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not meet one or all of these specifications and are not mixed with hazardous waste may still
be burned in industrial boilers, but they must have an EPA identification number for this
activity and must meet a higher standard of reporting than used oil meeting the specifica-
tions. A burner of either specification or off-specification used oil fuel must notify EPA of
its used-oil-fuel activities and state the location and a general description of the used-oil-
management activities. Copies of invoices and waste analysis conducted on the used oil
must be maintained for at least 3 years.
Reclamation. Reclamation is the recovery of materials with value from a waste material
and involves regeneration of waste material from the reclamation activities. Recovering
precious metals from a waste stream (such as silver from x-ray film) is an example of
reclamation. When the lead plates from lead-acid batteries are recovered, the activity is
regulated under RCRA as reclamation. Use of material as feed stocks or ingredients in the
production of a new product is not considered reclamation.
Speculative Accumulation. Any hazardous secondary material is considered a solid
waste if accumulated before recycling unless 75 percent of the stockpile is recycled during
a calendar year.
