- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Creator:
- Cheng, Johnny
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hilly, Clancey
McAbee, Ben
Stephano, Sara
Thakkar, Sarah
Wang, Xin - Date of Original:
- 2009-12-07
- Subject:
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Hazardous wastes--Law and legislation--United States
Pollution--Georgia
Waste minimization--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was established in 1976 as an amendment to the 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act, with the dual purpose of protecting human and environmental health and reducing waste. In Georgia, RCRA is enforced by the Hazardous Waste Management Branch of the Environmental Protection Division (EPD), which is a part of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/resource-conservation-and-recovery-act-rcra/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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