The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was passed by congress in 1976 to manage both hazardous and non-hazardous wastes to protect human health and the environment. RCRA subtitle C regulations apply to any company that generates, transports, treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous waste. This course covers hazardous waste identification, hazardous waste lists, codes, and characteristics, and the mixture rule.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Describe how to identify a hazardous waste
- Differentiate between listed and characteristic hazardous wastes
- Describe the four hazardous characteristics