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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Material Safety Data Sheets (
MSDS)
EPA Requirements for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the public law that creates the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste. Congress passed RCRA on October 21, 1976 to address the increasing problem the nation faced from our growing volume of municipal and industrial waste. RCRA, which amended the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, set national goals for:
* Protecting human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal
* Conserving energy and natural resources
* Reducing the amount of waste generated
* Ensuring that wastes are managed in an environmentally-sound manner
RCRA provides, in broad terms, the general guidelines for the waste management program envisioned by Congress. It includes a Congressional mandate directing EPA to develop a conprehensive set of regulations to implement the law. These regulations, or rulemakings, issued by EPA, trnslate the general mandate of the law into a set of requirements for the agency and the regulated community. The EPA developed strict requirements for all aspects of hazardous waste management, including the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. In addition to these federal requirements, states may develop mor stringent requirements or requirements that are broader in scope than the federal regulations. For more information (RCRA Training Module), visit: http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/pubs/hotline/rmods.htm
For specific information on facility requirements, recordkeeping and reporting, hazardous waste storage units, and siting, visit: http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/
Land Disposal Restrictions
EPA established the land disposal restribtions (LDR) program http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/ldr/
to further protect groundwater from hazardous waste contamination. The LDR standards require all hazardous waste to be treated prior to being placed on the land for final disposal.
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