This
website provides information and guidance on regulations, agreements, initiatives,
and other developments in waste policy and law, both in the United States
and abroad. Answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs) on international
waste topics are available through the
RCRA
FAQs Database. The site is broken down into the following categories
of information:
- Import/Export
Requirements: assists the regulated community by providing resources
to ensure compliance with hazardous waste requirements related to import/export
activities.
- International
Waste Agreements: includes information on agreements with Canada,
Mexico, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD), and the Basel Convention.
- International
Initiatives: discusses emerging EPA international waste initiatives
involving the OECD, Border Plan 2012, the Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC), and US-Canada Municipal Waste Import-Export issues.
- International
Resources: provides a directory of international waste web resources,
information on international environmental innovations, and a calendar
of important upcoming waste-related meetings and conferences of international
significance.
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