Federal Laws governing Solid Waste
è Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965)
Wastes generated presently:
Wastes deposited in the past:
è Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA, 1976)
è Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments (1984)
è  Comprehensive Environmental
    Responsibility, Compensation and
    Liability Act (CERCLA, 1980)
è  Superfund Amendment and
    Reauthorization Act (SARA, 1986)
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