Cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management

FIGURE 12.1 RCRA s cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management system. (Adapted from U.S. EPA, RCRA Orientation Manual, www.epa.gov/waste/inforesources/pubs/orientat/roml.pdf.)... 

Under RCRA, hazardous waste generators are the first link in the cradle-to-grave hazardous waste management system. All generators must determine whether their waste is hazardous and must... 

RCRA Subtitle C is the cradle-to-grave approach of managing hazardous waste, including generation, storage, shipment, treatment, and disposal. Under RCRA, neutralents produced by the RRS and the MMD may be classified either as listed or characteristic hazardous wastes. If the neutralent waste stream contains phosgene, it will either be classified as a listed hazardous waste, or, if it is corrosive (pH >10), as... 

Since 1980, under RCRA Subtitle C, U.S. EPA has developed a comprehensive program to ensure that hazardous waste is managed safely from the moment it is generated while it is transported, treated, or stored until the moment it is finally disposed (Figure 12.1). This cradle-to-grave management system establishes requirements for each of the following ... 

Under the RCRA, the hazardous waste management program is based on a cradle-to-grave concept, so that all hazardous wastes can be traced and accounted for fully. Section 3010(a) of the act requires all generators and transporters of hazardous wastes as well as owners and operators of all TSD facilities to file a notification with the ERA within 90 days after the promulgation of the regulations. The notification should state the location of the facility and include a general... 

Under RCRA, waste producers are required to take a cradle to grave approach to waste management. The producer of the waste is legally liable from the moment that waste is produced until its final disposal. A waste generator must identify waste material as hazardous waste if it is on a regulatory list or has a characteristic of flammability, toxicity, corrosivity, or reactivity. Once a material has been identified as hazardous waste, it must be clearly labeled and tracked when in transport. The waste must be treated in special facilities to low levels of contaminants. The final residual solid material, for example, incinerator ash, must be disposed into a registered hazardous waste landfill. 

Hazardous Waste Management 40 CFR 260-272 "Cradle-to-grave" control of chemical waste ... 

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) serves as the EPAs main statutory weapon. The act created a cradle-to-grave management system for current and future wastes, while the EPA authorizes cleanup of released hazardous substances. Some statutes apply to specific issues and limit the amount of wastes introduced into the air, waterways, oceans, and drinking water. Other statutes directly limit the production, rather than the release, of chemical substances and products that may contribute to the nation s wastes. The RCRA protects human health and the environment from the dangers of hazardous waste. RCRA authorizes control over the management of wastes from the moment of generation until final disposal. The RCRA was passed in 1976 as an amendment... 

Hazardous-waste disposal is the cradle-to-grave management of materials that threaten human health and the environment. Hazardous wastes are ubiquitous and their proper disposal is a global issue. In fact, industrialized nations are stiU involved in cleanup of hazardous wastes that contaminated land and waters before disposal laws were adopted and enforced. One method of recycling hazardous waste sites is to clean up the wastes and designate the land as a brownfield site that can be reused by commercial and industrial enterprises. 

The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, enacted in 1976, is to protect human health and the environment and to conserve our country s natural resources by regulating all aspects of hazardous waste management, including generation, storage, treatment, and disposal. This concept is referred to as "cradle to grave" management. 

Federal and state regulators have enacted many laws and regulations designed to control waste disposal cradle to grave. A hazardous waste may be any waste that poses an actual or potential threat to the public or environment and it is the generators responsibilities to manage waste in compliance with applicable regulations. 

The purpose of the manifesting system is to establish accountability for and tracking of hazardous waste shipments. The manifest is an important feature of RCRA s "cradle to grave" system. A generator must keep a copy of each manifest for three years. The generator must also maintain records and report hazardous waste management activity, including the amount of hazardous waste produced, the transporters of the wastes, and the TSDFs in possession of the hazardous waste (40 CFR 262.40-262.44). 

RCRA (pronounced rick-rah) gave ERA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) of hazardous waste. RCRA also sets forth a framework for the management of nonhazardous solid... 

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