Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 465 § 465.003 — Definitions for ORS 465.003 to 465.034

Definitions for ORS 465.003 to 465.034. As used in ORS 465.003 to 465.034: (1) “Conditionally exempt generator” means a generator that generates less than 2.2 pounds of acute hazardous waste as defined by 40 C.F.R. 261 and that generates less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste in one calendar month. (2) “Facility” means all buildings, equipment, structures and other stationary items located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and owned or operated by the same person or by any person that controls, is controlled by or under common control with any person. (3) “Fully regulated generator” means a generator that generates 2.2 pounds or more of acute hazardous waste as defined by 40 C.F.R. 261, or 2,200 pounds or more of hazardous waste in one calendar month. (4) “Generator” means a person that, by virtue of ownership, management or control, is responsible for causing or allowing to be caused the creation of hazardous waste. (5) “Hazardous waste” has the meaning given that term in ORS 466.005. (6) “Large user” means a facility required to submit a uniform toxic chemical release form under 42 U.S.C. 11023. (7) “Person” includes person, public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, the federal government or any other legal entity. (8) “Small-quantity generator” means a generator that generates between 220 and 2,200 pounds of hazardous waste in one calendar month. (9) “Toxic substance” or “toxics” means any substance, other than a substance used as a pesticide in routine commercial agricultural applications, in a gaseous, liquid or solid state specified on the list of toxic chemicals generated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11023, or any substance added by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 465.009. (10) “Toxics use” means use or production of a toxic substance. (11) “Toxics use reduction” means in-plant changes in production or other processes or operations, products or raw materials that reduce, avoid or eliminate the use or production of toxic substances without creating substantial new risks to public health, safety and the environment, through the application of any of the following techniques: (a) Input substitution, achieved by replacing a toxic substance or raw material used in a production or other process or operation with a nontoxic or less toxic substance; (b) Product reformulation, achieved by substituting for an existing end product, an end product that is nontoxic or less toxic upon use, release or disposal; (c) Production or other process or operation redesign or modifications; (d) Production or other process or operation modernization, achieved by upgrading or replacing existing equipment and methods with other equipment and methods; (e) Improved operation and maintenance controls of production or other process or operation equipment and methods, achieved by modifying or adding to existing equipment or methods including, but not limited to, techniques such as improved housekeeping practices, system adjustments, product and process inspections or production or other process or operation control equipment or methods; or (f) Recycling, reuse or extended use of toxics by using equipment or methods that become an integral part of the production or other process or operation of concern, including but not limited to filtration and other methods. (12) “Toxics user” means a large user, a fully regulated generator or a small-quantity generator. (13) “Waste reduction” means: (a) Any activity conducted after hazardous waste is generated that is consistent with the general goal of reducing present and future threats to public health, safety and the environment and that results in: (A) The reduction of total volume or quantity of hazardous waste generated that would otherwise be treated, stored or disposed of; (B) The reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste that would otherwise be treated, stored or disposed of; or (C) Both the reduction of total volume or quantity and the reduction of toxicity of hazardous waste. (b) On-site or off-site treatment where the treatment can be shown to confer a higher degree of protection of the public health, safety and the environment than other technically and economically practicable waste reduction alternatives. [1989 c.833 §2; 2005 c.206 §3]