EXHIBITS

Number of Active Facilities by Type of Technology
Estimate of Physical Characteristics of RCRA Hazardous Wastes
Treatment Technologies

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Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3

Volumes of RCRA Hazardous Waste Treated and Disposed
Hazardous Waste Managed by Industry

Exhibit 4

Hazardous Waste TSDRS and Waste Volumes

by Geographic Sector

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Exhibit 6
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Exhibit 8

Exhibit 9
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Exhibit 11

Exhibit 12

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Exhibit 13

Incinerator Types and Incinerable Waste Descriptions
Number of Land Disposal Facilities by Type of Process
Distribution of Municipal Sludge by Managment Practice
Regulations and Policies and Their Potential Effects
on Capacity ....

Potential Capacity Problem Areas

Land Disposal Facilities by Number, Volume, and
Available Capacity

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the country's hazardous waste system. Included are discussions of the sources and quantities of hazardous wastes; the system for treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) of these wastes; and discussions of upcoming regulatory and other impacts on the hazardous waste system.

Rather than looking at hazardous waste issues from a single medium perspective, this report examines hazardous waste issues through an integrated framework for addressing environmental problems. Several functions are to be served by this report.

First, the report provides an overview of the hazardous waste system. It serves as a point of reference for continuing, more detailed work.

Second, it serves as a starting point for the 20-year state capacity certification efforts required by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA).

Third, the report provides an initial vehicle for discussion of possible impacts of the various EPA regulatory efforts underway with respect to hazardous waste control.

Finally, the question of whether there is, in fact, a "capacity problem" is addressed in a very preliminary way.

Each section of the report is shown below and briefly summarized in the following paragraphs. More detail is provided in subsequent report sections.

The primary focus of this report is hazardous waste as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and by the Superfund program. However, the hazardous waste system does not exist in isolation. Before dealing with the specific subject of hazardous wastes, it is useful to overview several key elements of the overall waste system.