Solid Waste Disposal Act

But the Solid Waste Disposal Act requires all Government offices to comply with local ordinances on recycling.

To address the growing amount of waste generated in the United States, the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 was enacted.

In addition, the draft legislation would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to get states the money they need to implement UST cleanup programs.

The Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1976 requires that each state develop and implement a plan that maximizes waste reduction and recycling.

The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) of 1965 was the first U.S. federal solid waste management law enacted.

Congress approved the bill "to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations on the management of infections waste."

In 1976 the Federal government amended the Solid Waste Disposal Act, creating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which requires a "cradle to grave" approach to the proper handling of potentially hazardous materials.

In 1976, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act outlawed municipal dumping on open ground and accelerated the trend, begun with the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, of prodding the states to set environmental standards for sanitary landfills.

In the wake of the EPA's report, members of Congress have proposed amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) that would among other things:

Prior to the completion of the EPA's regulatory determination, Congress enacted the Solid Waste Disposal Act in 1980 which exempted oil field wastes under section C of RCRA unless the EPA determined that the waste was hazardous.

The Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 would, in section 2, amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to remove a requirement that the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and revise regulations declared under such Act at least every three years.