EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), was adopted in 1976 to combat the problems associated with the unregulated land disposal of hazardous wastes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rules Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 Hazardous Waste Management Rules are notified to ensure safe handling, generation, processing, treatment, package, storage, transportation, use reprocessing, collection, conversion, and offering for sale, destruction and disposal of Hazardous Waste.

Detailed explanation-3: -(1976) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid wastes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The occupier is responsible for safe and environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes. The hazardous and other wastes generated in the establishment of an occupier shall be sent or sold to an authorised actual user or shall be disposed of in an authorised disposal facility.

Detailed explanation-5: -(4) The occupier or any other person acting on his behalf who intends to get his hazardous wastes treated and disposed of by the operator of a Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility shall give to the operator of a facility, such information as may be determined by the State Pollution Control Board.