Industry Prevails in Marathon Campaign Against Additional Regulation of Paint Wastes
WASHINGTON - The U.S. EPA, responding to a determined and lengthy campaign by the coatings industry, has decided not to significantly expand the regulation of paint production wastes.
The EPA said it will not define certain wastes generated by paint production as hazardous, an action that reverses a proposal issued a year ago that would have listed those materials as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).