40 CFR § 240.202-2 - Recommended procedures: Design.

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title: "40 CFR § 240.202-2 - Recommended procedures: Design."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "240.202-2"
section_name: "Recommended procedures: Design."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "240"
part_name: "GUIDELINES FOR THE THERMAL PROCESSING OF SOLID WASTES"
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authority: "Sec. 209(a), Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89-272); as amended by the Resource Recovery Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-512)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 29329, Aug. 14, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 240.202-2 Recommended procedures: Design.

(a) Whenever possible, thermal processing facilities should be located in areas zoned for industrial use and having adequate utilities to serve the facility.

(b) The site should be accessible by permanent roads leading from the public road system.

(c) Environmental factors, climatological conditions, and socioeconomic factors should be given full consideration as selection criteria.