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Recent Developments for Vehicle Dismantlers

The DEC will hold Outreach Meetings for Article 27, Title 23: Vehicle Dismantling Facilities

ALL MEETINGS BEGIN AT 1:00 PM
NO PRE-REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Monday, February 4
Country Inn & Suites
3270 NYS Route 417
West Olean, NY

Tuesday, February 5
RIT Inn & Conference Center
5257 West Henrietta Rd
Henrietta, NY

Wednesday, February 6
Country Inn & Suites
3707 Route 281
Cortland, NY

Thursday, February 7
Best Western Carriage House Inn
300 Washington Street
Watertown, NY

Friday, February 8
SUNY Plattsburgh, Cardinal Lounge, Angell College Center
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY
Campus Map - http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/cmapcenter.php

Monday, February 11
Suffolk Community College, Ammerman Campus, Babylon Student Center
533 College Road
Selden, NY
Campus Map - http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/About/MapAmmermanStandard/index.asp

Tuesday, February 12
SUNY College at Old Westbury, MultiPurpose Room A, Student Union
Route 107
Old Westbury, NY
Campus Map - http://www.oldwestbury.edu/about/maps.cfm

Wednesday, February 13
LaGuardia Community College, Little Theatre, M Building
31-10 Thomson Ave
Long Island City, NY
Campus Map - http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/visit/

Wednesday, February 20
Hilton Garden Inn Newburgh/Stewart
15 Crossroads Court
Newburgh, NY

Thursday, February 21
New York State Nurses Association
11 Cornell Road
Latham, NY

Mandatory Annual Report Including Self-Certification for Vehicle Dismantling Facilities

Facilities with operations involving dismantling, storage, transfer, recycling and disposal of automobiles must complete this Annual Report Form by March 3, 2008.

EPA Issues New Rules for Steel Mill Scrap Purchases

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new standards on December 20 that will require U.S. steel mills using electric arc furnaces to purchase their metal feedstock from recyclers that participate in the EPA-approved National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program. It requires recyclers remove mercury-containing switches from scrap vehicles before they are flattened, shredded and melted to make new steel. The switches, used in car electrical systems prior to 2003, can release mercury into the air when melted in steel mills. This new requirement will prevent the release of five tons of mercury into the air each year, according to the EPA.