Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

To reduce the generation of hazardous waste

To ensure the safe handling and disposal of hazardous waste

To promote the recycling and reuse of hazardous waste

To minimize the environmental impact of hazardous waste

Ignitability

Corrosivity

Reactivity

Biodegradability

The generator of the waste

The transporter of the waste

The disposal facility

The EPA

To track the movement of hazardous waste from generation to disposal

To provide information about the waste to transporters and disposal facilities

To ensure that the waste is properly disposed of

All of the above

The waste must be properly packaged and labeled

The transporter must have a valid hazardous waste transportation license

The waste must be transported in a vehicle that meets DOT specifications

All of the above

Landfills

Incinerators

Deep-well injection

Recycling

The landfill must have a liner to prevent contamination of groundwater

The landfill must be located in a remote area away from population centers

The landfill must have a system to collect and treat leachate

The landfill must accept all types of hazardous waste

To clean up hazardous waste contamination at RCRA-regulated facilities

To prevent future releases of hazardous waste from RCRA-regulated facilities

To promote the recycling and reuse of hazardous waste

To reduce the generation of hazardous waste

The incinerator must have a scrubber to remove pollutants from the exhaust gas

The incinerator must be operated at a high temperature to ensure complete combustion

The incinerator must be located in a remote area away from population centers

The incinerator must be able to burn all types of hazardous waste

To control the transboundary movement of hazardous waste

To promote the recycling and reuse of hazardous waste

To reduce the generation of hazardous waste

To clean up hazardous waste contamination

The injection well must be located in a geologically stable formation

The injection well must be constructed to prevent the migration of hazardous waste into groundwater

The injection well must be monitored to ensure that hazardous waste is not escaping

The injection well must be able to inject all types of hazardous waste

To regulate the manufacture, use, and disposal of toxic substances

To promote the recycling and reuse of toxic substances

To reduce the generation of toxic substances

To clean up toxic substance contamination

The recycling facility must have a permit from the EPA

The recycling facility must use processes that minimize the generation of hazardous waste

The recycling facility must be located in a remote area away from population centers

The recycling facility must be able to recycle all types of hazardous waste

To reduce the generation of pollution at its source

To promote the recycling and reuse of waste

To clean up pollution contamination

To regulate the disposal of pollution