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Waste Legislation

Published on Dec 10, 2015

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WASTE LEGISLATION

P 578-579
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RCRA

  • Passed by Congress 1976
  • Regulates 5% of waste produced in US
  • EPA regulates waste management
  • Some companies given permits
  • Companies w permits use cradle-to-grave
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3.

SUPERFUND PROGRAM

  • IDs sites with hazardous waste that have contaminated the envi.
  • National Priorities List
  • Waste reduction
  • Right to know toxic chemicals
  • Tax payers
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4.

BROWNFIELDS

  • Laws to encourage the clean up of brownfields
  • Reborn brownfields
  • 500,000 in the us
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