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Document Record Detail
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| Full Document: |  |
| Title: | SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES |
| RCRA Online Number: | 14630 |
| Date: | 10/31/2002 |
| To: | Preidt |
| From: | Springer |
| Organization of Recipient: | NA |
| Description: | Handling trash is primarily the responsibility of state and local authorities. Federal laws currently do not allow EPA to establish regulations requiring people to recycle trash. EPA relies on voluntary approaches by cooperating with states, communities, and businesses to encourage reuse, waste reduction, and recycling. |
| Regulatory Citation(s) : | NA  |
| Statutory Citation(s): | NA Read US Code 42, Chapter 82 |
| Topic(s): | Municipal Solid Waste; Recycling; Source Reduction |
| Approximate Number of Hardcopy Pages: | 1 |
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| EPA Publication Number: | NA |
| RPPC Number (if applicable): | NA |
| Official OSW Policy: | No |
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