The EPA regulates the generation, transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes under the auspices of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and other laws, including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. An essential part of the EPA's role is to enforce compliance with these laws and to punish those who violate them. In order to achieve these goals, the EPA works with local authorities to monitor the activities of the regulated community, offers guidelines, issues permits, gathers reports and sets standards. Through various programs, the Agency also offers compliance incentives and assistance.

Recommended EPA Web pages

• Wastes: Laws and Regulations: Laws and Regulations
  Provides information about waste laws and regulations.
• Superfund: Business and Industry
  Provides links to information for business and industry about Superfund and related programs.
• RCRA Online
  The RCRA Online database is designed to enable users to locate documents, including publications and other outreach materials, that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.

Hazardous Waste
Hazard Ranking System (HRS), Hazardous Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste Generation, Hazardous Waste Identification, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Recycling, Hazardous Waste Site, Hazardous Waste Storage, Hazardous Waste Treatment, Household Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Site, Site Inspection, Universal Waste

Liquid Waste
Used Oil

Medical Waste

Mineral Waste

Radioactive Waste
High Level Waste, Low Level Waste, Mixed Waste, Spent Fuel, Transuranic Waste, Uranium Mill Tailings

Risk Assessment

Waste Disposal
Injection Well, Land Disposal Restrictions, Landfills, Municipal Landfills

Waste Generation
Conditionally Exempt Generator, Generators

Waste Legal Aspects
Compliance, Enforcement, Export, Guidance, Import, Legislation, Permits, Regulations, Reporting, Standards

Waste Storage

Waste Transportation
Radioactive Material Transport, Transporters

Waste Treatment
Combustion, Land Treatment, Natural Attenuation, Remediation, Risk Assessment, Testing, Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities