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Used-oil recycling. Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session on H. R. 7833 and S. 2412, September 8, 1980

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OSTI ID:7076271

The September 6, 1980 hearing on amendments to the Solid Waste Disposal Act focused on recycling used oil. Testimony on H.R. 7833 and S. 2412, which encourage recycling both for energy conservation and environmental preservation, includes the statements of nine witnesses from government and consumer agencies and the Association of Petroleum Re-refiners. The arguments for recycling waste oil include resource conservation, water-quality improvement, and energy savings. The arguments against are the economic burdens of collecting, transporting, and re-refining the oil. The text on both bills and additional materials submitted for the record make up the hearing record. (DCK)

OSTI ID:
7076271
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English