NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -First things first, “cradle to grave” states that a hazardous waste generator is responsible for its waste from initial generation through its ultimate disposal and beyond. Nothing will relinquish a generator of this responsibility.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was passed by the US Congress to create a reliable system for controlling the process of hazardous waste handling from when it’s generated to its disposal, thus the term “cradle-to-the-grave.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The final stage of RCRA’s cradle to grave concept is the treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) that trails the generator and transporter in the series of waste management activities.