Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Wipes Away Rule; Reusable and Disposable Solvent-contaminated Wipes Get Exclusion,” Chemical Processing, August 7, 2013.

As one of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy’s first official acts, on July 23, 2013, the Administrator signed a final rule easing the requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for solvent-contaminated rags and wipes. The rule has been long in the making and much anticipated.