Regulatory compliance by small-quantity generators of hazardous waste

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5519319

Deyle, R E

While small quantity and very small quantity generators of hazardous waste (SQCs and VSQGs) are responsible for less than one percent of the total hazardous waste produced, mismanagement of even small quantities of many types of hazardous waste can cause significant local impacts. Most SQGs and VSQGs are also small businesses. They are presumed to face significant time, expertise, and other resource constraints in complying with legally and technically complex regulations such as those that govern hazardous waste management. A sample of 400 SQGs and VSQGs in New Jersey was surveyed to assess policy options for two policy issues identified by the New Jersey Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Commission: (1) enhancing regulatory compliance by SQGs, and (2) promoting voluntary adherence with hazardous waste regulations by VSQGs in the state. The analysis empirically tests hypotheses based on the rational utility maximization and bounded rationality models of individual and organizational decision making and compliance behavior.

• Research Organization: State Univ. of New York, Syracuse, NY (USA). Coll. of Environmental Science and Forestry
• OSTI ID: 5519319
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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