a particular pollutant as a

result of production changes or other business changes (such as improvements in operating

practices, spill and leak prevention measures, inventory control).  This does not include transfer

or relocation of an operation or process to another facility with no subsequent proportionate

reduction in toxics use or release of pollutants.


c. On-site or off-site treatment if that treatment can be shown to confer a higher degree of

protection to overall public health and safety than other technically and economically practicable

waste reduction alternatives.

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