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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the federal law overseeing solid and hazardous waste management and disposal in the U.S. In addition, most states run their own solid and hazardous waste management programs.
The hazardous waste regulations are intended to protect the environment and people from spills and releases of hazardous waste and improper disposal. Proper management of hazardous waste also protects your company from costly clean-up actions.
Hazardous waste is regulated from “cradle to grave,” meaning from the time the waste is generated until it is finally disposed of. The first step in hazardous waste management is determining if you have a hazardous waste. Waste determination is also called waste identification or waste characterization.