Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations
U.S. hazardous waste regulation began with the enactment of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) in 1976. RCRA created a system of record keeping to track hazardous waste from generation to final disposition," Cradle to Grave".
Adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the federal hazardous waste regulations are found in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, (40 CFR), Implementation authority of regulations is found under Chapter 42, United States Code,
For more information about RCRA visit: https://www.epa.gov/rcra/resource-conservation-and-recovery-act-rcra-regulations
Congress enacts The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), referred to as the federal "Superfund". The EPA is provided the Superfund to cleaning up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and respond to environmental emergencies and to protect public health and the environment. Many of these are
Summary of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund)
California Regulations:
In California The Department of Toxic Substance Control Division is the agency administrates state and federal hazardous waste programs.
History of the formation of the DTSC: https://dtsc.ca.gov/about-dtsc/our-history/
- California Health & Safety Code, (HSC), Division 20, Chapter 6.5 (Hazardous Waste Control Law) adopted from the California Code of Regulations (CCR), division 4.5, title 22.
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