Environmental Defense Fund v. Chicago, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 20125
No(s). 90-3060 (7th Cir. Nov 19, 1991)

The court holds that the ash generated by municipal solid waste incinerators is "hazardous waste" that must be disposed of in compliance with Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and is not "household waste" exempted by RCRA §3001(i). Environmental organizations alleged t...