Oregon

Toxics Use Reduction and Hazardous Waste Reduction Act of

1989





P2 Objective: To promote toxics use reduction by requiring users of

toxics

to comply with reporting requirements

Numeric Goal: None specified.

Assistance Offered: State, in conjunction with higher education institution of their

choice, must provide education, technical assistance, and information clearinghouse, on-site

consultation and plan preparation assistance.

Reporting Requirements: Toxics Use Reduction and Hazardous Waste Reduction

Plan, Progress Report, Report of Quantities.

Incentives: None specified.

Funding: None specified.

Contact: Sandy Gurkewitz, Toxic Use Reduction Program
Oregon Department

of Environmental Quality
811 SW 6th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Phone:

503/229-5918



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Definitions


Toxic Substances or Toxics -- Any substance in gaseous, liquid, or solid state listed

pursuant to Title III, Section 313 of SARA, or any substance added by the Oregon

Environmental

Quality Commission.  Toxic substance does not include substance used as pesticide or herbicide

in

routine commercial agricultural applications.


Toxic Use Reduction -- In plant changes in production or other processes or operations,

products or raw materials that reduce, avoid or eliminate the use or production of toxic

substances without creating substantial new risks to public health, safety and the environment,

through the application of any of the following techniques: input substitution; product

reformulation; production or other process or operation redesign or modifications; production or

other process or operation modernization; improved operation and maintenance controls of

production or other process or operation equipment and methods; and recycling, reuse or

extended use of toxics.


Waste Reduction -- Any recycling or other activity after hazardous wasted generated

that

is consistent with the general goal of reducing present and future threats to public health, safety

and the environment that results in:


- the reduction of total volume or quantity of hazardous waste generated;


- the reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste; and


- both the reduction of total volume or quantity and the reduction of toxicity of hazardous

waste.

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