10.1-1425.10 - Definition. - Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-1425.10. Definition.

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Pollution prevention" means eliminating or reducing the use, generation orrelease at the source of environmental waste. Methods of pollution preventioninclude, but are not limited to, equipment or technology modifications;process or procedure modifications; reformulation or redesign of products;substitution of raw materials; improvements in housekeeping, maintenance,training, or inventory control; and closed-loop recycling, onsiteprocess-related recycling, reuse or extended use of any material utilizingequipment or methods which are an integral part of a production process. Theterm shall not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical, orbiological characteristics or the volume of an environmental waste through aprocess or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for theproduction of a product or the providing of a service, and shall not includetreatment, increased pollution control, off-site or nonprocess-relatedrecycling, or incineration.

"Toxic or hazardous substance" means (i) all of the chemicals identified onthe Toxic Chemical List established pursuant to § 313 of the EmergencyPlanning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. (P.L.99-499), and (ii) all of the chemicals listed pursuant to §§ 101 (14) and 102of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (P.L. 92-500).

(1993, c. 459; 1994, c. 169.)