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42 U.S.C. § 6901a

Congressional findings: used oil recycling

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The Congress finds and declares that—(1) used oil is a valuable source of increasingly scarce energy and materials;(2) technology exists to re-refine, reprocess, reclaim, and otherwise recycle used oil;(3) used oil constitutes a threat to public health and the environment when reused or disposed of improperly; andthat, therefore, it is in the national interest to recycle used oil in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and the environment and which conserves energy and materials.(Pub. L. 96–463, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2055.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was enacted as part of the Used Oil Re­cycling Act of 1980, and not as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Ekotek Site PRP Comm. v. Self, 881 F. Supp. 1516 (D. Utah 1995).
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Ekotek Site PRP Comm. v. Self, 881 F. Supp. 1516 (D. Utah 1995). “See RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6901a, incorporating findings of the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980, Public Law 96-463, 94 Stat.”
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