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  2. Litter in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Similar from state-to-state, these laws define who violators are, the type or "function" of the person committing the action, and what items must be littered or dumped to constitute an illegal act. Municipal ordinances and state statutes require a "human action" in committing illegal littering or dumping, for one to be "held in violation." Most ...

  3. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

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    In order for anyone to dump on US waters, they must follow certain laws. Public Law 97-424, enacted in 1983, placed a 2-year prohibition on ocean dumping of any low-level radioactive waste. Public Law 100-688 terminated the dumping of sewage sludge and waste from industrial companies (commencing with the 270th day after November 18, 1988) under ...

  4. Regulation of ship pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) applies to cruise ships and other vessels and makes it illegal to transport garbage from the United States for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters without a permit or to dump any material transported from a location outside the United States into U.S. territorial ...

  5. Worcester animal hide company fined for illegal dumping ... - AOL

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    Boston Hides Limited Company released wastewater without a permit and failed to properly manage and transport waste oil, the DEP says.

  6. Illegal dumping - Wikipedia

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    Illegal dumping at Scales Road, London, England Illegal dumping in a residential subdivision, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Illegal dumping, [1] [2] also called fly dumping or fly tipping , [3] is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as curbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump.

  7. Hooper: Illegal dumping problem lies with prevention ... - AOL

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    Hooper said that data was very revealing how fast the dumping was duplicated. “That is a very quick regeneration of the waste and shows that we do not have a problem with cleaning up illegal ...

  8. Fines to increase for illegal trash dumping in Kansas City ...

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    Fines for illegal trash dumping currently start at $1 and escalate up to $1,000. Repeat offenders will also face either 48 hours of “shock imprisonment” in municipal jail or mandatory ...

  9. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), was enacted in 1980. [5] The primary contribution of CERCLA was to create a financial "Superfund" and provide for the clean-up and remediation of closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites. [6]