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Waste management laws govern the transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of all manner of waste, including municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and nuclear waste, among many other types. Waste laws are generally designed to minimize or eliminate the uncontrolled dispersal of waste materials into the environment in a manner that may cause ...
Solid Waste Tree, Based on Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Solid waste means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or an air pollution control facility and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial ...
"New Mexico Environment Department Organization Chart – Rev. 08/29/12" (PDF). New Mexico Environment Department. August 29, 2012 "Remediation System Expanded at Arroyo Hondo PST Release Site". Souder Miller & Associates. Jul 16, 2012; Slothower, Chuck (March 27, 2012). "New Mexico Rolls Out New Fuel Storage Rules". Farmington Daily Times (New ...
Electronic waste or e-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices. Used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal are also considered e-waste. Informal processing of e-waste in developing countries can lead to adverse human health effects and environmental pollution.
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. [1] This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.
These inputs form the basis of policy frameworks that influence solid waste management decisions. [91] In the United States , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates household, industrial, manufacturing, and commercial solid and hazardous wastes under the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). [ 92 ]
In 2009, Waste Management purchased a 40-percent stake in Shanghai Environment Group Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai Chengtou Holding Co Ltd. [21] SEG sought Waste Management's investment in order to benefit from Waste Management's experience in the waste disposal field, as well as improve their technology for waste disposal. [22]
The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) is an act passed by the United States Congress in 1965. [1] The United States Environmental Protection Agency described the Act as "the first federal effort to improve waste disposal technology". [2]