TSCA and RCRA Proposed Rulemakings for  Lead-Based Paint Debris Disposal

The Agency found that the cost of disposing of LBP debris as hazardous waste is an obstacle for families deciding whether or not to have their home abated.  The new standards would allow disposal of LBP debris in specified alternative, non hazardous landfills (i.e., construction and demolition (C&D) landfills) without requiring a hazardous waste determination.  LBP debris disposal in a C&D landfill is less costly than disposal as hazardous waste.  Agency groundwater risk modeling found that the leaching of lead from LBP debris disposed of in C&D landfills (which generally accept only inert wastes) poses no significant threat to human health and the environment over a 10,000 year time horizon. States would have two years after the final rule is issued to adopt these new TSCA disposal and management standards, after which time the Federal standards would become effective in States without authorized programs.

Contact the National Lead Information Center (NLIC) to speak with an information specialist.

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Final Rules and Policy in Effect


• Regulatory Status of Waste Generated by Contractors and Residents from Lead-Based Paint Activities Conducted in Households
  
  Proposed Rules and Other Notices
  
  
• Proposed Rule:  Lead; Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris (12/18/98)
   
• Proposed Rule:  Lead; Temporarily Suspension of Toxicity Characteristic Rule for Specified Lead-Based Paint Debris (12/18/98)

• Fact Sheet:  Proposed Rule on the Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris (PDF) (2 pp, 14 KB, About PDF)
   
• Fact Sheet:  Generators' and Transporters' Responsibilities for Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris (PDF) (2 pp, 15 KB, About PDF)
   
• Questions & Answers; Proposed Rule on the Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris (PDF) (5 pp, 25 KB, About PDF)