The generator of a hazardous waste has a cradle-to-grave responsibility for its management. This responsibility, as the term implies, extends through the hazardous waste’s off-site transportation to its final disposal. This responsibility makes it imperative for the generator to choose…
What’s a Hazardous Waste Generator to do About “Cradle to Grave” Responsibility Under RCRA?
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as envisioned by the US Congress when it was passed in 1976 was meant to create a system for controlling hazardous waste from the time it is generated to its final disposal, i.e.…
Former Hazardous Waste Transporter Sentenced for Unlawful Disposal, Storage and Transportation of Hazardous Waste
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) investigation resulted in the successful prosecution and sentencing of former hazardous waste transporter Roy Paul Gressly for six felony violations of the Hazardous Waste Control Act. DTSC’s Office of Criminal Investigations participated in…
Cradle to Grave Under RCRA and CERCLA
RCRA – the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – was passed in 1976 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and to address a growing national concern over the improper management and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous…