RCRA

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Hazardous_and_Solid_Waste_Amendments
1984
gptkbp:appliesTo states
tribes
territories
gptkbp:approvedBy state hazardous waste programs
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§6901_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy criminal penalties
injunctive relief
civil penalties
gptkbp:establishes cradle-to-grave system for hazardous waste
gptkbp:focusesOn hazardous waste management
recycling
solid waste management
underground storage tanks
resource conservation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RCRA
gptkbp:purpose conserve energy and natural resources
ensure environmentally sound waste management
reduce waste generation
protect human health and the environment from waste hazards
gptkbp:regulates hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
hazardous waste generators
hazardous waste transporters
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:CERCLA
gptkb:TSCA
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:requires waste minimization
corrective action for releases
permits for hazardous waste facilities
gptkbp:section gptkb:Subtitle_C
gptkb:Subtitle_I
Subtitle D
gptkbp:Subtitle_C_covers hazardous waste
gptkbp:Subtitle_D_covers non-hazardous solid waste
gptkbp:Subtitle_I_covers underground storage tanks
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/rcra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5