Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RCRA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Federal_Facility_Compliance_Act_of_1992
gptkb:Hazardous_and_Solid_Waste_Amendments_of_1984
gptkbp:appliesTo hazardous waste
medical waste
solid waste
underground storage tanks
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:establishes manifest system for hazardous waste tracking
standards for waste generators
standards for waste transporters
standards for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
gptkbp:focusesOn cradle-to-grave management of hazardous waste
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_94-580
gptkbp:purpose governs disposal of solid and hazardous waste
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkb:Toxic_Substances_Control_Act
gptkbp:requires corrective action for releases of hazardous waste
permitting for hazardous waste facilities
gptkbp:section gptkb:Subtitle_C_(Hazardous_Waste_Management)
gptkb:Subtitle_D_(Non-hazardous_Solid_Waste_Management)
gptkb:Subtitle_I_(Underground_Storage_Tanks)
gptkb:Subtitle_J_(Medical_Waste)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/rcra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency_(EPA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4