What are the nuances of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? It was approved by Congress on October 21, 1976, or about six years after EPA was formed. RCRA was an amendment to the Solid Waste Disposal Act 0f 1965, note five years before EPA was formed. RCRA was [...]
Commonly referred to as “cradle-to-grave” regulations, there are both federal and state laws that set standards for how hazardous wastes need to be managed from point of generation to final disposal. At the federal level, these laws fall under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (otherwise known as [...]
