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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

(pronounced “rick-rah”) A federal law that establishes a system for managing hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner from the point of origin to the point of final disposal, called cradle-to-the-grave management. It also promotes resource recovery and waste minimization.The Act gives citizens the right to file suit against violators to enforce its provisions, and the right to file suit against the Environmental Protection Agency administrator to require enforcement of the rules. More information is available at the EPA Web site at www.epa.gov.



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Signed on April 1 at COA's Spring 2009 Meeting by Marcia Carter, COA chair and Bruce Boliver, RCRA president, this agreement affirms RCRA's commitment to developing accreditation standards for the resort and commercial recreation discipline.
The afternoon program features concurrent sessions dedicated to such topics as petroleum remediation, brownfields, dioxin remediation, vapor intrusion, real estate transactions case studies, RCRA violations and the University of New Hampshire's landfill gas-to-energy project.
RCRA Definition of Solid Waste The Federal law governing treatment, handling and disposal of hazardous material is known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA.
 
 
 
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