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Influencing State Government Hazardous Waste Management Policy and Product Procurement Using LCA Bob Boughton California Department of Toxic Substances Control Background The mission of the California EPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality, and economic vitality. Underlying themes include considering sustainability and multimedia impacts in environmental decision making. Within California EPA, the Department of Toxic Substances Control oversees hazardous waste management. The Department’s pollution prevention program is developing LCA as a tool for evaluating the impacts of alternative systems and measuring progress towards sustainability. This paper presents a synopsis of the preliminary results from a case study contained in a technical report under preparation. Used oil management in California Over 80 million gallons of California generated used oil is processed in-state by permitted used oil recycling facilities each year. The volumes treated and products produced for the three primary management methods are shown below (millions of gallons per year): Management method Volume treated Product distribution Re-refined 11 8 to lube base stock 2 to asphalt tar Processed to MDO 25 11 to marine diesel oil 14 to asphalt flux Blended to fuel oil 44 45* to bunker fuel *includes ~1 MG of light ends/gas-oil fraction from re-refining sent to fuel blending Rationale for the study Used oil was chosen as a case study because it is the largest hazardous waste stream in the state and the major management methods are substantially different. Untreated used oil fuel contains relatively high levels of heavy metals as well as phosphates and sulfur from additive chemicals. As a result, compared to virgin b