US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) hazardous-waste-minimization program

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6734312

Freeman, H M

The passage of the 1984 Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act marked a strong change in the United States' policies concerning hazardous wastes. In order to carry out the intention of the Amendments to reduce the generation of hazardous waste in the U.S., the EPA has developed a multi-faceted hazardous-waste minimization program. The program, which includes information gathering, research, development, and demonstration, support of state waste minimization programs, technology-transfer activities, waste-minimization assessments, and extensive communications with universities, states, and the general public, is discussed. The program described is focused on minimizing the generation of hazardous waste. However, the Agency believes that the waste-minimization concept can and should be applied to all releases to air, water, and groundwater.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6734312
• Report Number(s): PB-88-238167/XAB; EPA-600/D-88/177
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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AMENDMENTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MINIMIZATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
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US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT