Hazardous and Municipal Waste Management

Gabriele Windgasse, DrPH
Columbia University

Federal Laws governing Solid Waste

Legal Definition of Hazardous Waste

The National Priority List (NPR)

NPL Sites in the Tri-State Area

Hierarchy of Waste Management

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Challenges for the Management of Hazardous Waste

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Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan

Germany’s “Dual System”

Problems with Recycled Materials

.C.O.N.C.L.U.S.I.O.N.S.

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