Howmet Corp. v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20229
No(s). 07-1306 (D.D.C. Sep 23, 2009)

A district court held that used potassium hydroxide (KOH) shipped for reuse to a fertilizer company is a "waste" under RCRA. An aerospace casings manufacturer argued that the used KOH it shipped to the fertilizer company was not waste because it was not a "spent material." But EPA's interpretation t...