40 CFR § 241.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s241.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 241.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "241.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "241"
part_name: "SOLID WASTES USED AS FUELS OR INGREDIENTS IN COMBUSTION UNITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6903, 6912, 7429."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 15549, Mar. 21, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "241"
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# 241.1 Purpose.

This part identifies the requirements and procedures for the identification of solid wastes used as fuels or ingredients in combustion units under section 1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and section 129 of the Clean Air Act.