federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RCRA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:amendedBy 1984
gptkbp:amendmentName gptkb:Hazardous_and_Solid_Waste_Amendments_(HSWA)
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§6901_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1976
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:EPA
state environmental agencies
gptkbp:focusesOn hazardous waste management
solid waste management
waste minimization
resource conservation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
gptkbp:purpose conserve energy and natural resources
protect human health and the environment from waste disposal
ensure proper management of waste
reduce the amount of waste generated
gptkbp:regulates hazardous waste
medical waste
solid waste
underground storage tanks
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:section gptkb:Subtitle_C
gptkb:Subtitle_I
Subtitle D
gptkbp:Subtitle_C Hazardous Waste Management
gptkbp:Subtitle_D Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management
gptkbp:Subtitle_I Underground Storage Tanks
gptkbp:title gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/rcra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:California_Department_of_Toxic_Substances_Control
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6