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 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : What is it?

RCRA (pronounced "rick-rah") gave EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from "cradle-to-grave." This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid wastes.

The 1986 amendments to RCRA enabled EPA to address environmental problems that could result from underground tanks storing petroleum and other hazardous substances. RCRA focuses only on active and future facilities and does not address abandoned or historical sites.

HSWA (pronounced "hiss-wa") - The federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. The 1984 amendments to RCRA which required phasing out land disposal of hazardous waste. Some of the other mandates of this strict law include increased enforcement authority for EPA, more stringent hazardous waste management standards, and a comprehensive underground storage tank program.

According to the EPA (RCRA) includes all the many following topics: If you your corporation or if you have an Environmental legal issue with any of the following you should contact an environmental lawyer.

Regulated by EPA (RCRA) Topic areas:

View EPA regulations and legal problems below or at EPA.gov

  • Air Emissions (RCRA)
  • Batteries
  • Bevill Amendment
  • Boilers
  • Burning
  • Characteristic Wastes
  • Chemicals (RCRA)
  • Cleanup
  • Closure (Hazardous Waste)
  • Combustion of Hazardous Waste
  • Construction and Demolition Wastes
  • Corrective Action
  • Crude Oil
  • Drip Pads
  • Groundwater Monitoring
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Imports
  • Incineration
  • Land Disposal Restrictions
  • Large Quantity Generators (LQG)
  • Military Munitions
  • Mining Waste
  • Natural Gas
  • Nonhazardous Waste
  • Petroleum Refining Wastes
  • Radioactive Mixed Waste
  • Small Quantity Generators (SQG)
  • Toxicity Characteristic
  • Universal Waste
  • Used oil
  • Waste Reduction
  • Wood Preserving Wastes

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