United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-09-09 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-101 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101 P0b002ee18037681d f:rc94101 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101 RCED-94-101 Environmental monitoring Industrial facilities Hazardous substances Waste disposal Air pollution control Compliance Licenses Environmental policies Environmental law Public relations East Liverpool (OH) EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Ohio NPDES Chapter Report RCED About five million tons of hazardous waste are incinerated each year in the United States. About half of this is burned in 20 commercial incinerators and 24 cement kilns that take commercial waste. Public opposition to incineration has been strong in recent years. Some have become skeptical about the management of commercial incinerators, the ability of government agencies to regulate them, and whether existing laws and regulations adequately protect public health and the environment. A hazardous waste incinerator run in East Liverpool, Ohio has become the focus of national attention over the process by which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved permits for the facility. This report examines (1) the operational control and ownership of Waste Technologies Industries (WTI), which runs the East Liverpool incinerator, and whether its hazardous waste permit is valid; (2) whether EPA and the state of Ohio have complied with regulations for approving and modifying the WTI permits; and (3) EPA's ability to ensure that human health and the environment are protected during the operation of the WTI incinerator. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101.htm GAO/RCED-94-101 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-101 Chapter Report GAO/RCED-94-101; Hazardous Waste: Issues Pertaining to an Incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio; Environmental monitoring Industrial facilities Hazardous substances Waste disposal Air pollution control Compliance Licenses Environmental policies Environmental law Public relations East Liverpool (OH) EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Ohio NPDES