Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Hazardous_and_Solid_Waste_Amendments_(HSWA)
1984 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
waste generators
waste transporters waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities |
| gptkbp:approvedBy |
corrective action for releases of hazardous waste
state implementation of hazardous waste programs |
| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:42_U.S.C._§6901_et_seq.
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1976
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
state environmental agencies |
| gptkbp:establishes |
permitting system for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
standards for generators, transporters, and facilities handling hazardous waste |
| gptkbp:focusesOn |
hazardous waste management
recycling solid waste management underground storage tanks non-hazardous waste management |
| gptkbp:fullTitle |
An Act to provide technical and financial assistance for the development of management plans and facilities for the recovery of energy and other resources from discarded materials and for the safe disposal of discarded materials, and to regulate the management of hazardous waste.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
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| gptkbp:penalty |
criminal penalties
civil penalties |
| gptkbp:provides |
manifest system for hazardous waste tracking
land disposal restrictions requirements for underground storage tanks corrective action requirements requirements for recycling and resource recovery |
| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
gptkb:Public_Law_94-580
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| gptkbp:purpose |
conserve energy and natural resources
reduce the amount of waste generated ensure environmentally sound waste management practices protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Toxic_Substances_Control_Act_(TSCA)
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act gptkb:Clean_Water_Act gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act_(CERCLA) |
| gptkbp:requires |
cradle-to-grave management of hazardous waste
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| gptkbp:section |
gptkb:Subtitle_C
gptkb:Subtitle_I Subtitle D |
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:RCRA
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| gptkbp:Subtitle_C_regulates |
hazardous waste
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| gptkbp:Subtitle_D_regulates |
non-hazardous solid waste
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| gptkbp:Subtitle_I_regulates |
underground storage tanks
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| gptkbp:website |
https://www.epa.gov/rcra
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act_(CERCLA)
gptkb:40_CFR_Part_257_and_Part_258 gptkb:Federal_Agency_Hazardous_Waste_Compliance_Docket |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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