40 CFR § 246.201-1 - Requirement.

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title: "40 CFR § 246.201-1 - Requirement."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "246.201-1"
section_name: "Requirement."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "246"
part_name: "SOURCE SEPARATION FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY GUIDELINES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Secs. 1008 and 6004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6907, 6964)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 16952, Apr. 23, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 246.201-1 Requirement.

Separation of used newspapers at the source of residential generation in conjunction with separate collection shall be carried out at all facilities in which more than 500 families reside, and the newspapers shall be sold for the purpose of recycling.