The work undertaken at IOs vacillated between the pragmatic, simple collection of data and the superficial search for short-term management in terms of a trying to get rid of the substances and more principled considerations of how to find long-term solutions for hazardous waste through comprehensive approaches that integrated all stages of production from produce planning to disposal.
Occasionally, participants offered insightful analysis that a constructive approach to the issues required taking the entire economic process of production and consumption into account, not merely the isolated component of getting rid of the leftovers at its end.
Little came of these insights in the short run, as the generation of hazardous waste continued unabated throughout the period analyzed and keeps doing so today. Cited as: CCMS a. Cited as: CCMS b. Cited as: CCMS OECD b. OECD a. Sewage sludge management in Europe: a critical analysis of data quality.
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To the extent possible, EPA tried to develop hazardous waste regulations that balance the conservation of resources, while ensuring the protection of human health and environment. Many hazardous wastes can be recycled safely and effectively, while other wastes will be treated and disposed of in landfills or incinerators.
Recycling hazardous waste has a variety of benefits including reducing the consumption of raw materials and the volume of waste materials that must be treated and disposed. However, improper storage of those materials might cause spills, leaks, fires, and contamination of soil and drinking water. To encourage hazardous waste recycling while protecting health and the environment, EPA developed regulations to ensure recycling would be performed in a safe manner. Since they manage large volumes of waste and conduct activities that may present a higher degree of risk, TSDFs are stringently regulated.
The TSDF requirements establish generic facility management standards, specific provisions governing hazardous waste management units and additional precautions designed to protect soil, ground water and air resources. EPA has tried, to the extent possible, to develop regulations for hazardous waste management that provide adequate protection of human health and the environment while at the same time:.
Thus, EPA created alternative management standards, exclusions and exemptions for certain types of wastes including:. After decades of experience with the current system, EPA is looking forward and examining how the hazardous waste program should evolve to meet the new challenges and opportunities of this century. EPA is leading the nation in moving toward that future now by:. Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions The Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Agenda reports reports on the actions administrative agencies plan to issue in the near and long term.
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