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CFR /  Title 40  /  Part 261  /  Sec. 261.2 Definition of solid waste.

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(3) Accumulated, stored, or treated (but not recycled) before or in lieu of being abandoned by being disposed of, burned or incinerated; or

(4) Sham recycled, as explained in paragraph (g) of this section.

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(3) Reclaimed. Materials noted with a ``-'' in column 3 of Table 1 are not solid wastes when reclaimed. Materials noted with an ``*'' in column 3 of Table 1 are solid wastes when reclaimed unless they meet the requirements of Secs. 261.4(a)(17), or 261.4(a)(23), 261.4(a)(24), or 261.4(a)(27).

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Reclamation (Sec.

261.2(c)(3)), except

Use constituting Energy recovery/ as provided in Speculative

disposal (Sec. fuel (Sec. 261.4(a)(17), accumulation (Sec.

261.2(c)(1)) 261.2(c)(2)) 261.4(a)(23), 261.2(c)(4))

261.4(a)(24) or

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1 2 3 4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spent Materials.................................................... (*) (*) (*) (*)Sludges (listed in 40 CFR Part 261.31 or 261.32)................... (*) (*) (*) (*)Sludges exhibiting a characteristic of hazardous waste............. (*) (*) - (*)By-products (listed in 40 CFR 261.31 or 261.32).................... (*) (*) (*) (*)By-products exhibiting a characteristic of hazardous waste......... (*) (*) - (*)Commercial chemical products listed in 40 CFR 261.33............... (*) (*) - -Scrap metal that is not excluded under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(13)......... (*) (*) (*) (*)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The terms ``spent materials,'' ``sludges,'' ``by-products,'' and ``scrap metal'' and ``processed scrap metal'' are defined in Sec. 261.1.

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(g) Sham recycling. A hazardous secondary material found to be sham recycled is considered discarded and a solid waste. Sham recycling is recycling that is not legitimate recycling as defined in Sec. 260.43.