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Which US state has 96 hazardous waste sites?
California
Us state with greatest number of hazardous waste sites?
New Jersey
What is the name of the US Government's program for cleaning up hazardous waste sites?
Superfund
The average home in the US generates how many pounds of hazardous waste annually?
The average household generates no Hazardous waste at all . . .
How much hazardous waste does the US produce in a year?
"The USA EPA estimates that 256 million tons of officially classified hazardous wastes are produced in the USA each year. This does not include toxic and hazardous waste produced by industries not monitored by the EPA."
Is it good advice to not mix your waste?
Always good advice. When referring to hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, putting any hazardous with the non-hazardous causes the entire container to be classified as hazardous under US EPA rules.
Where are you currently storing nuclear waste in the US?
On the power station sites mostly
How many US towns are abandoned from toxic waste?
While the exact number of abandoned towns in the U.S. due to toxic waste is difficult to pinpoint, there are several notable examples, such as Love Canal in New York and Times Beach in Missouri. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified thousands of sites contaminated by hazardous substances, many of which have led to evacuations or abandonment. Overall, the impact of toxic waste on communities varies widely, but it has significantly affected some towns, leading to their abandonment or severe decline.
The US agency that regulates hazardous waste management from the time of generation through transportation treatment storage and disposal is the?
EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
Who regulates the disposal of hazardous material?
In the United States, the disposal of hazardous waste is largely regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency and its counterpart agencies in the various state governments. In other countries, other agencies are responsible for this function.
Are hazardous materials hazardous substances and hazardous wastes all the same thing?
A Hazardous Waste is any material that is subject to the EPA's Hazardous Waste Manifest specified in 40CFR262. A Hazardous Substance - is any material listed as having Reportable Quantities Pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (40CFR117.3) A Hazardous Material is any material or object that meets the any of the definitions of Hazard Classes in 49 CFR or that is listed in the Hazardous Materials Table at 49CFR172.101
Why waste should minimized?
General household and industrial waste tends to be bulky. Landfill sites are rapidly filling up, with new sites becoming scarce. By recycling and reducing the amount sent to a landfill, it is better for the environment - which is better for us, too!
